While the total MAUs across all of Activision Blizzard's affiliates increased to 435 million in D2R Items the first quarter of 2021. However It dropped to 371 million at the end of the year.This implies that Shadowlands saw a brief interest increase, but after a lackluster updates such as Chains of Domination, it was unable to live up the hype.

Fans have been quick to weigh in on why the numbers are this way in response to a lack completely new content as one of the major reasons that have led to a decrease in interest.

"Nothing was actually new or new to be made available. Diablo 2 [Resurrected], Burning Crusade Classic, and the "content" of 9.1.5 was old Legion content lol. Are you in need of new content?" One player writes.

Another report reveals that even with global turmoil, Blizzard still struggled to overcome its limitations and a resultant "an increase in MAUs to the games of different companies."

After the Microsoft purchase, it will be interesting to buy D2R ladder items see how things evolve as we move into 2022. With the new WoW mobile game due for be released, as well as Diablo Immortal and a confirmed survival game, the future appears to look a little brighter. Only time will tell.