Diablo 4 Players Criticize Lack of Impressive Free Cosmetics Compared to Paid Options

Diablo 4's Season 2 free cosmetic rewards are far less impressive than paid microtransaction cosmetics. This imbalance also occurred in Season 1.

The free Season 2 armor set looks worse than NPC outfits, while paid sets are lavish. 25 new paid sets were added to the in-game shop.

Season 2's new content has minimal free cosmetic rewards - just 2 horses, 3 trophies, and 1 crown. This is far less than paid options.

The developer says future seasons may have some unique models for new gear pieces to help balance free vs paid options.

The article requests making some paid sets free drops in-game, and improving the quality of free battle pass armor sets.