Comments on Diablogging: Selling legendary items, yes or no?

I'm going to pretty much approach selling item...

2011-11-07T02:13:29.821+01:00

I'm going to pretty much approach selling items on the AH at first to test the waters, but even if it becomes unrealistic to actually make money playing, I'm okay with the idea that I can pay my WoW sub while playing Diablo. The really cool factor? I'll be getting Diablo for free... win win win.

Another "side effect" of real money is t...

2011-10-27T23:08:36.182+02:00

Another "side effect" of real money is that no one will sell the best items for gold. The "top of the top" will be listed in euros/dollars. That means you cannot grind for weeks, until you gather enough gold to purchase it... because you will be required to use your Visa/Mastercard/etc in any case.

You make a lot of good points in the 2nd last para...

2011-10-27T22:38:52.279+02:00

You make a lot of good points in the 2nd last paragraph. Too good, really. I am more worried now about the possible negative effects of the RMAH than I have been to date.

> As for people spending hundreds and thousands...

2011-10-27T18:12:48.595+02:00

> As for people spending hundreds and thousands
> of $ on an item, they are either crazy, have
> too much money (can I haz sum?) or both.

Back in time when I used to play Magic The Gathering (trading cards) I remember a guy who entered a shop and purchased *all* the available cards, for a grand total of 1000$ more or less (different currency, but that gives you an idea).

I remember that because there were quite a lot of teens trying to buy them and the shop ran out for weeks. The day he announced "the cards are here" that (crazy) guy was the first in the queue. He entered, handed out the money (cash) and no more cards for others.

He was a collector and he was missing 3 cards to complete the album...

Sorry I meant "tough choices".

2011-10-27T17:49:46.865+02:00

Sorry I meant "tough choices".

If I get an awesome drop there's going to be s...

2011-10-27T17:48:59.327+02:00

If I get an awesome drop there's going to be some touch choices involved but I'll be damned if I won't sell that item immediately.

I guess it also depends what level the item is and how much it is worth. If it's a leveling legendary I might use it for several levels and then sell it. If it's worth less than $10, depending on the fees, I might keep it.

I have mixed feelings about PvP. For one thing, like you said, PvP would greatly boost the market for items. For another, Diablo is not a PvP-centric game and I don't want to see the crap that plagues WoW in regards to skills and talents. If they start to "balance" classes for PvP, D3 is screwed.

As for people spending hundreds and thousands of $ on an item, they are either crazy, have too much money (can I haz sum?) or both.