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Am I mad? or is everybody else just blind? it says right there "(beta in sept 11)"... gee I wonder what that means...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTU54selpJE&feature=player_embedded
no paypal would be the third party in which you get the money, paypal will let you do it right to your bank account, no charge, the fee blizzard is taken is part of that "paypal" fee.Quote from Tenhi
So its like:
I put up a item for 100$... Blizzard takes 50 Cent from me (Listing Fee). Somebody buys the Item, Blizzard again takes 50 Cent from me (succesful Transaction Fee). I choose the cash out option so the money is transfered to my Paypal Acc and Blizzard takes XY% (lets assume 10% for now) from the cash I made (Cash Out Fee). So its 99$-10%of99$ = 89.1$ that I get on my PayPal Acc. And if I want to transfer from my PayPal Acc to my Banks Acc I will very likely pay again, this time to PayPal. I dont know how high the fee is that PayPal takes (if it exists) but at the end of the day I get (I will assume 5% PayPal Fee...) 84.65$.
So during the whole process you lose 15.35$ Oo
Please note that all the numbers are just assumptions to show how it works... my bet would be that the flat fees are much lower maybe like 10 Cent...
And I for myself dont really care for the % fees... I will never cash out the money... and I will never put in my own money so *shrug* who cares. But I can understand why people dont like the whole idea of %fees... especialy after Blizz always said they want to keep the fees flat.
Quote from CherubDown
I will repeat what I said since my post was too vulgar. I will rephrase. And I do apologize.
You can't say this doesn't matter. It does matter. It matters because why would I (as a buyer) want to go with Blizzard RMAH when I can illegally go with a 3rd party seller who doesn't take a percentage off the final price?
Quote from FingolfinGR
Up to 10% it should be good indeed. But I'm still not ungrateful for an opportunity to make some money out of it. Either way, I plan to have some e-currency on my account from my free listings. But I highly doubt people will pay as much as 100$, not to mention the outrageous amount of 1000$ some may have said. Sounds too much even for fully geared lvl 60 characters.
Quote from Deventh
Lol..your obviously missing the point here.If we cash out 1000$ and the fee is 10% they will take 100$ which is freaking a lot of money for their pockets. You have any idea how much they are going to win only from people cashing out every year ? Milions.Quote from Molsterr
I still dont understand the fuss. There taken a % out when we cash it....so? if it wasnt for them and this game... we wouldnt get any money at all from items... so... take all the % you want, free money is free. [Free compared to not haven a RMAH at all]
Quote from CherubDown
Blizzard will not take a percentage. There are two fees and both are flat. One for posting, and one for selling. It's all laid out in plane text on the official site:
Official Blizzard Quote:
A nominal fixed transaction fee will be deducted from the seller for each item listed in the auction house. This fee consists of a fixed charge to list the item, which is assessed whether or not the item is successfully sold, and an additional fixed charge that is assessed only if the item is sold. Because the listing portion of the fee is charged even if the item doesn't sell, it will be in the seller's interest to list items he or she believes other players will be interested in, and to do so at a competitive price. Specific details related to the transaction fee for the currency-based auction house will vary by region and will be announced at a later date.
Source: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/services/auction-house/info#q4
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They're really too amazing. The only one I don't care for is the demon hunter one, it doesn't say hatred/discipline to me, it just says red/blue.
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Well that is the 100% truth and I agree to that, but what a lot of people are ignoring is the % increase for each act.
The jump in all values % wise is rather massive. that right there is good information. Also we have information on high end affixes and such (d3inferno.com), we can kind of get ideas of whats going on. But yeah... Numebers dont mean much yet, but the scaling we see sure as heck does. and its BIG, and its scary, just the way I like it!
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welcome to the weekend, when all website traffic around the world drops to 50%, and game traffic/real life stuff picks up
lol
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try it a few times, I got error first two loads as well
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In case you missed it. Earlier today we were able to get some screenshots of the official Diablo III strategy guide for the iPad. There is a lot of information to see in the very few slides, such as Inferno monster HP and attack values along with some other spoiler type information. Make sure to take a look.
Diablo III Monk - Cyclone Strike Runed
A quick video just showing off the base graphic for each rune of "
NOTE: I switched the name of "
Second PlayersCut Interview with Jay Wilson
PlayersCut has just posted their second interview with Jay Wilson. He talks a little bit about how hard each difficulty was for him, along with a bit on character customization. As always, you can view the quick bullet point summary for those in a hurry or who can't watch the video. Video below the quote.
Sound
- Jay did not do any voice acting for Diablo III. (He has done death screams in the past.)
- Jay did not have to get too involved with sound. The team just did an amazing job on their own.
Difficulties - Normal to Hell- Majority of Diablo players just play through normal, have a great time, and then are done.
- For the more core players, nightmare is where it starts, thought most might feel inferno is where it will truly starts.
- Jay says he can get through nightmare in less than 10 deaths.
- Hell depends on his current character build.
Inferno- Jay Wilson states that he can not clear less than half of act 1 without less than 10 deaths.
- He states that in Inferno if you find a really hard pack, you are not really able to skip them, while in nightmare and hell you can kind of just move around them.
Character Customization- They had character customization in for the Barbarian at one point. He had about 8 or 9 different hair styles along with other changes. But you could not tell when he was covered with armor. It was just a lot of work for something that had very little benefit.
- The player puts effort into selecting this look that they never really end up seeing it and its delaying the player getting into the game.
- One of the things they liked about Diablo II was that you picked your character and hit start and go!
Mac Client and Languages- If they see a demand for more supported languages for the mac client, they will add them!
Other / RandomAusGamers' Jay Wilson Interview
AusGamers had a great interview with Jay Wilson. Touching on some hot topics such as game difficulty, PvP, post launch support, and much much more. We have a quick bullet point summary for those that don't wish to read the full interview. You can find the video after the quote. (A full text version can be found here.)
Gameplay
- Gameplay was finished a few weeks ago. Minor stability tweaking still in the works.
Patches- There's already a planned patch for technical support and balance tweaks. Also the PVP patch is in development. Both patches already have target dates, but we still aren't 100% sure on what the patches will include and so the dates might shift with time.
PVP- We felt like PvP needs its time, it needs its time where it’s the only priority, so that’s why we chose to kind of push it off.
- I don’t see it slipping out of this year at all, and I think it’ll be much sooner.
Development- A lot of the times I think our audience is like “Why don’t you give us more information?” and the truth is, because we change our minds, as we get more information.
- We say “this is what we’re going to do”, and then we go and try it and it doesn’t work. So we change it, and now we’ve lied.
Game Difficulty- Co-op difficulty, by stats, is actually higher than in Diablo II, even in the Beta.
- We didn’t put the beta out there to test game difficulty, we put the beta out to test our hardware.
- I can honestly say, that the end-game of Diablo III is way more challenging than Diablo II; way more.
- When you get into Inferno for the first time, if you haven’t spent time in Hell, just farming for gear, you will get crushed.
- We have encounters in the Inferno mode, where we will die a dozen times trying to take a rare down.
- We also have enraged timers, where if you don’t kill the monsters in a certain amount of time, they enrage and then they do massive damage.
- The level of difficulty on Inferno is so high that a lot of people on the dev team can’t test it very effectively. So we’ve actually had to use a specialty group within. We formed a specific strike-team, just for end-game. And their goal was to tell us that this was a challenging and compelling experience.
Linux- If there is demand there will be a Linux version.
Estimate Time to Ever Shut Down the Servers- There are no future plans of ever taking the servers down. The original Diablo's servers are still up after 15 years.
Possibility for HD Versions of the Older Games- Everything’s possible. But the group that would do that, is the same group that is working on Diablo III. So we'll need to stop working on Diablo III. We’d delay the PvP patch or potential expansions.
AusGamers: A suggestion: DoTAish crossover -- Diablo III/Torchlight II.Jay: Torchlight II versus Diablo? Sounds like a fun call, needs to happen.
Blue Posts
Originally Posted by (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
We have a cap in place for multiple reasons, most of which are related to legal and security concerns. It's a flexible cap, though, and we could very likely adjust it as we monitor the RMAH service and how people are using it. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
ATI Drivers Reminder
If you're using ATI's Catalyst 12.4 release, you need to revert to an earlier version. 12.4 isn't going to be supported for use in Diablo III. (Source)
Book of Cain Fully Localized for Europe
Take heed, and bear witness to the truths that lie within, for they are the last legacy of the Horadrim.
If you’re a Diablo lore enthusiast, we have some exciting news for you: the Book of Cain is now fully localized and available in German, French, Spanish, Italian, as well as the original English.
This captivating tome is beautifully presented with aged manuscript-style pages, and comes complete with a separate map of the world of Sanctuary. Starting with a moving farewell letter to his adopted daughter Leah, scholar Deckard Cain has carefully recounted both lore and legend — including his own first-hand knowledge — supported by many intricate illustrations and diagrams.
Study all that is written within these pages. All the work of my life, I now bequeath to you. I know not what in the writings is vital or what is offal. It is a compendium of knowledge collected throughout hundreds of years by adventurers, purveyors of dark arts, Horadric scholars, and madmen. Inside is information that will aid you in confronting the dark days that lie ahead.
For more examples of Deckard Cain’s opus, feel free to read the first chapter, which is fully localized in German, French, Spanish, Italian, as well as the original English version. You can also find more information about the Book of Cain on GosuGamers, one of our official fansites.
For more information on purchasing the Book of Cain, check here for the German, French, Spanish, Italian and the original English version. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Blizzard Activities at the Official Diablo III Launch Events
The Diablo III launch is just a few weeks away! We are pleased to announce the activities that you can enjoy at the official launch events taking place across Europe on the night of May 14/15.
Visit the official launch website to find out about the activities that will be happening at each event, and much more! You can also learn which Blizzard developer will be there to sign your shiny copies of Diablo III once the clock strikes midnight. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Battle.net Forum Changes
In preparation for the Diablo III launch we’ll be performing the following forum changes next Tuesday, May 8:
- Wiping the Technical Support and Mac Technical Support forum
- Introducing a new Bug Report forum, which will be marked read only until May 15
- Beta Feedback and Beta Bug Report forums will be removed
- Adding Games, Entertainment and Technology forums
- Adding a Hardcore forum
If the forums being removed have any specific stickies or threads you’d like to archive or reference before then, please be sure to do so before next Tuesday. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)Class Progression Charts
A couple of days ago, I was browsing the /r/Diablo community on Reddit (I can't help myself), and I stumbled across some cool progression charts posted by LordNewt that map out the number and type of unlocks each class receives per level up until 60. I thought to myself "Hey! These are pretty snazzy!" and, since I like sharing snazzy things, I figured I'd post them here.
Check'm out: http://imgur.com/a/aawwF
If you're looking for a little more detail than these charts, be sure to look over the "Progression" tab for each class in the . In addition to these fun charts, they're an excellent point of reference for all the cool stuff you can look forward to unlocking on your characters. In addition to these fun charts, they're an excellent point of reference for all the cool stuff you can look forward to unlocking on your characters. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Hero Rise Fan Art
I'll just leave this here. http://t.co/GtM1pIhC /sips squishee (Source)
Our #HeroesRise fan art gallery has tons of amazing stuff, but I just saw this one ... and woah! http://reveal.diablo...most_liked/5133 (Source)
Console Its Own Product In Many Ways
Hi Jay, on the topic of multiple control schemes. If having 2 is the worst thing you could do, does console use mouse/board?
oooh, you got me! We'll cancel that console thing right away! /sarcasm (Source)
Better way to think of it: console would only have one control scheme because it would be its own product in many ways.(Source)
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10 days....
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nah, http://www.diablofans.com/topic/40220-official-bradygames-diablo-3-strategy-guide-preview-inferno-monster-stats-monster-affixes-achievements/page__view__findpost__p__850355
I posted it about 10 mins before =P (and thats after I had to facebook and tweet =P)
But anyway, I was already sad that they were wallpapers, but I was hoping at least for one cool one..and then on top of ALLL that, none are my size =(
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It was recently disabled for normal users to do it.
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but it dosnt matter. all the pictures that even have something that can -kinda- be seen are at the bottom. You have to scroll down to see them, and even then you must click to get the spoilers.
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you cant read anything in the thumbs so......
And the ones that have pics require you to scroll down (past where it says Spoiler warning) nothing else we can do.
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I do and dont agree.
in a way I think its great that way, faster to search (cause most of the info you dont have to see unless you want to). and of course, the main reason I always love PDF things "SEARCH" big time plus. But theres something nice about a book (and the limited edition one has more info, AND A BOOK MARK!!! =P
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HellInferno, Yeah :Thumbs Up:0
BradyGames works with publishers to make these
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http://www.diablofan...-guide-preview/
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The 90% unlock has just ticked. We have five all new class wallpapers! This means only 10% until the new animated short is unlocked, so hurry!
Spoiler Warning: Though at first glance this just looks like basic info, some more serious spoilers are locked away in "Monster Locations", as well as a few other things such as Inferno level monster stats (even for SK), Locations (where monsters are located). Monster Affixes, oh and, achievements.
Official BradyGames’ Diablo III iPad Strategy Guide