Blizzard to Shut Down Diablo 3 Auction House on March 18 2014
Blizzard to Shut Down Diablo 3 Auction House on March 18 2014 Blizzard has decided to shut down the Diablo 3 auction house! Below is the full announcement: When we initially designed and implemented the auction houses, the driving goal was to provide a convenient and secure system for trades. But as weve mentioned on different occasions, it became increasingly clear that despite the benefits of the AH system and the fact that many players around the world use it, it ultimately undermines Diablos core game play: kill monsters to get cool loot. With that in mind, we want to let everyone know that weve decided to remove the gold and real-money auction house system from Diablo III. We feel that this move along with the Loot 2.0 system being developed concurrently with Reaper of Souls� will result in a much more rewarding game experience for our players. Were working out the details of how the auction house system will be shut down, but we wanted to share the news as soon as we made th...