Blizzard’s free-to-play Diablo Immortal could find itself in legal trouble, as a law firm specializing in class-action lawsuits is investigating the game for false advertising.
Specifically, the Migliaccio & Rathod law firm has announced it is looking for players who purchased a specific Legendary gem, Blessing of the Worthy, which was sold in various in-game bundles that could cost up to $100. At upgrade level one and two, the gem’s description originally declared that it would grant users a 20% chance to do damage worth 12% of a player’s maximum life, making it incredibly powerful. Then, at level three, the description originally changed to read that it dealt damage based on the player’s current life, not their maximum life.
Having the gem deal damage based on current life makes the gem far less useful, as any situation where a player may be on low life will greatly reduce the amount of bonus damage being done. Blizzard clarified months later that the description used for the level three version of the gem was the correct one, and changed the level one and two descriptions accordingly. Some players joked that the gem should be renamed to “Blessing of the Unworthy.”