$15,000 later, Diablo Immortal Player has his Legendary Gem

Last time we checked in on Streamer quin and his attempts to buy his way to fame Diablo immortal, he had spent $6600 and not received a single 5-star legendary gem. I’m happy (?) to report that after more than doubling his investment, he finally has his loot.

As I wrote earlier this month:

You’d think that after a while you’d eventually get some of the best gear in the game, a 5-star legendary gem, because that’s how the law of averages works, right? Not correct! As Quin69 clearly proved here, the law of averages is inherently cruel and unpredictable, which is why bookies have exploited it and loved games since the dawn of time Diablo immortal

are based on predatory economic models designed to exploit people’s most dangerous and vulnerable psychological impulses.

That was then! This is now, and Quin has since posted this after spending NZD$25,165 (USD$15,818) on the game – with NZD$10,000 of that coming in a single stream– he has his Legendary 5-Star Gem:

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Remember, just shop through to these items is not the only way to get them, and as we’ve seen here, while it’s the worst way, that’s not the point. The point here is that even having it as an option is one of the reasons predator economies suck!

As Kotaku AU wrote when reporting on his “performance”:

Quin certainly drew his fair share of criticism throughout the experiment. His reckless spending and his white-hot outbursts of anger after failed drops made many wonder about his emotional stability. Others, even in our comments, were unhappy that he was giving Blizzard exactly what it wanted: its money. In the end, however, he proved his point. The hunt for Legendary Five Star Gems is a breeze, a system designed to clear bank accounts while giving very little back to the player.