I feel from the tone of some of the in game messages this is a watercooler topic at Blizz / Netease. Here are the simple reasons.
- Only end game players would ever spend $100+ (especially $200) on a 4 or 5* gem at this point
- End game players already have all available slots filled with 4 or 5* gems
So how do I sell this and make more $$$?
People will pay to upgrade 4* to 5*, but not at an 80:20 probability split with you then stuck with a soulbound 4* gem that’s no more use to you than a 2*.
There are 2 viable approaches.
- Make the Justinian’s 4/5* gem sellable. If I don’t get my 5* upgrade, at least I can sell the 4* that I don’t need.
- Flip the frequency to favor the 5* - people will gamble with a better than 50% chance for an upgrade but not for a 20% chance where there is 80% chance of getting something almost worthless.
Either 1) or 2) would allow you to sell 10X the number of these $200 bundles, but right now they are just a bad deal.