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People doing it on ebay is irrelevant, because it was against both game's terms of service. Just because people did it doesn't make it alright. And I didn't play Diablo II online, because of the sheer amount of hacking that was prevalent for years. As far as WoW goes, I could care less. The game is utter trash compared to other games in the genre.
Selling actual items in-game is dumb, and the fact that it is a Blizzard game means that a LOT of people will play it, and a LOT of people are going to spend a shit ton of money on the items. I am hugely against game-altering micro-transactions. So basically, if I want to play multi-player I will end up having to play with countless people who have bought items. Fuck that. I will do without it. I played through Diablo II countless times by myself, as well as on LANs with friends. I can do without multiplayer if it means not having to deal with the 'always on' bullshit, as well as people who purchased items.
In a game where there ends up being competitive play or PvP of any sort, allowing the sale of actual items (not vanity items), is retarded. Especially with all these 'MMO-like' components they're touting. I'll pirate it, and play it, and uninstall it. The point of me not purchasing it is that they lost a potential customer because of those 2 features. Congrats Blizzard. I know at least 3 people who will not purchase it because of those features as well. Especially the 'always on' bit. I will -NEVER- purchase a non-MMO game that requires me to be connected to the internet in order to play it.
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