A lot of this info is from old datamining (see the HUGE DATAMINING SPOILER THREAD from a month ago) and I basically tried to put the pieces of the puzzle back together.
Obviously, this picture is a giant spoiler, don't click it if you like surprises. If you still want to know more, click the screenshot.
Stackable Items Now Available on the Gold AH
Official Blizzard Quote:
As of the latest patch, stackable items can now be bought and sold on the gold Auction House. We're introducing crafting materials as the first stackable item, which includes Common Scraps, Subtle Essence, Fallen Teeth, and Petrified Bark. In the future, players will be able to trade a variety of stackable items including dyes, books, and gems.
So, what makes stackable items different?
In terms of the Auction House, stackable items are designed to make your life easier when it comes to buying or selling in bulk. Rather than having to hunt through pages of listings yourself to find the best-priced stack, you can instead select the stackable item type you're looking for, type in the amount of the item you want, and then buy that amount for the lowest price currently available to the market. This may mean that you're buying from multiple sellers at many different price points, and the Auction House will manage all of those individual purchases for you automatically.
Similarly, you can use the Auction House to quickly place your stackable items up for sale. Simply choose the amount you'd like to sell, type in the sale price for an individual item, and your auction is ready to go. Since the Auction House manages how others will purchase your items, there's no need to separate your items into smaller stacks or list them individually.
In part, this system in general is meant to mimic commodities in the real world. You buy generic goods, from many people, and the price of the units adapt over time as supply and demand change. To provide an example, let's say you want 50 Common Scraps. Based on a hypothetical market, you could end up buying:
- 25 Common Scraps for 0.45 apiece from Bob
- 15 Common Scraps for 0.46 apiece from Steve
- And 10 Common Scraps for 0.55 apiece from George
The Auction House will make each of these individual purchases for you based on your original order.
It's important to note that you will always buy all of the stackable items listed at the lowest available price first before moving on to the more expensive ones. Also, before you buy, you will be presented with an "invoice" for your order which includes the amount and price of each item before you make your purchase. So, in this example, if there are 50 Common Scraps available at 0.45 apiece, you would be presented with an invoice showing you that you're buying 50 at that price point, as well as a dialogue box to confirm the total purchase for 22.50.
We encourage you to test out this new system at your convenience and then let us know what you think! For general feedback, go ahead and drop us a line here or in the Beta Feedback forum. For issues using the Auction House or buying/selling stackable items, please post in the Beta Bug Report forum.
- Beta Feedback: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/3430582/
- Beta Bug Report: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/3355035/
To learn what other changes have been made in beta patch 6, check out the full notes here: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/3123246179
Keep up the good work Boubouille.
No, there's only 4.
However, ages ago when the beta client was initially released, someone data mined some strings that mentioned Act 5 and act 6. However, these are very likely expansion acts.
On topic: Boub rocks my pants, when I wear pants.
Aside from that, well... I'm itching for an invite.
Cain is likely someone we need to rescue, and this seems to be the case as there are two Cain events. The Cain rescue, and Cain with Magda.
Tyrael has fallen somehow, this has been my thought ever since I saw the Fall Star in the beta. It is possible that it could also be some kind of rescue event, followed by a battle with the Butcher to get his equipment back?
Adria appears to be captured by someone, likely Azmodan, you can see this by the event Adria's Prison, and then Adria's Betrayal is what gets "the good guys" access to the Black Soul Stone. This could also go the other direction obviously with Adria being rescued and then stealing the Black Soul Stone for Diablo. She's a witch, who knows =P
Lastly, with the Battle for the High Heavens, and Diablo both being in Act 4 along with Imperius it could be that Diablo gains nearly all of his strength back and makes a move on the High Heavens, this leads to everyone having to band together in order to stop him. This could involve Imperius as an ally, or a clutch savior as the battle for the heavens is beginning to fall. Remember, we have never seen Diablo at anything coming close to his full power in any of the previous games.
While Imperius does hate humanity, it's possible (even likely) that he hates Diablo more, and would likely not team up with Diablo just to wipe out sanctuary.
Not sure If my explanation is clear English not my mother tongue.
What u guys think ?
It could even get sort of complicated like:
I need 20
I get:
3 for 0.30
10 for 0.35
5 for 0.38
1 for 0.40
1 for 0.55
Instead of the obnoxiousness of doing this through page searches and constantly purchases like WoW, D3 will handle it all automatically, making sure every piece is as cheap as possible.
Of course, people could still try to make it a pain to evaluate the market by posting items in tiny increments... if something is worth ~500g per, posting 1 each for 500, 501, 502 etc... but it would help with the intent of what they're doing.