Diablo 3: Auction House No More
Sep. 18, 2013Diablo 3: Auction House No More
When I first heard about the plans to implement an Auction House into Diablo 3, I was skeptic and worried about how such a tool would impact a loot-focused game. Call me a Cynic, but all I saw was an attempt to justify always-online and to make some money out of micro-transactions. I ended up getting the game at launch anyway and,as my PS3 review touches on, I was not all that happy and it was indeed the AH’s fault.
When we initially designed and implemented the auction houses, the driving goal was to provide a convenient and secure system for trades. But as we’ve mentioned on different occasions, it became increasingly clear that despite the benefits of the AH system and the fact that many players around the world use it, it ultimately undermines Diablo’s core game play: kill monsters to get cool loot. With that in mind, we want to let everyone know that we’ve decided to remove the gold and real-money auction house system from Diablo III.
We feel that this move along with the Loot 2.0 system being developed concurrently with Reaper of Souls™ will result in a much more rewarding game experience for our players.
Josh Mosqueira and I wanted to provide everyone with a little more information behind this decision, so please have a look at the video, and stay tuned to this site for further updates in the months ahead.
Fexelea
MMO raider by day and guide writer by night, Fex enjoys multiplatform gaming, good books and animes, and streaming with a cold beer.
You must belogged into post a comment.
