Diablo III PTR might get Microtransactions tested in patch 2.2.0

Over at the Diablo Three forums a post near an upcoming patch on the Public Test Realm (PTR), outlines some specific "Quality of life" changes, that will be tested. Nonetheless it states that the listed features will NOT be rolling out on the EU/NA servers anytime before long, so that but leaves the Asian server.

Blizzard wants to Scrooge McDuck Diablo III

Apparently Blizzard thinks that it'south all fine and swell to add together Microtransactions to Diablo III, I'd beg to differ, but hey what practice I know? Information technology'southward not like I'm the consumer of the production.

"Development for patch two.two.0 has been underway for some time and we'll be launching the PTR shortly. We've got great quality of life changes and new content coming in our side by side patch, and nosotros'll have even more details to share in the almost futurity.

In the meantime, some new features may start to prove up in information mined information for patch ii.2.0 that volition non employ to all regions. Specifically, the following features will not apply to the European region:"

A new currency called "Platinum"
Timed experience boosts
New corrective items including wings, non-combat pets, and grapheme portraits
References to stash space and character slot expansions
A new UI interface that references the higher up data

"While the above features volition not apply to this region, players volition still do good from some of the quality of life perks tied to these additions, such as a streamlined UI for selecting cosmetic benefits like pets and Collector's Edition wings."

I'k kinda at a loss for words hither, I mean what the hell (no pun intended), Blizzard thinks information technology'due south a great thought to add Microtransactions to a 60$ AAA Championship that has already had one expansion released , and another expansion that's in the works. Information technology's not okay to take Microtransactions in total priced titles, and that'southward that. And if a programmer/publisher thinks that its okay, they should immediately stop what they are doing and have a long and difficult look at how their customers are going to react. But hey according to Blizzard, the reason they are even thinking about it is because players take asked for it.

"We recognize that many players have expressed an interest in microtransactions being added to Diablo III. While we may explore this model in some regions, we have no immediate plans to implement such purchases anytime soon for the European region."

Did they have a poll in the office and anybody said "Yes I've always wanted to swim around in piles of money", and then decided that it qualified as "many players"?

Anyways , Season 2 is going on right now in Diablo III, and I'k soon going to be burnt out (again), as I was with the previous Season and earlier that the Expansion.