“Rule No. 1: Never lose money. Rule No. 2: Never forget rule No. 1” – Warren Buffett
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Everyone can use a feel good moment to start the day. Let’s go with this…
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Blizzard is never one to step lightly and their announcement to include a real money trade (RMT) system in Diablo 3 is no exception. What that means to those of you who have never dealt with RMT (I’m looking at the two toddlers there in the back row) is that you will be able to sell in-game items via a sanctioned Blizzard auction house for real money. On the flip side, you will be able to spend real money to buy virtual items from other players which in just about every game going is a big black-eye.
I don’t feel this way about many games; I play just about everything, but… I probably won’t play Diablo 3 now. I’m not a pay-to-win guy. Does this RMT system appeal to many gamers? Of course it does and you need look no further than the glut of RMT going on in the industry to know that. It doesn’t however appeal to me.
I can certainly see Blizzard’s side of the story. The market is huge. Their game is huge and Blizz gets to control the RMT market rather than watch it spin wildly out of control at arms-length.
I can also see that the cut Blizzard will take will be nothing short of gigantic. The Diablo 3 tree just grew leaves of money and they are falling on Activision’s profit and loss statement.
Xerin has his own take on the issue, which you can read here. As always it is an informative romp down a lane of the highway I rarely drive in.
What are your thoughts on RMT as part of a game? What if it were part of your favourite MMOG?
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As always, you can contact me a number of ways:
- Website
- Telepathy (Just make sure it’s during business hours. I hate to be woken by this stuff)
Until we meet again,
John “Boomjack” Hoskin
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