Gems with five stars are much more scarce than ones with Diablo 4 Gold one star. Gems with legendary status can be upgraded and the most efficient way to do this is by eating other gems that are legendary. The upgraded gem could later be further enhanced using an "gem resonance" system , which requires -you know what -additional legendary gems, at least five gems for each gem slot.
If you're hoping to improve your characters -- and maximising your character is the essence of Diablo is all about -- you'll require a lot of legendary gems: to locate the right gems that be suited to your specific build, roll good star ratings, to upgrade the gems that you have, and eventually to include them in the gem's extra resonance slots. It's endless.
Within Diablo Immortal's array of currencies, upgrade paths, and reward methods, legendary gems stand out as the areas where the business model bites hardest. Blizzard and NetEase have not been so crass as to sell directly using a loot bag or gacha feature however, what they've come up with is, in a way it's even more alarming. Legendary gems are only available from the bosses in the randomly-generated Elder Rift dungeons, and it is only possible to guarantee that a legendary gem will drop by applying the legendary crest modifier to the dungeon prior starting the dungeon. If not, the drop rates for legendary gems are extremely low.
Without spending any money on the game, you will only get one legendary crest per month, and even buying a battle pass will only reward you with one or two more legendary crests every month. In addition, you'll need to purchase them in person. Legendary crests cost somewhere between $2 and $3 one-time. The sheer amount of gems you'll require to make the most of your character's equipment in particular, when you consider the incredibly low drop rates for gems with five stars, is the reason why the price of maxing the character's stats in Diablo Immortal has been estimated at approximately $50,000-$100,000- potentially even more, when you're deep into the system of gem resonance. (Rock Paper Shotgun offers an extremely thorough breakdown of cost that lands at the more conservative end of this scale.)
Diablo Immortal has been given an extremely rough ride this business model and perhaps in a way when you consider that other popular free-to play games such as Genshin Impact and Lost Ark do not lack similar gacha-based mechanics that attract high-priced "whale" customers. Diablo's popularity and reputation among an established PC gaming audience, earned over the span of nearly a quarter century, is certainly a factor. But it's also true that Diablo's system is particularly challenging and the very nature of Diablo games is something to do with Diablo IV Gold that.
