Diablo Immortal2022

Whale pricing

Sells packs of €100 or more, aimed at people who cannot stop.

Evidence: el producto más caro cuesta 93,99 €

Paid loot boxes

You pay without knowing what you get. The good stuff is rare, so you pay again and again.

Evidence: 3 reseñas con contenido lo explican: «Hope you’ve got deep pockets. This game is a predatory gimmick designed to entrap people and addict them to gambling with their blatantly gacha mechanics. Sad days for the Diablo I» · Wikipedia (en): «The legendary crest system has been classified as a "loot box" process, because of the random nature of their rewards.»

Pay to win

Whoever pays wins more easily. If you do not pay, you lose to those who do.

Evidence: 32 reseñas con contenido lo explican: «Pay to Win. Play PVE, because PVP is totally pay to win. I don’t understand why they do that with games. Could Release Skins or this kind of stuff, like LoL, but don’t do a pay to »

Premium currency

You do not pay in euros, you pay in gems, so you lose track of the real cost.

Evidence: 4 reseñas con contenido lo explican: «perdidas. inicie una falla con 1 blason legandario eterno que me costo 160 (gemas), otro legendario normal y 8 blasones normales, le di a iniciar con un grupo y a la vez me expulsa» · Wikipedia (es): «El juego incorpora un modelo de negocio que permite a los jugadores desbloquear contenido a través de microtransacciones, aunque todo el contenido también se puede obtener a través del tiempo de juego» · Wikipedia (en): «The game incorporates a free-to-play business model which allows players to unlock content through microtransactions, though almost all content can also be obtained through gameplay without paying.»

Expiring battle pass

You buy a pass and have weeks to use it. Play too little and you lose what you paid for.

Evidence: 1 producto(s) a la venta, p. ej. «Pase de batalla potenciado» · Wikipedia (en): «=== Battle pass system === In addition to level-based progressions, the game also features a Battle Pass reward system, which grants experience points, making it a way to speed up character progressio»

Sold in parts

The full game costs more than the price on the box: there is separate paid content. Not a dirty trick, but worth knowing before buying.

Evidence: vende contenido aparte, p. ej. «Pack de 7200 orbes eternos» por 93,99 €