tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post1305852665531005337..comments2024-01-04T02:49:23.470-08:00Comments on Blessing of Kings: Diablo 3, the Auction House, and EfficiencyRohanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090769681887119989noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-64793946582365546862013-03-04T20:03:43.957-08:002013-03-04T20:03:43.957-08:00"The answer is likely because there's sti..."The answer is likely because there's still tiers of loot that can't be sold over the AH, or traded to other players. Would D3 have still had the same issue if, say, all boss drops or epic gear was soulbound?"<br /><br />Blizzard actually took the first steps already along this path in the last patch, introducing boe recipes that required bop mats to make bop items better than most AH items. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-32733872073921517842013-03-04T01:14:09.029-08:002013-03-04T01:14:09.029-08:00Diablo 3 has no subscription, so AH probably is a ...Diablo 3 has no subscription, so AH probably is a subscription-equivalent mechanism (Blizzard takes a cut from seller's revenue).<br />As Diablo 3 players have already given their $60 to Blizzard and aren't supposed to pay more, Blizzard can safely ignore "long-run fun" factor.souldrinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04763196121640763477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-50494362864304892982013-03-03T15:19:28.811-08:002013-03-03T15:19:28.811-08:00it's one of those things where what people thi...it's one of those things where what people think they want isn't good for them in the long run. Skypiratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12737361025486180158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-13349748338330453572013-03-03T05:59:15.446-08:002013-03-03T05:59:15.446-08:00I would love to see an expanded about efficiency p...I would love to see an expanded about efficiency problem in WoW. Even Ghostcrawler has commented on more than one occasion about the community's over emphasis on it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07489008870426316764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-83885494209487994532013-03-02T23:30:32.218-08:002013-03-02T23:30:32.218-08:00Just chiming in to say that I agree that D3 is qui...Just chiming in to say that I agree that D3 is quite a fun game. Everywhere else it is mentioned, you hear "it sucks" or "people still play it?"Zereihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03211133946416640355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-5399157756537996322013-03-02T23:19:54.798-08:002013-03-02T23:19:54.798-08:00To go along with that idea of not going far enough...To go along with that idea of not going far enough, you have to take a step back and ask why auction houses in other games don't have a similar effect. For example, why is gearing still such a big game cycle thing in WoW, even though it's also a game with some randomly generated loot and an AH?<br /><br />The answer is likely because there's still tiers of loot that can't be sold over the AH, or traded to other players. Would D3 have still had the same issue if, say, all boss drops or epic gear was soulbound?RJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10492971146589461692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-81546317070819228952013-03-02T22:53:54.547-08:002013-03-02T22:53:54.547-08:00I agree that the AH really warped the playing expe...I agree that the AH really warped the playing experience in D3. While it's true that D2 could stand on its own (although there were some trading elements), I'm not entirely sure if D3 would have been better without trading at all. Inferno mode in particular would have been impossible given the random nature of the loot - you would likely need 100+ hours of farming just to get a full set of +Resist gear just to progress in Act 2.<br /><br />As for the applicability of this to WoW, I don't think your logic follows. In fact, you should implicitly agree with me that heirlooms didn't go <i>far enough</i>: imagine if Blizzard never nerfed the XP required for new players to level, and instead baked (more of) it into heirlooms. Bam! The people that like the leveling game get a vanilla-esque experience, and I get to skip the incredibly boring grind that stands between me and a desire to try endgame with a new class. That's win-win.<br /><br />As far as Thunderforged gear goes, the devs already stated the purpose behind them is an attempt to make clearing the early raid bosses less boring. If a guild is 8/12 for a month or so, odds are good that the early bosses drop nothing but shards for most people. Except, now there is a chance its an upgrade instead. <br /><br />Although in a technical sense it might delay "progression," that wasn't its explicit purpose. And, honestly, I have no idea what you're talking about when it comes to "making character progression too easy" in the first place. If someone says "full-LFR gear" is their individual endpoint for gear progression, that's one thing, but that doesn't say much about the system overall.Azurielhttp://inanage.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-25796742125384920542013-03-02T22:35:11.867-08:002013-03-02T22:35:11.867-08:00I could not agree with this post more.
In the lea...I could not agree with this post more.<br /><br />In the lead-up to D3's release, I was <i>so</i> keen on the idea of an AH. Trading in D2 was such a pain in the ass that I don't think I traded more than a handful of times in the several years I played heavily. Diablo.. but with an AH?! I thought that sounded like just the greatest idea!<br /><br />And then the reality which hit me was.. when you mix infinitely random loot, ten million players, and a super-efficient region-wide auction house, what you get is: every item imaginable for sale, and for the merest pittance, you can buy something better than anything you've ever seen drop..<br /><br />(and I too think D3 was quite a good game, unlike a lot of the community - I spent more hours in 2012 playing it than any other game, and I still enjoy it now, albeit in smaller and less frequent doses)Carson 63000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10900682924502279486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20292755.post-17313609373945727822013-03-02T22:21:28.497-08:002013-03-02T22:21:28.497-08:00That's a great point about skipping the centra...That's a great point about skipping the central fun. What's the point of playing D3 if you're going to skip ahead?Deveehttp://www.korkron501st.comnoreply@blogger.com