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Diablo 3 Banhammer Dropped Just Before RMAH Goes Live

Posted by Soulskill on from the i-do-not-envy-their-customer-service-reps dept.

eldavojohn writes "One thing Diablo 3 has that many other games do not is a 'Real Money Auction House' (RMAH), which went live today for players with two factor authentication. Of course, mere hours before that, Blizzard publicly announced they would follow through on their promises. Accounts they have identified as cheaters and botters have been banned 'by the thousands.' No official number is out, but the news is indicating that as people get off of work and return home to their bot-wives and bot-kids they may find themselves without a valid Battle.net account (possibly tied to other games like SCII and WoW). Blizzard has also included many fixes to remove/dissuade many other exploits but if their past arcane attitude toward the 'gamers of the game' is any indication, thousands will be unhappy."

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  1. That's *it* for me and Blizzard, man!! by crazyjj · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Many a scorned Blizzard fan will wail away on the message boards over this, I'm sure. But hearing a Blizzard fan say "I've had it with them this time!" is like listening to a crack whore bitch about her dealer. She'll rant all day, but you just know by that night she'll be crawling back, offering to suck dick for more.

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    1. Re:That's *it* for me and Blizzard, man!! by h4rr4r · · Score: 5, Insightful

      I have not yet bought diablo 3 and probably never will. Single player games do not need online access. Nor do I want to support that model.

    2. Re:That's *it* for me and Blizzard, man!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      It does not have single player "mode". That is a misconception. The game is explicitly multiplayer with the option to play alone if desired. At any time in a solo adventure you can invite others to join you. Claiming diablo3 is a single player game is like claiming world of warcraft is a single player game.

      Yes, you can play solo, but that is not the intention of how the game is supposed to be played.

  2. Re:Haha by spire3661 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It began the day they merged with Activision.

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  3. Re:Awesome! by SuricouRaven · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Running a second server set would be expensive. Easier to just rig the random number generator so all they end up farming is an endless stream of worthless bottom-tier loot, and can be defeated in combat by even a new character with ease. Thus they add a new sport: Whack-a-bot.

  4. Re:Huh? by lgw · · Score: 5, Insightful

    *marks off the "It's in the game so it's not cheating!" square.

    The rules of the game are the game software, unless Blizzard goes out of their way to make it clear where they diverge. It's kind of the point of these games, after all, that you try whatever the game software allows to solve problems.

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