Blizz have complitely fucked up Diablo-3
 

there is no limit to a corporate greed and stupidity

http://www.gucomics.com/comic/?cdate=20110802

I have already boycotted SC-2 due to idiotic online registration requirements, looks like this one is next on the list

/puke

how dare a company try to make a profit through new means, why i never...

I don't understand why everyone is so against real money auctions. It is not like you are being forced to use the system. It is Diablo 3 after all, just start your own private game and play it like before.

Don't worry Athene will get on it. His word is law.

i don't care about their auction cash houses, but I truly believe that to be connected to bnet all the time to play a SOLO game is retarded

neither of these sound that bad. Diablo was always best played with other people. I agree with the argument that RMT gonna go down anyway so Blizzard might as well try to regulate it and profit off it.

Except I'm fairly certain that their motivations aren't so pure.

They know how much money big sites were making from item sales in Diablo 2 and they wan't a piece of that action now -- or all of that action.

Solo play in Diablo 2 allowed the game to be pirated to no end, same as with WC3/SC/etc. Are you really surprised that they want to protect their profits (online play = more $$ from ads and it also means you have to have a legitimate copy). Personally, I don't see the big deal assuming you are buying the game. How often are you not connected to the internet? I very rarely am. If you are truly concerned with playing solo then just password lock all of your games.

Big surprise here, game companies are out to make money. Don't demonize them for it.

I bought my first car selling soj's at the local pc bangs. true story.

in the back of my mind i figured blizzard would find a way to fuck it up :\

How does this fuck it up? You will be able to offload the real life money you make using a third party (Paypal or potentially directly to your bank). This widens your customer base and allows for more secure transactions. Also, you will be able to sell characters. I, for one, love building characters in addition to end game farming. I also tend to build one character to max and then never play him again. As such, I love the idea of being able to sell off my old characters.