Diablo 4 players are accidentally misclicking their way to being $7.50's worth of platinum poorer, thanks to its reliquary system's crummy UI design

 

Diablo 4 screenshot
(Image credit: Activision Blizzard)

Ring the bell, it's time for me to take another dive into Blizzard's weird microtransactions again—horses with $65 of mandatory currency slapped on the side of them, FOMO dinosaurs with hefty in-game benefits, and now this: A basic lack of a confirm screen occasionally biting $7.50 out of Diablo 4 players' wallets because, well, who's to say.

Introduced in patch 2.2, the reliquary system markets itself as an alternative to linear battle passes—instead of slapping you with a track full of tat you might not want, you can "customise your path", promises the patch website.

Which, in theory, would be great—if it weren't for a splash of dark patterning that has players full of consternation. As spotted by WoWHead, players are accidentally spending money thanks to a bafflingly-placed purchase button.

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