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Nice preview
I look forward to Blizzcon, bet there will be many interesting things to look at or read.

Once again thanks for sharing!

Alabaster...even now I regret not being able to give a shot at that version of the game.

Can't play much but at least I've something to read.
Thanks for datamining.

in the rancid milk of the Cow King

Shouldn't be a Cow Queen?

I'd love to have cows back!

I play 1 to 3 hours each day (when I don't have connection issues)
I still have many goals to accomplish, usually find a worthy upgrade or two in a month for one or another of my 10 active characters, just found my 2nd set item, have yet to fight an "uber" boss let alone crafting an infernal ring.
Unfortunately I cannot play HC otherwise I'll have many more things to do.
Oh, I play SP self found till release.

Currently cannot play due to connection issue (again)
Let me do a tiny sarcastic rant: spot the difference.

Thanks for datamining and sharing!
Gonna read it over the weekend.

I agree with OP, but...it's just that online only is a pain in the...ahm...a nuisance for the likes of me.
Since I put my hands on a Diablo game I played single player, I never felt the need for trade nor multiplaying, even if I liked community life a lot.

D3 imposed on me the limitations of both AH and online only.
I was one of those who argued against the AH system and set my resolve to play self found since release.
I still think it was the best choice for me, it reduced somewhat the impact of the AH.

But I couldn't do and cannot do and will not be able to do anything about lag spikes, disconnections and the like.
I cannot play HC, I cannot even play multiplayer.
I played a couple of times with Maka and enjoyed it but the game keeps lagging and lagging and it's tiring after a while.

Yet I understand the reasons behind it and accept the fact that we have to keep up with it even if it's just for lack of a better alternative.

Quote from Bagstone

Thank you, brx, for pulling out this picture. I'm gonna bookmark your post, I feel it will come in handy a couple of times within the next few days/weeks ;-)

It's been a long time since I've read the original post.

I add my thanks!

Trade should be completely removed from the game? I think no but a better solution is needed.
Perhaps we should open a post and start brainstorming, maybe Blizz will take notice if we think of a good solution.

As OP stated the actual AH system is NOT a good solution.
It grants too easy access to powerful items to too many players too quickly which, as a consequence, lead to:
1) too many powerful chars farming at high MP and thus injecting an even greater amount of items in the AH
2) the game feels too easy (if you buy stuff, and so came MP)
3) not rewarding enough (aka nothing good drops, and so came BoA recipes)
4) with no end content (item hunting is a powerful motivation but why should you play again and again if nothing good will drop and anyway you can buy it and save the hassle? and so....Paragon and Hellfire Ring)
5) just frustrating (aka why am I being punished for not buying my way to efficiency? see picture posted by brx)

Also whenever Blizz devs thought about a fix or a new feature or a change in geme mechanic they had to factor in the AH (again, see picture posted by brx) which most often than not it's been a limiting factor.

Now they are rid of it and can have a much freer approach.

Well, this is something I didn't expect but makes me very happy.

I play self found single player since release and like it that way (give me offline and I'd explode of joy)

Yet I can see that a safe trading envyronment would add to the experience for those players who likes it and I wouldn't have any problem with an AH which does not affect the game so much (like items drop ratio, just to make an example).

Unfortunately AH in D3 was also a great limiting factor when it came down to development and new features: every time Blizz thought to implement something they had to ask themselves "will this work well with the current AH system?".....most often the answer was no.

So BoA made its comeback.

Now they have more freedom in what they plan and this is a good thing in itself.

For all the guys who likes to trade I hope Blizz come up with a reliable trading system, just one that's not mandatory to play the game at its fullest.

To Maka and the other fellows who, alongside my humble self, since before release were sayng "this AH system will ruin the game!":

At last!

That was something I've been hoping since release.

Me happy

Your job is appreciated!
Seems sunday I've something interesting to read.
Thanks Diablofans!

I'd like to see more socketables and overneathe's idea of a secondary slot seems an interesting one.
Also they could give Shen the chance to combine gems and some craftable (maybe obtained by salvaging jewels you drop) to craft jewels with a specific set of properties.
Add recipes and tomes and it would add a bit more to crafting.

If any of these ever happens I hope they will raise the gems/crafting materials stacking cap since I already have half a tab full of the stuff.
Or introduce a dedicated stash.

I really wish they increase the gems and crafting materials cap.
I play SP and noAH, have 10 active characters and cannot grasp enough tomes to upgrade gems or craft items consistently.
Thus I've almost half a chest tab full of reagents and gems.
Lylirra gave me hope.

Good, now there are going to be more new interesting posts to read!
Thanks Overneathe and Diablofans, your job is appreciated!

Well, at least there will be something interesting to read in the coming days.
I'm not a console player so all the stuff about it didn't stir my interest too much.

Good to hear they are still working to improve the game.

I'll be waiting!