Diablo Immortal Could Run Your Wallet Way More Than You Thought

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“So now that some people have begun max-leveling their five-star gems (because yes, you also need to level the dam things), it turns out that there’s an additional mechanic,” Dice tweeted. “You can awaken a five-star gem to give an item five additional gem slots.”

Dice linked to a Reddit post by user ShiftYourCarcass, who briefly went over the methodology for how and why it would cost so much to fully max out a character in Diablo Immortal. They explained that part of the price comes from the dawning echo material, which can be easier to obtain via the in-game store for 1000 eternal orbs or $25 for the 1500 eternal orb pack. Talk about yikes.

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“If you’re to be lucky and average around $15,000 per 5/5 star gem for 36 gems, that alone would tally up to $540,000,” ShiftYourCarcass wrote. “On top of that, you’ll need six dawning echos, which is an additional $30 per gem for six gems which is $180. Now, the thing is on top of that you’ll be looking for specific 5/5 star gems for you character build, you’ll also need duplicates of that gem to upgrade the 5/5 star gem so the cost of $540,000 is a basis if you have good luck, and up to over one million dollars for those unlucky whales.”

Kotaku has reached out to Blizzard for comment.

It’s always worth pointing out that you aren’t obligated to partake in stupid in-game microtransactions like these. You could have an awesome time with Diablo Immortal without spending a single dollar, though it does become troublesome if you want to participate in some of the game’s PvP. In that regard, it feels almost as though Blizzard is funneling you into spending money just so you stand a competitive chance. It’s not hard to see why the game had the lowest Metacritic score ever a little earlier this month then.

I do, however, wanna shoutout Twitch streamer Quin69 who, after spending $6,000 and got absolutely zero five-star legendary gems, finally got one $15,000 later. That’s a real one.