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First, the good news. The latest from Blizzard, Diablo III, will allow players to join any region’s server regardless of where in the world a player is actually located. Though characters and items will not transfer between them, switching servers is slated to be a painless process and will be of unlimited availability. This is great for people with friends who intend to play on different regional server, or for individuals who are going abroad and want to play with their buddies back home. The less good news, though, is that Blizzard’s real-money auction house for Diablo III has had its structure unveiled and, well, it’s kind of weak. First off, on any sale of commodities (gems and recipes, for example), Blizzard takes an immediate fifteen percent cut. Regarding equipment, such as weapons or armor, it’s a flat $1 charge for each item. 
It all seems to be overreaching itself a bit. Blizzard isn’t concerned about players favoring private, “black market” trades over the auction house, but it seems as though it’d be in their interests to make using their service a little more attractive. Losing such a significant portion of one’s sale on a given transaction is just demoralizing. By Shelby Reiches |