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Old 10-25-2011, 06:42 PM   #92
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Blizzard finally clears up how the auction house system works and why it was done.

They needed to get rid of the countless scamming and "hacks" that affected Diablo II but didn't want to get rid of the idea of players swapping items and instead felt it would be more secure to do them at official auction spots.

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"Players will be able to make purchases in the currency-based auction house using a registered form of payment attached to their Battle.net account. As with other popular online-purchase services, players will also have the option to charge up their Battle.net account with a balance of funds that can be drawn from for purchases of any digital product available through Battle.net. When players sell an item in the currency-based auction house, the proceeds of the sale are deposited into their Battle.net account."

"Fans still concerned about using the currency-based auction house can rest easy knowing that the feature is completely optional. After all, the main mode of acquiring awesome items and equipment is still by playing the Diablo III’s core adventure. Besides, there will be no shortage of opportunities to trade with friends and use the full-featured gold-based auction house. Considering that every single item from the most basic of salvaged components to absolutely epic weapons and armor can be traded, bought, and sold, Diablo III will likely keep players busy with the sheer joy that comes with acquiring and managing loot.
http://www.gamezone.com/news/diablo-...stem-explained


GiantBomb also had a quick preview of the PvP Arena mode and basically confirms Blizzard has no intentions of balancing this mode for eSports/competitive gaming.
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/a-few-...vp-arena/3768/
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