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  will blizzard be selling items on this or will it be players only? : okellyc
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    Players only. I'm rolling on a RMT server for sure. : Dessicator82
    • There aren't separate real money and gold servers. Anyone can selectively sell anything for either real ... : Arcanum
  • They said they won't be putting any items on the auction house : zuff
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  Curious, isn't it, how they design a game around collecting rare items just so they can sell those rare i... : bladderfish
  • Technically, they're not selling them. A player is selling them, and they're taking a cut! : FlatlineDixay
  • I'm sure this has been their nefarious plan all along since the first Diablo with exactly the same game m... : StealthHawk
  • If the method is taking dirty 3rd world farmers out of business, then I'm all for it : Entity
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  I'm glad the hardcore-mode master race doesn't have to deal with this idiotic RMT business. : herradura99
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    Yet... : usmcmueller
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      I don't think they will ever let hardcore get in on rmt, well I hope not : JohnathanDoe
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        They were opposed to it but in a recent blue post they said if there is enough interest they may consider... : usmcmueller
        • The same level of items would be much more expensive. Presumably, Chinese farmers would be basically lock... : FlatlineDixay
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    How do they limit that? Can hardcore only play with hardcore? : OverloadUT
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      That's always been true of hardcore characters. : walker270
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        Man I never realized this. I always assumed they could play with regular players. Obviously I didn't play... : OverloadUT
        • That would be entirely too hardcore. : SockMonkeh
    • That is correct. : Chod
• I do not see the problem with this. They just cut out Ebay. If I get tired of the game I might be able to... : gibolas1234
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  This is going to skyrocket the prices of stuff for in-game money to a huge degree over what it would have... : SniperWolf22
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    I think it's more likely that everything worthwhile will just end up on the cash auction house, and gold ... : Arcanum
    • It's been reported that repairs, blacksmith and jeweler stuff cost plenty of gold so I doubt that will be... : zuff
  • I think this will be true to some extent, but I also think the market will correct itself over time.. Pr... : ]aratex[
• My brain can't figure out if the real money one is good or bad. : sithcow
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  It seems like it will be pretty easy for farmers to manipulate any price differences, just create 2 chara... : aethyr
  • oops, you don't even have to be a farmer, just use money to buy items from the first RMAH. : aethyr
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    Characters and items are all tied to a single region. There's no way to transfer between them. : walker270
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      Play a game in another region with an alt and drop the item? Sounds fairly easy to me. : capt tripps
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        There's no connection between the regions. You cannot play with characters from another region. You can... : walker270
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          Blizzard also announced that Diablo 3 players will be able to play with friends around the world with few : capt tripps
          • Heroes, items, and friends lists do not transfer across regions. : Ebu
          • Can I play my hero in another region? Heroes are available to play only in the game region in which they : walker270
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          and The players will create characters on servers in their home region, based on where they live, but the : capt tripps
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            Keep digging. : Ebu
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              It was supposed to be part of the first post. No "digging" involved. And all of it was fromt the shack ... : capt tripps
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                This is rich. You're calling me an ass for posting a direct c&p from the linked article? Somehow it's... : Ebu
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                  No. I posted both replies before you replied. And your still an ass. : capt tripps
                  • Right. Okay. : Ebu
• I will have the Eye of the Tiger ready to go. quit job, get hot pockets, sell diablo 3 items for real mo... : Downforce
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  I don't see how this can do anything, but INCREASE the number of third-world sweat shops farming gear to ... : Yxalitis
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    how do you drain an area of anything in a non-persistent world? : synapse19
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      I think there may be "unique" items. : capt tripps
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        Are Unique items one-offs? Figured they were just extremely rare. : Anastomosis
        • That's how they always were in previous games. Hell, some of them didn't even seem to be that rare. : Arcanum
        • There is no truly unique items. Which is why they are called Legendary items now. : SqueegyTBS
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    more chinese farms = more items = lower prices. hooray! : lord cecil
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      If you're playing on the Chinese servers, yeah. : Anastomosis
      • They play in all regions using different IP adresses, they'll come to a server near you, don't worry abou... : xlarti
  • Chinese labour can't compete against all those school kids who don't even have bills. : JarEme
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    increasing the supply would just lower the price : ninjase
    • Well, Actually, hopeful, you're right! : Yxalitis
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    Except... You will only be able to bid on items in the auction houses you have access to as described : Anastomosis
    • Yes, I am sure no way anyone in China will figure out how to log into an American server to sell items. : aethyr
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  So transaction fee, then commodity fee, then blizzard cash out fee, then paypal transfer fee then taxes? ... : massdev
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    I think you have too many fees. 1. Transaction ($1) or commodity transaction (15%) fee, depending on wh... : Arcanum
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      5. Fuck this shit : et72
      • That is a valid and understandable position. : Arcanum
    • It's actually a pretty reasonable setup. If you just wanted to buy stuff on RMAH you can by first selli... : AltZero
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    The less pie the better. It forces trading on the Gold Auction House (aka the *real* auction house). I... : Wolfslice
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      Why would a player use the "real" auction house when 3rd parties can undercut these fees significantly? ... : massdev
      • Because buyers won't want to deal with the risk of alternative sources. : Arcanum
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        You can believe the original concept was to eliminate 3rd party transactions, if you'd like. IMO the orig... : Wolfslice
        • Yes to both? The business exists to make a profit. : frib
      • Some people who never would use or even know about the 3rd party sites might use the RMAH because it exis... : briktal
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  I'm massively sad there will be no Australian servers.. It just seems absurd that for the price of runni... : biofrog
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    I don't think that is technically correct. There are distinct regions and AU, US, and others are include... : AltZero
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      I do see this comment now in the FAQ: "If I live in Australia/New Zealand/Southeast Asia, what server w... : AltZero
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        It'll probably tend to group players based on locality anyway, if you're just looking for random games. W... : FlatlineDixay
        • The ultimate irony, indeed. We already have a LAN planned for Diablo 3 soon after release.. It will be ... : biofrog
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    Have you played it yet though? It may not be as much of an issue as it has been in Diablo 2 and WoW. It s... : frib
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      Yep, and this was my first post on it: http://www.shacknews.com/chatty?id=28054657 Less subtlethat post... : biofrog
      • Oh yeah, I agree with you in principle for sure - it's so aggravating that something which could be done ... : frib
  • Australian gamers are a fun bunch to get on voice com with. : Sir_Shaggy
  • Heh, so you think one server can hold 1000 players in a game like this? The numbers might be close to tha... : Curike
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  I can't wait to see the day where someone buys the whole auction house and raises the cap using real mone... : Sir_Shaggy
  • I guess you'll be waiting a while....! : Yxalitis