Listen.. bliz is starting to realize with wow purchasable mounts they can nickle and dime anyone into anything. People like me who don't have the time to play every day, or don't have a set time to raid would prefer to legally buy and item and be able to progress rather then spend an hour a day HOPING that you don't get a fail group trying to get an upgrade..
I think they should make game currency its self purchasable. That way you would stop the "GOLD" spammers and sellers or at least limit them. Whats cheaper then the people who program an item able to take $10-$15 from you and give you a crafted item that would do?
They profit, you profit win win. Ya to keep the people from complaining don't make the items you can purchase as good as the ones you can raid and get. That would defeat the whole purpose but look how well Mounts did?
I spent $25 dollars and I never have to purchase a mount again in game.
Blizz Blues Ep. 25: Diablo III's Real Money AH
Auction houses for both gold and real money. A requirement to connect to the internet at all times. The upcoming beta test. Blizzard released a lot of Diablo III details yesterday that divided the community, so Darnell decided to go straight to the source and ask some hard-hitting questions in his latest episode of Blizz Blues.