"It really can't be stressed enough, the Real-Money Auction House in Diablo III is a dangerous place. The South Korean Government did not prohibit the RMAH and ban all virtual-item trades for real-life money just because they wanted to be stuck-up douche bags, they did it to protect gamers from Blizzard.
Consumer protection in the world of interactive entertainment is a laughable thing. No one cares because most people think, "Hey, it's a game. No harm, no foul." That is, until you lose $149.00 bidding on a glitched item in a Real-Money Auction House."
Blizzard only lets you license its products digitally now, not own copies.
and so it begins. one company starts, other will unfortunately follow suit.
god i hate this
Congratulations you've proven my and many other digital doubters right. Physical >>> Digital for life. Also Blizzard Congratulations shooting yourself in the foot too.
The legal battle for the acquisition of Activision Blizzard continues, with Microsoft countering one of the FTC's latest moves and the Judge delaying a relevant ruling.
Look, to be honest the FTC should just stop.
MS has A/B and nothing has really changed yet...if you are worried about 5-10 years from now...just drop it cause the future is unpredictable.
Take this week's news, that 4 Xbox exclusive are going Multiplatform.
New local reports reveal that Blizzard is planning major layoffs at its office based in Cork, Ireland, affecting 136 jobs.
And? That's part of it. "insider" gaming getting there news from the outside.
Those that were cheering the acquisitions have no idea what they were cheering for. Dumb console war nonsense. They disturbed the entire industry, and they will continue to do what they’re doing to beef up quarterly profits and continue to pretend they did a good thing.
Wow do I feel sorry for him!...Blizzard man up and accept your responsibility! Stop pointing fingers...
thats alot of money for a digital item. Do other things go for similar prices?
I never had any intention on using the Real Money Auction House. But after playing the game and using the Gold Auction House, i would NEVER use the RMAH. It is far too buggy and laggy and items get lost in transactions far too often. They really need to patch the RMAH and optimize it, especially if people are going to be using real money in there.
God.....There are few things more screwed up on this planet than pretend items costing money. I'd rather have a freaking crow bar in real life than a 500 dps set of pixels.