Why did they keep saying there was no secure trading system in Diablo2? If i rememebr correctly there was a window you could trade items only if both parties agreed with the check mark, he was making it look like the only way to trade, was how we transfered loot between our own characters. Dropping it on the ground and hope no one finds it / everyone leaves the game.
Three billions dollars in buybacks - almost all of that is buybacks.
"Buybacks" means shoveling WoW cash back into the stuck to support Bobby and friend's massive options packages - much of which were priced way lower before the merger.
Blizzard is ACTUALLY trying to prevent people from gaining real life money from this...
They want people to acquire virtual money, and spend virtual money only mainly.. so it's a closed loop system..
Essentially this is quite interesting, since, you never have to spend much money for items, cos u can sell the stuff u dont need for virtual money and buy other stuff.
Well, keep in mind though, keeping money virtual should encourage players to use it more frequently (either buying something from the blizz store or the RMAH); either way, Blizz gets a cut. You never need to dip back into your wallet so long as you continue to make smart moves on the auction AND are able to absorb the Blizz fees.
As someone who works in the bond market, I find the potential here really interesting.
"A little bit of grief from the gamer community..." Uh, yeah, a little, Rob.
Pardo on the cash-out system: "and that's where we'll take our percentage"
"Some players with a lot more time than money" - that's a cheery description of a chinese goldfarm sweatshop.
"Buybacks" means shoveling WoW cash back into the stuck to support Bobby and friend's massive options packages - much of which were priced way lower before the merger.
See how that works? Another Matisse on the wall.
Well, keep in mind though, keeping money virtual should encourage players to use it more frequently (either buying something from the blizz store or the RMAH); either way, Blizz gets a cut. You never need to dip back into your wallet so long as you continue to make smart moves on the auction AND are able to absorb the Blizz fees.
As someone who works in the bond market, I find the potential here really interesting.
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Unless you are talking about the third party charges which Blizzard wouldn't control.
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