I’m oddly fascinated by the Battle.net Balance program. First, here’s a quick official statement describing the Battle.net Balance system: Battle.net Balance is a new Battle.net feature that will allow players to store value in their Battle.net account, which can be used to buy Blizzard Entertainment products such as World of Warcraft game time, paid services, [...]
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Blizzcon 2011: Monks, DOTA, and Weakened Resolve
October 21st, 2011
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It’s Blizzcon time again. Time to be reminded of my weak resolve, get hyped, and agonize over a wait that will surely feel infinite. Mists of Pandaria was confirmed, as if it wasn’t already. I am done with WoW. I swear, I am. Really. I mean it. Yet… Panda… Monk…want… No, I’m done. Maybe it [...]
Guardian Cubs are not pure RMT
October 11th, 2011
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People are up in arms about Blizzard’s decision to allow their Guardian Cub to be purchased from their store (with real cash) and traded to other players in-game. The issue here is whether or not this is considered “endorsed RMT.” First, we need to get something straight. RMT is not the same thing as microtransactions [...]
Diablo 3 RMT
August 1st, 2011
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You’re living under a rock if you haven’t seen the news about Blizzard creating a player to player real money auction house for Diablo 3. Players will be able to place items that they find in-game up onto the auction house and allow other players to bid on and buy those items with real money. [...]
