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Blizzard Reveals Diablo 3 (Real Money) Auction House

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the this-just-got-real dept.

trawg writes "At a special event at Blizzard HQ in California, gaming press were treated to the first look at the Diablo 3 auction house — featuring real-world money transactions across different regions allowing you to buy and sell items with real money. There'll be a listing fee and a sales fee for auctions, and while they're not talking dollar numbers just yet, Blizzard assures gamers that they're not looking to pinch pennies." Update: 08/01 17:41 GMT by S :The other big piece of news about Diablo 3 is that it will require a persistent connection to Battle.net to play, even for single-player mode. Eurogamer has a detailed write-up about the current state of the beta.

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  1. Re:Nope, not going to play Diablo 3. by klocwerk · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Fuck everything about this...

    I kind of have to agree...
    I was a hardcore D2 gamer, almost failed out of college because of that game, and I've been looking forward to D3 Very Much.
    But real money? No. I play games as an escape from thinking about things like my bank account.

    Bliz, please rethink this.
    Let a real money secondary economy evolve, but for the love of Pete don't enshrine it in the game.

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  2. Re:Nope, not going to play Diablo 3. by MBGMorden · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Realistically lack of LAN play in today's market will only upset geeks, and only a very small subset of them. Battle.NET DRM is indeed annoying in it's own way, but it's also kind of cool - namely in that Blizzard will let you redownload all your games at will. I managed to find my Warcraft III jewel case in a drawer - no clue where the CD is, but it had the CD-key on the case. I logged into my Battle.NET account, registered that game, and poof. Instantly download ability. That's a benefit that I can live with a few negatives to get.

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  3. Re:no offline play = no sale by TheRaven64 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I bought Diablo II and played it in single player and on a LAN exclusively. I'd probably buy Diablo 3 if I could do the same, but it seems that the game is aimed more at WoW players than people who enjoyed Diablo / Diablo II.

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