- Apr 28, 2005
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Recently there was a very revealing closed doors Diablo 3 press conference. The NDA for this info expires in a couple hours, but some info has already been leaking.
The headlining rumor is that the auction house will allow players to buy items (and possibly characters?) from other players with real world money, presumably for a transaction fee on Blizzard's end. Nothing has been confirmed right now, but 2 sources seem to be backing this shitstorm inducing revelation.
The Diablo IncGamers fansite has more info, use Google cache to view it reliably. Pic from Chinese leak:
I'm pretty sure the community would be very against this, including myself. On the other hand, third-party gold-selling services will definitely exist for D3. The auction house simply allows Blizz to regulate (and profit) from it. Even if it turns out to be fake, it's an interesting idea.
Edit: rumor confirmed
The headlining rumor is that the auction house will allow players to buy items (and possibly characters?) from other players with real world money, presumably for a transaction fee on Blizzard's end. Nothing has been confirmed right now, but 2 sources seem to be backing this shitstorm inducing revelation.
The Diablo IncGamers fansite has more info, use Google cache to view it reliably. Pic from Chinese leak:
I'm pretty sure the community would be very against this, including myself. On the other hand, third-party gold-selling services will definitely exist for D3. The auction house simply allows Blizz to regulate (and profit) from it. Even if it turns out to be fake, it's an interesting idea.
Edit: rumor confirmed
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