Summary
Blizzard is working to fix an annoying UI issue inDiablo 4Season 1 that has caused many players to accidentally activate their Battle Pass. This was pointed out via a streamer who unintentionally activated their battle pass inDiablo 4Season of the Malignantwhile trying to access their season progress.
TheBattle Pass inDiablo 4is a first in the series as its predecessors weren’t live-service titles. Purchasing the Battle Pass gives players access to currency that allows them to buy cosmetics, special cosmetic items, and Season Boosts that provide faster XP gains to level up other characters as well. However, a streamer pointed out that the design of the Seasonal screen caused them to inadvertently activate their Battle Pass, which is something Blizzard has now addressed.
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In a post on Twitter, streamer Rurikhan posted a video of them trying to check their Seasonal progress inDiablo 4, but ended up activating the Battle Pass as the button to activate it is placed directly under the Season Journey tab. Their game crashed immediately after this but when it booted up again, their Battle Pass was already activated which left them visibly frustrated. Thankfully,Diablo 4’s global community development director Adam Fletcher responded to this and said that developers have already discussed this and are issuing a temporary fix for the same.
This issue is seemingly affecting console players the most, as opening the Seasonal tab automatically places their cursor on the “Activate Premium” button that triggers the Battle Pass. Rurikhan also referred to the placement of the button as “Malicious Design,” which many players in the comments seemed to agree with. Another streamer named Rhykker explained that this UI element designed to trick players is called “dark pattern,” and that adding a purchase confirmation pop-up will fix this. Additionally, Rurikhan also suggested adding a temporary Battle Pass reset button, but they weren’t sure if Blizzard would be able to implement it inDiablo 4Season 1 itself.
Fans have complained aboutDiablo 4’s UI since its open-beta days, where many felt that its initial design and font weren’t in-line with the game’s setting. While that may have changed after the full launch, players' criticism of the game’s UI seems to have continued along with their complaints about a majority of the changes made with the Season 1 update. In response, Blizzard announced a number ofchanges being made after theDiablo 4Season 1patch to fix the issues highlighted by the community.
Diablo 4is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
