Diablo 3 continues to crash and burn

[Ele]

Auction House (Gold and RM) Shutting Down

We are writing tell you about an important change to Diablo III: we're going to be removing the gold and real-money auction house system from the game.

When we initially designed and implemented the auction house system, the driving goal was to provide a convenient and secure system for trades. But after much review and player feedback, it became increasingly clear that despite the benefits of the AH system and the fact that many players around the world use it, it ultimately undermines Diablo's core game play: kill monsters to get cool loot.

We're working out the details of how the auction house system will be shut down, but we wanted to share the news as soon as we made the decision in order to give everyone as much advance notice as possible. Please note that the final shutdown will occur on March 18, 2014. We will keep everyone informed as we work through this process, but feel free to check out our blog post on the subject, and stay tuned to Diablo 3.com for further details.

- The Diablo III team

[Stinkum]

Not only the RMAH but the AH getting shut down?

I have to disagree, this will definitely change the game for the better and not worse.

[Stinkum]

D3 was a shit sandwich, WoW revenues continue to decline, SC2 will always be in the shadow of LoL, and their upcoming shooter games are projected to be underwhelming.

It's not 2003 anymore and Blizzard needs to realize the consumer has a lot more choices these days. Time to start innovating better games and less focus on profits or be forever a mediocre company.

[Tycko]

RMAH was definitely one reason that game sucked. Glad to see the change, maybe ill break out the game again once it's down.

[Susano]

TMO member thinking the removal of RMT from a game is heralding it's death knell?

Real shocker there.

[Kagatob]

Originally Posted by Susano [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

TMO member thinking the removal of RMT from a game is heralding it's death knell?

Real shocker there.

[kingsBlend]

I am glad that they finally did this. The only question I have now is how are players going to trade without a game lobby similar to d2 or the ability to name your game.

[Lune]

Excellent news that Blizzard would actually admit wrongdoing. Still a woefully terrible, boring, and uninspired game though.

[Skittlez]

People still play Diablo 3?

[Ele]

Originally Posted by Susano [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

TMO member thinking the removal of RMT from a game is heralding it's death knell?

Real shocker there.

Game was already dead. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

p.s. "its"