I'm going to make a safe assumption that limitations on RMT listings will be restricted on the account, rather then each character.

Can you confirm?

As some of you may have seen over on the Diablo III home page, we’re currently exploring a Diablo-related concept for consoles. As we’ve said in the past, with proper care the gameplay could suit the console platform, and we’re interested in seeing what talent out there might be interested in contributing to such a project.

To further reiterate what’s posted on the home page: this is not an announcement of a console title. We are first and foremost developing Diablo III for Windows and Mac PCs, and we have no intention of allowing a console interpretation to delay or otherwise affect the release of the game. As always feel free to discuss this topic here, but please note that we don’t have any further details to share at this time.

If you or someone you know would be interested in joining the Diablo team, then head over to the job posts to check out the requirements and submit an application.

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The current iteration of the skill system will work just fine. My only concern is the limiteless ability to change skills (either out in the field, or in town) with no cost. I know you said you are taking a "wait and see" approach.

What I am wondering is if you, personally, can say how you feel while out in the world being able to change skills on the fly. Do you come upon a particularly nasty group that this other skill would just be perfect for, so you hang back, grab that skill, then destroy the group?

Maybe my concern with this is unfounded, but I just like the idea of a character build having more permanence.. so a "Whirlwind/Ancient Spear Barbarian" actually means something, instead of what you feel like playing that day. I understand the need to experiment early.. but can't there be a comprimise in that late game build changing could be more restrictive?

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I think that someone choosing to hang back and switch up their build for a specific pack is totally possible, but experience shows that it's not something most players want to spend the time to do. And that's more about build identity than min/maxing.

It's far more lucrative and time effective to create a viable build that can deal with a variety of situations, and we also find that players want to create and stick with an identity even if there's the ability to freely swap. It's generally a matter of finding the way you want to play, and fine tuning. And really we're not talking about skills so specific in function that it's going to be that enticing. You're pretty much either killing enemies, or protecting yourself. There's a ton of variety within offense and defense, but I don't think it's so ideal as to make someone stop and switch out their entire build.

Like I said players inherently want to stick with a specific character identity. You're far more likely to see a player sticking with a build and working to become better at it than constantly swapping around. That's not a rule, it's player psychology so there's going to be a wide range of variables, but it's what we have found to be true not only for Diablo III, but a lot of the games out there with similar free-swapping of builds.

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I myself never had an issues with not understanding my single-player character was single-player only, just like I never had any trouble understanding what happened to my weapons when I hit the weapon-swap button. I guess I'm just smarter than your average bear? o_0

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Let's go with that and do the thing we're going to do and whenever you see the play offline button you can giggle at how you don't need to have it way off to the side there.

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A gold only auction house will not work in Diablo because gold is just too easy to come by in Diablo games.

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I like the idea that the Diablo world is real. Like it's all in a shoe box and we're looking in, kind of moving trees around as tiny villagers yell at us.