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omonatheydid‘Diablo 3′s’ controversial auction house feature is holding the game back from receiving approval in South Korea, which may halt the game’s simultaneous release.
Though Diablo 3 is, in fact, not releasing as soon as this February, it’s still presumed to be releasing some time this year — that is if one small issue can get worked out. That issue in question involves Diablo 3 getting rejected not once, but twice by a South Korean Ratings Board.
The biggest problem the ratings board is having with approving Diablo 3 has nothing to do with its violence, which is typically a deal breaker for many country’s ratings boards, but centers around the game’s new auction house feature. You see, to combat selling products through outside sources like EBay and Craigslist, Blizzard has created a marketplace for players to sell their wares for real cash.
The cash that would be trading hands has to first jump through a few hoops before becoming useable currency, but it’s still possible to sell virtual items and turn an actual profit — and it’s that “cash out” option that the South Korea ratings board is continuing to struggle with.
Blizzard has, since being rejected, removed the cash out option in the hopes that this third submission will get approved, but this issue might have larger implications in other countries as well. Since the auction house’s unveiling, gamers have struggled to grasp why Blizzard would essentially promote a trend that has, for some, ruined the MMO experience. It’s an issue they will come under fire for from the very moment the game becomes available.
But more importantly, Blizzard intends for Diablo 3 to be a simultaneous, region free release meaning that if the game isn’t ready for retail in South Korea, it most likely won’t be heading to retail in other parts of the world. Who would have thought that something so controversial would have actually started a controversy?
Turning grinding for level into grinding for profit can be rewarded, but when real money enters the mix, the issue becomes very muddy. Hopefully Blizzard can work this whole thing out, and the game can still hit its targeted, but unannounced, release date.
How do you feel about this whole Diablo 3 auction house feature? Would you like to see Blizzard push to include it if it means delaying the game, or is it simply a bad idea?
Source: gamerant
Though Diablo 3 is, in fact, not releasing as soon as this February, it’s still presumed to be releasing some time this year — that is if one small issue can get worked out. That issue in question involves Diablo 3 getting rejected not once, but twice by a South Korean Ratings Board.
The biggest problem the ratings board is having with approving Diablo 3 has nothing to do with its violence, which is typically a deal breaker for many country’s ratings boards, but centers around the game’s new auction house feature. You see, to combat selling products through outside sources like EBay and Craigslist, Blizzard has created a marketplace for players to sell their wares for real cash.
The cash that would be trading hands has to first jump through a few hoops before becoming useable currency, but it’s still possible to sell virtual items and turn an actual profit — and it’s that “cash out” option that the South Korea ratings board is continuing to struggle with.
Blizzard has, since being rejected, removed the cash out option in the hopes that this third submission will get approved, but this issue might have larger implications in other countries as well. Since the auction house’s unveiling, gamers have struggled to grasp why Blizzard would essentially promote a trend that has, for some, ruined the MMO experience. It’s an issue they will come under fire for from the very moment the game becomes available.
But more importantly, Blizzard intends for Diablo 3 to be a simultaneous, region free release meaning that if the game isn’t ready for retail in South Korea, it most likely won’t be heading to retail in other parts of the world. Who would have thought that something so controversial would have actually started a controversy?
Turning grinding for level into grinding for profit can be rewarded, but when real money enters the mix, the issue becomes very muddy. Hopefully Blizzard can work this whole thing out, and the game can still hit its targeted, but unannounced, release date.
How do you feel about this whole Diablo 3 auction house feature? Would you like to see Blizzard push to include it if it means delaying the game, or is it simply a bad idea?
Source: gamerant
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Date: 2012-01-10 09:28 am (UTC)As long as it is realeased I'm fine with it.
Some people waited 14 freaking years to get Duke Nukem Forever, what's a few months?
(Ok I wouldn't be saying that if skyrim or the Witcher had been delayed...)
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Date: 2012-01-10 09:32 am (UTC)GPOY. That's all my friends keep talking about.
One of them accumulated 60+ hours of gameplay after skyrim had just come out. Now he summons dragons and all these crazy things.
Even my mum is talking about it!
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Date: 2012-01-10 09:36 am (UTC)*breath in and out and...*
The elder scrolls are fantasy game 101 tbh, so people who like that kind of game are crazy about it.
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Date: 2012-01-10 08:46 pm (UTC)It's what got me into Fable(lol) even though everyone seems to hate it, idek why.
I just have no idea how you can summon dragons. In fact, I'm still a bit of a noob when it comes to MMORPGs :(
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Date: 2012-01-10 08:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-10 09:46 am (UTC)Or have my copy of SWTOR arrive. That would also be nice. Curse you EA/Bioware! y u no release game in Australia? D:<
And keep in mind, D2 was released in 2000, so it's been 12 years since the last one. The length of time between D1 and D2 was only 4(?) years, so D3 has been a long time coming.
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Date: 2012-01-10 09:49 am (UTC)More seriously pre-order are already possible online so my guess is that they're gonna solve this quickly
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Date: 2012-01-10 10:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-10 09:34 am (UTC)any other d2 players? who is your favorite character? sorceress for me. assassin i love too but i could never figure her out
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Date: 2012-01-10 09:56 am (UTC)I used to play Necromancer a lot when I was in High School, too.
(One time, I stayed home sick and played so much that when my fever got really high I was hallucinating that I was actually a Necromancer irl. I also hallucinated that I was a space station not unlike DS9. Thus ends my super cool story.)
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Date: 2012-01-10 10:37 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-10 09:37 am (UTC)I don't suppose OP wants to edit in the rest of the article?
Or possibly add the article on the escapist (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/115061-Diablo-3-Launch-Held-Up-In-Korea)? This one actually touches on the possible reason for the rejections.
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Date: 2012-01-10 10:10 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-10 10:18 am (UTC)Me voting for you as best OP <3
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Date: 2012-01-10 09:41 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-10 10:08 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-01-10 06:19 pm (UTC)(still excited cannot wait)
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Date: 2012-01-10 09:13 pm (UTC)I'm not surprised the government is trying to limit the people's exposure to those kids of things, or things that can add fuel to (bullying) those kinds of activities.
We just can't be mature about stuff like this.
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Date: 2012-01-10 10:36 pm (UTC)They seem to have fixed most of the things that were wrong with D2, and the classes look quite interesting.
The two cinematics are amazing as always.
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Date: 2012-01-11 07:42 am (UTC)Blizzard are being dicks. I'd rather the game is held up as long as it takes if it means no auction house.
I got a copy of D2 from my boyfriend for Christmas and we're going to be too busy playing that and LoL to fuss too much about D3.
All in good time.
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Date: 2012-01-11 08:03 am (UTC)no subject
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