In order to preserve the flavor of Diablo2 and to meet the standard set by recent games (such as WoW), Diablo3 needs to feature a strong and accessible trading system.
The easy way out would be an Auction House system, but that wouldn't work with Diablo2's barter economy. To accommodate that barter system (which I believe is an irreplaceable part of what makes Diablo what it is), a message board system that also sets up direct trades between players would be ideal.
Imagine a message board (integrated into Battle.net), where players can create a thread, select items to trade, which are then set aside on the server until the trade is canceled or completed, and post what kind of things they are looking for.
Other players then could view this thread, and reply with their offers by selecting items they own, which the server would also hang onto.
When the original player is satisfied with the offer, they would confirm trade on the message board, as would the offering player. The system would then help set up a time for them to trade in person, or optionally perform the trade automatically. For the automatic option, players would not need to have overlapping play-times, making trading quite easy.
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The easy way out would be an Auction House system, but that wouldn't work with Diablo2's barter economy. To accommodate that barter system (which I believe is an irreplaceable part of what makes Diablo what it is), a message board system that also sets up direct trades between players would be ideal.
Imagine a message board (integrated into Battle.net), where players can create a thread, select items to trade, which are then set aside on the server until the trade is canceled or completed, and post what kind of things they are looking for.
Other players then could view this thread, and reply with their offers by selecting items they own, which the server would also hang onto.
When the original player is satisfied with the offer, they would confirm trade on the message board, as would the offering player. The system would then help set up a time for them to trade in person, or optionally perform the trade automatically. For the automatic option, players would not need to have overlapping play-times, making trading quite easy.