Diablo Immortal Rift Simulator Lets Players Roll Until They 'Get' a 5-Star Legendary Gem
To say that Activision Blizzard has taken some huge hits in the PR department over the years is perhaps one of the largest understatements in the industry, and Diablo Immortal is its latest undertaking in the field. Though it is a free-to-play game, Diablo Immortal contains so many different systems for players to sink their money into that many have been turned off by it entirely.
Perhaps the most frustrating of these systems is the gem system.Technically the gems aren't a problem for players, unless they wish to make their character as powerful as possible. In that case, players who want to acquire a 5-star gem for free in Diablo Immortal must choose either endless grinding or spending potentially ludicrous amounts of money.
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This has led many players to cry out in frustration due to the slot-machine nature of the gem system. The odds are comparable to gambling in Las Vegas or purchasing lottery tickets, as the odds are always in favor of the house- in this case, Blizzard. The results are horrendous, as many streamers have shown the system's unfairness using their own money. One streamer named Quin69 sat down and sunk over $4,000 into the Diablo Immortal system in one sitting, and by the end had not acquired a single 5-star legendary gem. Quin69 has since poured over $25,000 cumulatively into the system without receiving a single 5-star gem.
Because of Quin69's case and others, one Diablo Immortal player decided to expose the system for its exorbitant flaws. User dimi777 created a simulator designed to expose the gem system as unfair, allowing players to test their luck for free. The result was a slot machine game that would
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