Diablo 3: Auction house to accept real cash

[coloumb]

Awesome!

Now if they'd do this for WoW - I could renew my sub and sell off my characters/items.

 

[sigurros81]

People complain about anything. "FU blizzard, by giving me the option to give you a small percentage of my earnings when selling your digital items for cash, you FORCE ME TO GIVE YOU TOO MUCH MONEY, SO I QUIT!"

That about sums it up.

 

[CVSiN]

again do you people really think they are going to give you the cash from an AH transaction?

It ain't going to go to you.. you will get in game currency while Blizzard takes the real money.

They are not going to allow people to make real money off their property.

 

[Juddog]

This guy wants a word with all of you:
http://youtu.be/DDYjljdje-g

 

[Beev]

again do you people really think they are going to give you the cash from an AH transaction?

It ain't going to go to you.. you will get in game currency while Blizzard takes the real money.

They are not going to allow people to make real money off their property.

Um, are you saying that the entire system they built to use real cash will only be so we can buy things with real cash, but not sell? I find that very, VERY hard to believe. Source? They aren't going to force everyone to convert their real cash sales into gold. They just aren't, and that's a really stupid assumption to make.

 

[Wyndru]

Um, are you saying that the entire system they built to use real cash will only be so we can buy things with real cash, but not sell? I find that very, VERY hard to believe. Source? They aren't going to force everyone to convert their real cash sales into gold. They just aren't, and that's a really stupid assumption to make.

Unless he means you can only use the $$ within your bnet account, like from the blizz store. It will be interesting to see what direction they go with the compensation.

 

[SMOGZINN]

again do you people really think they are going to give you the cash from an AH transaction?

It ain't going to go to you.. you will get in game currency while Blizzard takes the real money.

They are not going to allow people to make real money off their property.

Blizzard has already announced that you will be able to connect a PayPal account to your blizzard account and have money you earn from selling items be credited to that PayPal account, for a small fee of course.

Blizzard is going to act as a broker in this system, skimming off the top both ways.

 

[Chiropteran]

again do you people really think they are going to give you the cash from an AH transaction?

They absolutely are.

Can players choose to get cash from currency-based auction house sales, instead of having the proceeds deposited into their Battle.net account?

Yes, as an advanced feature, players will have the option of attaching an account with an approved third-party payment service to their Battle.net account. Once this has been completed, proceeds from the sale of items in the currency-based auction house can be deposited into their third-party payment service account. “Cashing out” would then be handled through the third-party payment service. Note that this process will be subject to applicable fees charged by Blizzard and the third-party payment service. Also, any proceeds from the sale of items in the currency-based auction house that have been deposited into the Battle.net account will not be transferrable to the third-party payment service account. Not all regions will support this advanced feature at launch. Region-specific details, as well as details regarding which third-party payment services will be supported and the fee that Blizzard will charge for the cash-out process, will all be provided at a later date.

 

[Beev]

They just need to support something other than Paypal, because holy shit fuck Paypal.

 

[Chiropteran]

They just need to support something other than Paypal, because holy shit fuck Paypal.

Bitcoins please. Won't happen though, I think we will get stuck with paypal.

 

[stlcardinals]

again do you people really think they are going to give you the cash from an AH transaction?

It ain't going to go to you.. you will get in game currency while Blizzard takes the real money.

They are not going to allow people to make real money off their property.

Official Auction House FAQ

See that Chiro beat me to it.

 

[Iron Wolf]

I don't care about the AH (real $ or in-game currency) because I won't be using it. I will just be playing the game is SP mode like I did D2 or SC2.

The always online part kind of sucks, from the standpoint of what I've already run into playing the beta of HoMM6. I have a usually reliable Internet connection, but I still have had a few times where I have been booted out of the game and back to the launcher for no apparent reason other than the "lost connection to the server" message. The game saves after every turn, but it is still a bit of a pain waiting for the game to start again and load your save. It's almost like the game bugged out and suffered a hard crash to the desktop, and there is nothing you can do about it, nor any patches you can apply to possibly fix the issue.

 

[OCNewbie]

This guy sums up my thoughts exactly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBrESZJlNvQ

Thanks for posting that. I watched about 60% of it, but I agreed with what the guy was saying. In games I've played previously, the majority of the people I communicated with viewed paying for items and gear, or "paying for power", as something that cheapens the gaming experience and something that was generally looked down upon. Like the guy in the video said, having Blizzard fully incorporate a pay AH in D3 shows they are fully supporting/legitimizing the "pay for power" method. Whether you support or don't support the idea of a cash-based AH in D3, you can't deny that the presence of such an AH within the game, fully endorsed/supported by the makers of the game, will drastically and dynamically alter the way the game is played by the vast majority of players, compared to the "back alley" deals that were required to partake in before. It's my opinion that it's a negative for the game's sake (and of course a gigantic positive for Blizzard's sake, assuming it takes off) and will cheapen/tarnish what will probably, otherwise, be an awesome game.

 

[PowerYoga]

Whats the difference between paying e-money for gear and real money? Both take time to acquire, and what the guy spends his disposable income on is his business. Does it cheapen the gear if it takes $20 to acquire versus 50 hours of farming?

Looking at it from an efficiency point of view, I'd rather work an hour to get $20 to offset 50 hours of mindless farming so I can have some fun with some good gear.

 

[Golgatha]

I think Activision Blizzard is on the highway to hell with this move. Blizzard's franchises will go the way of C&C, Guitar Hero, and Call of Duty (milk that bloody cow tit Activision!). The majority of what I loved about PC gaming has been completely stripped away from my adult self by the likes of Activision and EA. Fuck them all. I'm done paying and I won't be buying for my kids either. Time to ween them off before gaming goes completely to clusterfuckofabysmalfleecethesheeple crappy.

Hate is a word I am very reserved about using, but I can say unequivocally that I hate Activision et. al. for what they're doing to one of my favorite pastimes. Some of my favorite memories have been spent playing games at a LAN party with a group of long-time friends. Not only can I not have this experience anymore, but I also have to put up with nickle and dime bullshit if I want to continue to play games. Fuck them all...and fuck me. I'm done!

 

[JACKHAMMER]

Awesome!

Now if they'd do this for WoW - I could renew my sub and sell off my characters/items.

I wish...

 

[SMOGZINN]

Does it cheapen the gear if it takes $20 to acquire versus 50 hours of farming?

Unless you normally make $0.40 an hour, then I would say that it cheapens it considerably.

 

[gorcorps]

Unless you normally make $0.40 an hour, then I would say that it cheapens it considerably.

Here you people go comparing a GAME which is supposed to be fun to WORK. If you find yourself comparing the game to work then you shouldn't be playing it.

 

[Imp]

I use to farm for fun in Diablo II. Now I got an even better reason!

 

[SMOGZINN]

Here you people go comparing a GAME which is supposed to be fun to WORK. If you find yourself comparing the game to work then you shouldn't be playing it.

Why? Who made you God of PC Gaming to decide what I can do with my free time? I enjoy finding ways to manipulate systems and min/max statistics, should I not play games too? Looking at the cost to hours ratio of finding an item sounds like fun to me.

 

[Jadow]

I just hope that the drop rates on cool gear are not so insanely low that the only place to get it is the AH, because chinese sweatshop item farmers are the only ones with the resources to get them.

 

[CVSiN]

wow fuck that.. that tears it.. will not play this game 1 second.. Blizzard has jumped the shark now.

everything will be real money then.. hell with that..
I cannot believe people don't see this as a huge negative.

 

[ImpulsE69]

This is the new gaming scene. Either conform or GTFO.

Seriously, most of you are of the older adult age and the rants on here are getting pretty comical. I really doubt if you just don't get D3 you'll be too torn up about it. There are plenty of other games out there to occupy your time.

Truthfully these issues don't even bother me, but I probably won't get the game until it's out and has some actual reviews or at least word of mouth.

Even if you get the game, you don't have to use the AH. This is for the most part a COOP game. That means even if someone "pays to power up" it really does not affect you. I also don't believe that it will totally kill off normal trading in game. Whats even funnier is alot of the same people complaining that they get it for the solo player are the same ones complaining about the AH...

I compare this to the COD hate. Everyone here hates on the last 2-3 games, yet it really sounds like everyone must have went out and bought it to have such an opinion on it. I for one didn't...and am not missing anything. Same with this game. Don't like what they are doing, don't buy it. Yet..everyone will.

 

[CVSiN]

This is the new gaming scene. Either conform or GTFO.

Seriously, most of you are of the older adult age and the rants on here are getting pretty comical. I really doubt if you just don't get D3 you'll be too torn up about it. There are plenty of other games out there to occupy your time.

Truthfully these issues don't even bother me, but I probably won't get the game until it's out and has some actual reviews or at least word of mouth.

Even if you get the game, you don't have to use the AH. This is for the most part a COOP game. That means even if someone "pays to power up" it really does not affect you. I also don't believe that it will totally kill off normal trading in game. Whats even funnier is alot of the same people complaining that they get it for the solo player are the same ones complaining about the AH...

I compare this to the COD hate. Everyone here hates on the last 2-3 games, yet it really sounds like everyone must have went out and bought it to have such an opinion on it. I for one didn't...and am not missing anything. Same with this game. Don't like what they are doing, don't buy it. Yet..everyone will.

Don't worry this will never be purchased by me.. period.. and I am one of the older gamers.. (40) and will never "conform" to this kind of business practices..

I'd sooner give my money to my other hobbies.

 

[PowerYoga]

Unless you normally make $0.40 an hour, then I would say that it cheapens it considerably.

Maybe you just don't understand what I'm trying to say. It might take 50 hours of your free time to get one piece of loot where it would cost less than an hour's work to purchase it on the auction house.