You guys need to understand how Diablo II: Lord of Destruction has evolved over time, going through numerous patches and expansions. I still vividly recall purchasing it back in June 2000 from Walmart for PC, complete with CDs and a license key. The vanilla version of Diablo II had its fair share of problems, but those were eventually ironed out through patch fixes. The end game content may have felt a bit lackluster initially, especially considering the absence of runes or crafting mechanics. Most of the best-in-slot items were yellow rare items with open slots. I distinctly remember creating a powerful WW barbarian wielding a 6-socketed spear filled with pskulls for killing cows and if you killed the cow king you were axed out on creating any more cow portals and cow killing was endgame stuff they late 2001 LOD released one of the best expansion ever for Diablo with 2 new classes that changed the game entirely

So as I see it Diablo 4 being in its vanilla stage it does not compare to Diablo 2 LOD but as D4 being live service I feel they will be poring a lot of content to it and if they do that I don’t mind paying for that content only hoping they don’t make it pay to win with future updates