The experience of a friend and myself when we returned to D3 about three months ago was that for a relatively small amount of money (250k gold perhaps) you coul

The experience of a friend and myself when we returned to D3 about three months ago was that for a relatively small amount of money (250k gold perhaps) you could get gear good enough to play on some of the lower monster power levels of Inferno. Inferno is the hardest difficulty level, and there's 10 settings of monster power to tailor the difficulty to your preference / gear. I think that he played on MP3 or 4, but I usually stuck around at MP 1-2. However, I stopped playing because I couldn't even begin to afford the gear to go higher. I figure if I wait a few more months then the gear that I'd need for MP5 shouldn't be so expensive anymore. As such, even though my gold is technically becoming worth less in terms of top tier items, it's becoming worth more in terms of decent low-mid level items. As such, I think that the D3 situation is more complex than just hyperinflation.