Diablo Immortal fans estimate fully levelling a class could cost six times more than previously thought

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It could cost up to $600,000 to max out a single Diablo Immortal character instead of a $110,000 figure that initially did the rounds following the action-RPG's launch. 

Following Diablo Immortal's release earlier this month, players (opens in new tab)estimated (opens in new tab)that fully upgrading a character could cost $110,000 worth of gems. The idea is that each character needs six five-out-of-five gems, which is around $16,000 a gem on average.

Now that the game has been out for a while, fans have discovered that further steps are required to max out your character. As explained on the Gacha Gaming subreddit (opens in new tab), slapping a five-out-of-five gem levelled up to ten on a piece of gear above rank six allows you to awaken that item. 

What happens when you awaken a gem? You get five additional slots around it that take even more legendary gems that need to be levelled up to ten. That means you need 36 five-star gems to maximise a character rather than six. On top of that, you'll need to purchase a Dawning Echo for 1,000 eternal orbs from a vendor if you want to awaken a gem, which roughly costs $30 each.

Fans have frequently discussed the cost of acquiring a five-out-of-five star gem since Diablo Immortal was released. Alongside the previous examples, you've got other fans (opens in new tab) who have used binomial probability calculators to determine your average spend on a five-out-five-star gem. As you can see the odds of getting a particular gem in-game when doing Rifts, one fan has even made a spend simulator (opens in new tab). 

By way of comparison: Genshin Impact, one of the most successful gacha titles ever, is estimated to have made ~$33 million on iOS and Google Play in May. Across millions of