So, Blizzard kiss my ass…… can’t play offline, kiss my ass…… pay to play, kiss my ass….Beta that won’t load and play, kiss my ss 

Also this does not “end your ability to gold farm for loot” because there will still be an auction house using in-game money like normal which is what the vast majority of players will use. Most players will choose not to use the real money auction house because there is a listing fee, plus their dollar winnings are in Blizzard store credit and you get less money if it’s converted to real money.

This article also completely fails to look upon and comment on the possitive aspect of these changes, and just calls it “bad news”.

Personally I don’t particularly like the fact that there will be a real money auction house in Diablo, but I don’t see it as game changing as some claim it will be. Without it then there would be tons of 3rd party websites popping up selling powerful items for real money, many of which would be a scam. So the ability to do that would already be widely available anyway, and at least with Blizzard sponsoring it now it will keep the scamming to a minimum.

Also some may claim that the fees are Blizzard’s way to get more money, but while that’s true it also serves to limit the number of items that players choose to list on the real money AH and keeps the majority of items in the in-game money AH.

Lastly, anyone who was into Diablo 2 knew that there was an immense amount of hacking/cheating going on. These changes put everyone on equal footing in the regard and ensure everyone is playing within the rules of the game.

Personally I would like the option to keep my character offline so that whether it was on equal footing with other players is of no consequence, so that mods can still be used. We’ll see what happens when this game finally comes out in a few months..or years. 

“(…)Here comes the bombshell: he also introduced to us the auction house. The real money auction house. Yes, an auction house that you pay/sell items for real cash and vice versa.(…)there would also be a gold-based auction house, as well as in-game trading… Maybe just to see our reactions or something(…)”

nonoNO this looks like pure shit.

http://www.diablofans.com/topic/26249-diablo-3-press-event-visit/

fuming.

fuming.