Diablo III Has Real Money Auction House, Is Online-Only, Hates Mods

Reeks of Activision all over. I'm glad I don't play this series, cause I'd hate to be putting time and investment into playing only to get **** on by some rich mofo who's able to buy better gear.

Josh your right (this time). This online only DRM is just another reason to HATE Activision! As Nick pointed out this auction house is Blizzard getting into something that has always happened on third-party sites anyway. Maybe because it will be easier to use from the game Blizzard’s will be successful and third-party sites won’t be. Time will tell.

@Nick_Tan: How come when I borrow your name I get yelled at, but it’s perfect ok for you to borrow Eddie Murphy’s?

I'm glad that I earned your approval for once in my miserable life, tiny!

Do I detect a small trace of sarcasm in your voice, young man?

I wonder if "no offline mode" equates to "no singleplayer" or not. Like you would have to log on to b.net then start a singleplayer game from there. I don't know about the modding part though. I don't know any Diablo mods out there. I suppose the item auctions wouldn't affect you if you privately hosts your games but I guess I'd be pissed if I'm leveling a hardcore character and a guy popped in and kills me.

Man, remembered when Blizzard used to be cool like you could "spawn" games on to other computers then you and your friends could play together even though you guys only have one copy? What happ- oh, wait. Nevermind.

I think we found out who is to blame for the online only DRM. ;-)

Diablo III, meet Duke Nuken Forever. You better be good Duke, Diablo is going down Shit Creek with ya! What's that?? No, Diablo doesn't have a paddle.

This, and I feel that these decisions were all very much influenced by WoW. I hate WoW...

WoW's auction house is entirely based on the in-game economy. The only micro-transactions in WoW are to the Blizzard store for vanity items, which I'm ok with. The moment it all turns to ****, like it is with this, is when your real-world money can buy items that actually affect gameplay in a significant way. That's when you can get a leg up on other players simply by being willing to spend more, rather than getting better or spending more time on the game.

The only way I can really say this was influenced by WoW is that Blizzard could read the writing on the wall with all the third-parties selling gold and power-leveling, and decided they wanted a piece of the action. But you could also say the same thing about Diablo 2.

Well, I guess there is always Torchlight 2 to look forward to now.

May the virtual dust bowl creation begin!

Greedy ****s as always... Im still playing it tho ;)

Activision you *******s. You either make it FTP and make it terrible pay for good **** or make them pay for it. Not both you ****ing dick-heads.

Wait, so people can sell their loot for money? So like, if you are a cheap bastard like me, you could eventually break even playing this game by selling **** to those crazy bastards who pay for horse armor dlc and such?

Not just that, but it should be viable for any enterprising individual with enough free time to make a living on it.

Hmm, I'll wait till there is more information. Diablo is something me and my cousin usually just play co-op and didn't really get into playing with random people, I wonder how the PvE part will work out?

Apparently Blizzard was quoted saying they don't care about how PvP will play out they are more worried about PvE so PvP will remain unbalanced.

I never played Diablo II PvP only PvE didn't have the internet back then.

I bought a mount for WoW (dont judge me, the bible says not to) due to the fact every toon I ever make will have one. But I cant see spending real money on a rare weapon for a toon in a game like Diablo no matter how cool it looks. As for no offline mode, **** you with a *********** in a ****** with a rusty ***** in the *****.

I'll be buying a copy so I can play online day 1 for sure (been waiting for this game for far too long not too) but you can be damn sure I'll be downloading the pirated and, more importantly, cracked version as well. If only I could buy a used copy so I didn't support bullshit like this...

Looks like I'm quitting my day job. Thanks Blizzard! You truly are the epitome of American free enterprise. Just wait you guys, I'll be the next big thing on gaming news - "Diablo III player becomes Millionaire"

Ok, just to be a prick, I nominate drathbone to The People Speak.

As someone who has been eagerly anticipating the release of this game, I feel betrayed by both of these announcements. For one, I certainly do not always have an internet connection, and two, as Nick discussed, the potential for loot distortions is greatly expounded by the presence of a Blizzard sanctioned auction. While the presence of an Auction House is a great addition to the game, it should not involve real dollars exchanging hands and my hope is that this component will be subverted as most players opt to use the game's money. While the DRM I expected given SC2, the auction is truly shocking.

But on this flip-side, I have to say, this announcement is the best thing that could have happened for Torchlight 2. Instead of a primer for Diablo III, I can see it becoming an alternative for many people as it: 1. Entirely lacks DRM and can be played offline, LAN, etc. 2. Is going to be much less expensive and with no auction distortions. 3. Actively supports modding and is even releasing a toolset.

There's is an offline mode, it's called Torchlight :)

This really just makes an item farmers job easier. Making a bot that can't be detected on Battle.net isn't impossible. Once that code spreads out, this will just intensify the amount of it. I don't see how a monetary solution is going to solve the economic black market when every character gets their own loot, it fundamentally makes this game a pay to win and a farmers game. Its game breaking to say the least. I smell a Kotick.

What’s up with the triplets?

This whole thing just makes me think Blizzard is all about the Benjamins, instead of investing money in anti-gold farming why not get their cut of the inevitable? Torchlight 2 is just looking better and better, that is as a game to play when I'm not selling items/making it rain on D3 as my ft job.

This really just makes an item farmers job easier. Making a bot that can't be detected on Battle.net isn't impossible. Once that code spreads out, this will just intensify the amount of it. I don't see how a monetary solution is going to solve the economic black market when every character gets their own loot, it fundamentally makes this game a pay to win and a farmers game. Its game breaking to say the least. I smell a Kotick.

What’s up with the triplets?

My cat perched itself upon my enter key

Bad kitty. =^.^= *meow*

This really just makes an item farmers job easier. Making a bot that can't be detected on Battle.net isn't impossible. Once that code spreads out, this will just intensify the amount of it. I don't see how a monetary solution is going to solve the economic black market when every character gets their own loot, it fundamentally makes this game a pay to win and a farmers game. Its game breaking to say the least. I smell a Kotick.

What’s up with the triplets?

i might not buy diablo 3 now. blizzard, you ****ed up