Chat Gem Through the Ages

Since June 29, 2009, the mystical and enigmatic "chat gem" of the Diablo II online interface as confused and intrigued players with its multifaceted, color-changing depths and infrequent alternative messages displayed when clicked. Every couple hundred or so clicks, it will display an odd message, "Perfect Gem Activated":



So far, how ever, no authoritative and reliable link has been drawn between this strange object and the Diablo II experience, although the mystery has continued. Theories have spread in the past decade about it increasing things such as Magic Find, gem drops, rune drops, experience, and others besides, with all manner of incredulous facts and figures being thrown about.

Even to this day the Blizzard team has decided that this oddity would remain with the franchise, puting it in to the Diablo III official website. But what does it do? Players and fans alike have asked it of Blizzard repeatedly over the years, but the answer has always been just as non-informative and nebulous.


Official Blizzard Quote:



While I cannot divulge the true purpose of the gem, I can say that it is working as intended.

Could this statement by Bashiok mean that this will continue with the Diablo III online client? Do you think it will do anything more or less than it already has, which no one is able to figure out? Could this be a strange and twisted conspiracy by Blizzard to see how many times players would waste a click on a useless object?

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