The Future Profits of AH Gaming Diablo III
A recent blue post on the new series of Diablo games states that.....well, check it out yourself:
Heres a few excerpts that caught my eye:
Can players choose to get cash from currency-based auction house sales, instead of having the proceeds deposited into their Battle.net account?
Yes, as an advanced feature, players will have the option of attaching an account with an approved third-party payment service to their Battle.net account. Once this has been completed, proceeds from the sale of items in the currency-based auction house can be deposited into their third-party payment service account. �Cashing out� would then be handled through the third-party payment service. Note that this process will be subject to applicable fees charged by Blizzard and the third-party payment service. Also, any proceeds from the sale of items in the currency-based auction house that have been deposited into the Battle.net account will not be transferrable to the third-party payment service account. Not all regions will support this advanced feature at launch. Region-specific details, as well as details regarding which third-party payment services will be supported and the fee that Blizzard will charge for the cash-out process, will all be provided at a later date.
Why would I want to pay real money to buy or sell in-game items?
Acquiring items has always been a core part of the Diablo series appeal. With the previous Diablo games, many players have shown a great interest in buying, selling, or exchanging items for their characters using real-world currency, turning to potentially unsafe avenues to accomplish this goal. The currency-based version of the auction house provides players with an easy-to-use, Blizzard-sanctioned way to collect money for items obtained while playing Diablo III. In addition, it helps protect players from scams and disreputable third-party sites by providing a secure, in-game method to search for and purchase items posted by other players that are a perfect fit for their character and play style.The currency-based auction house is completely optional. Players who arent interested in paying real money for items will still be able to rely on items they acquire through their own adventures, and theyll also be able to trade with friends and use the full-featured gold-based auction house.
What�s Blizzard�s cut?
As with other online auction sites and real-world auction houses, our fee structure will vary by region. However, we plan to collect a nominal fixed transaction fee for each item listed in the auction house. This fee consists of a fixed charge to list the item, which is assessed whether or not the item is successfully sold, and an additional fixed charge that is assessed only if the item is sold. The listing portion of the fee, which helps encourage sensible listing prices and discourage the mass posting of items that are very low quality or would be of little interest to other players, will be waived for a limited number of transactions per account. For players who opt to have the proceeds of their auction house sales go to their third-party payment service account instead of to their Battle.net account, Blizzard will collect a separate �cash-out� fee. Specific details regarding these fees will be announced at a later date.
Can we buy gold from the currency-based auction house?
Players will be able to buy and sell gold through the currency-based auction house at whatever the current market price is, as established by the player community.To read more on this, chickity check it out yourself: Diablo III- Auction House FAQs.
Is this gonna kill the game before it has a chance to thrive? Are folks going to be camping the AH worse than in WoW? Or even more importantly, are you going to have to search out 500 Diablo "gold" blogs?
Or is it the death of blogs? No more WoW posts, Diablo III posts incoming?
Hmmm.....China prisons are gonna get pretty busy....along with every other gamer looking to make a few extra bucks.
What do yall think?
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