Diablo 4 can easily fill one's screen with endless piles of treasure, and unfortunately, many fans are becoming frustrated due to the lack of a loot filter. Players keep thinking up genius ways to save inventory space in Diablo 4, but the underlying issue is yet to be fixed. With no gem bags, and with exorbitant enchanting prices, characters are compelled to gather all sorts of trash to gain an extra buck, and this process necessitates frequent Town visits that use less-than-ideal vendor layouts.
The Towns in Diablo 4 are undoubtedly impressive, but the brilliance of Lut Gholein was that all the important NPCs were centered around the Waypoint and Stash, while in places such as Kyovashad, they're spread out wide. Though Towns play a factor in making the process of looting feel tedious in a hack-and-slash game, they are not the main culprit behind the community's frustration. It's not the sort function either, nor is it a search bar to help with Legendary Aspects – players instead feel that the loot filter should be addressed first and foremost.
A Druid player named KinGGaiA opened a thread on the Diablo 4 subreddit, showing their clogged-up screen, and asking for Blizzard to implement a loot filter. It's no surprise that many fans joined in the request, as a loot filter has been one of the most demanded features since the first Diablo 4 open beta event in March. Furthermore, the image perfectly encapsulates the problem with gems in Diablo 4: they take up inventory space, they drop very often, and they don't have auto pickup. Thankfully, gems will be turned into a crafting resource by the time Season 2 hits live servers, but the problem of the loot filter still looms without a solution.
Though itemization and inventory management has plenty of rough edges in Diablo 4, the dye system and cosmetic outfits have all been widely praised by the community. Compared to past games, Diablo 4 lets fans personalize their Barbarians and Necromancers on an unprecedented level. Moreover, Diablo 4 is clever enough to send all cosmetic skins to the Personal Storage if players forget to pick them up during their adventures, which certainly demonstrates that it can have convenient and thoughtful solutions to loot-related problems.
With two Diablo 4 expansions in active development, Blizzard Entertainment has shown that it's willing to support its latest title for many years to come. Given that Diablo 4 has been breaking all sorts of records, it shows that there are plenty of passionate fans that want the game to succeed and live up to its full potential. Though it may take a while, many in the community feel it is on the right track.
Diablo 4 is available for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.