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Far worse is their endorsement of RMT, allowing both items and gold to be sold for USD within the in-game auction house. This ruins any kind of competitive play

• diogenescynic 15y ago
  The bots would have ruined the competitive play anyways (like always). No matter how many patches/updates the bots always take over and cheapen the game. I don't really care as much about what people do with their own money.
  • chii 15y ago
    Bots isnt a problem - they are a symptom of game play deficiencies. People would not "bot" the fun bits - they bot the bad/grindy bits, in order to spend maximum amount of time on the "fun" bits that they actually like to do. hence, the advent of RMT and botting.
• alanfalcon 15y ago
  The best competitive play comes in Hardcore mode in Diablo, and there is no RMT in Hardcore, so I don't see that being a concern. I love the RMT combined with the always-online experience because it means Blizzard is absolutely serious about preventing the rampant duping and cheating that make Diablo II so unplayable for many people. [Disclaimer: I used to work for Blizzard, but only really making graphics for websites and definitely not anywhere near decisions like this. Having been there for many years I have seen first hand what a great company Blizzard is, and how they're not afraid of making tough choices that make life better for players, even if it makes Blizzard look selfish to the outside world. Blizzard is made up of gamers, and they're honestly just doing gamers right.]