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> AH transactions do not provide instant gratification, but take up to 48 hours to process(!) Because of this, most Auction House transactions completed are bu

by apike 14y ago

> AH transactions do not provide instant gratification, but take up to 48 hours to process(!) Because of this, most Auction House transactions completed are buyouts. Bidding on almost-expired items happens, but most people (especially under max level) are only buying items.

Lewisham 14y ago
This is even for buyouts as far as I know: https://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/5270832522 https://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/5270832522 My buyout on Sunday still hasn't posted today.
- RegEx 14y ago
  I didn't know this was an issue, I get my items immediately.
- dangrossman 14y ago
  That's a rare bug. Not a single reply to that thread. 99.999% of the time, buyouts are instant.
  - Lewisham 14y ago
    Well, that makes me sad. I've had one interaction with the AH, and it was that one. It was after I'd had my account hacked (which we can talk about some other time...) and I needed to regear my character. Still no chest piece :(
    - izend 14y ago
      Blizzard authenticator my friend...
      - Lewisham 14y ago
        I did have an authenticator. I used the Dial-In Authenticator, as I didn't like the idea of an authenticator being tied to my phone (I do change phones, but not telephone numbers). Apparently, it didn't trigger. I played Diablo at a conference on the East Coast, and I live on the West, and it didn't trigger then either. My guess is that it just doesn't work. Although how was I to know that?
        alex_c 14y ago
        The dial-in authenticator apparently doesn't work with Diablo, the only ones that work are the physical authenticator and the smartphone app. (source: various forum posts, nothing I can find right now). I'm not convinced there's any actual security breach, but Blizzard has been doing a pretty terrible job of explaining the authenticators to their players.
        nmcveity 14y ago
        http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/5592454673?page=9#176 http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/5592454673?page=9#176 "While no security method is 100% fool-proof (even Authenticators), please note that it is possible that players reporting to have been compromised while an Authenticator was attached to their Battle.net account may have been using the Dial-in Authenticator. The Dial-in Authenticator does not provide the same level of protection as the Battle.net Authenticator or Battle.net Mobile Authenticator app, and -- more importantly -- is not currently supported for Diablo III." Post made by Community Manager.
        Lewisham 14y ago
        It's madness that they have an "authenticator" that isn't supported in their later games. "World of Warcraft Dialer" would have been a more accurate, and descriptive, naming. For users that don't troll the forums, there is no reason to believe the dial-in doesn't work with D3. C'est la vie, I guess.

by apike 14y ago

Lewisham 14y ago

This is even for buyouts as far as I know: https://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/5270832522 https://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/5270832522 My buyout on Sunday still hasn't posted today.

RegEx 14y ago
I didn't know this was an issue, I get my items immediately.
dangrossman 14y ago
That's a rare bug. Not a single reply to that thread. 99.999% of the time, buyouts are instant.
- Lewisham 14y ago
  Well, that makes me sad. I've had one interaction with the AH, and it was that one. It was after I'd had my account hacked (which we can talk about some other time...) and I needed to regear my character. Still no chest piece :(
  - izend 14y ago
    Blizzard authenticator my friend...
    - Lewisham 14y ago
      I did have an authenticator. I used the Dial-In Authenticator, as I didn't like the idea of an authenticator being tied to my phone (I do change phones, but not telephone numbers). Apparently, it didn't trigger. I played Diablo at a conference on the East Coast, and I live on the West, and it didn't trigger then either. My guess is that it just doesn't work. Although how was I to know that?
      - alex_c 14y ago
        The dial-in authenticator apparently doesn't work with Diablo, the only ones that work are the physical authenticator and the smartphone app. (source: various forum posts, nothing I can find right now). I'm not convinced there's any actual security breach, but Blizzard has been doing a pretty terrible job of explaining the authenticators to their players.
        nmcveity 14y ago
        http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/5592454673?page=9#176 http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/5592454673?page=9#176 "While no security method is 100% fool-proof (even Authenticators), please note that it is possible that players reporting to have been compromised while an Authenticator was attached to their Battle.net account may have been using the Dial-in Authenticator. The Dial-in Authenticator does not provide the same level of protection as the Battle.net Authenticator or Battle.net Mobile Authenticator app, and -- more importantly -- is not currently supported for Diablo III." Post made by Community Manager.
        Lewisham 14y ago
        It's madness that they have an "authenticator" that isn't supported in their later games. "World of Warcraft Dialer" would have been a more accurate, and descriptive, naming. For users that don't troll the forums, there is no reason to believe the dial-in doesn't work with D3. C'est la vie, I guess.