Diablo III replace Real-money ah with BTC - page 2.

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Quote from: kwukduck on June 13, 2012, 10:58:10 AM

Will they consider it? That depends on who decides really, clueless employees will trash it yea... true dat.
And that's probably where our tickets/suggestions end up, with the clueless employees.
So will Blizzard consider it? I think they would if it gets to the right people.
Does it get to the right people? I don't think so.

I'll say this again: I can make this happen. However, it'll be much harder now that the auction house is implemented. Now, we'll need to make a business case for accepting Bitcoin as a deposit method (having it be it's own currency is far too much to ask for) based on existing external demand on sites like ogrr. Sadly, I think it's too late for that now. We've proven that the business case is not there.

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I'm not sure, but it seems that blizzard cut 30% to move out money from their system, so I see that there is an huge space for business Grin

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I doubt you will get through to them, but all power to you! I think a Diablo III money to BTC conversion site is going to be a more realistic goal.

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Quote from: kwukduck on June 13, 2012, 10:58:10 AM

There already is a huge trading platform for diablo stuff using bitcoin.
IMHO it would be a smart and profitable move from Blizzard to adopt new 'revolutionary' payment methods.
Will they consider it? That depends on who decides really, clueless employees will trash it yea... true dat.
And that's probably where our tickets/suggestions end up, with the clueless employees.
So will Blizzard consider it? I think they would if it gets to the right people.
Does it get to the right people? I don't think so.

What huge trading platform is this? Got a link?

Also, define "huge"? Because Bitcoin's userbase in itself isn't "huge" to start with. Like I said, it's still an infant really.

I don't think it'd be profitable for them for that reason. There simply aren't enough Bitcoin users for a major company like Blizz to spend lots of time and money implementing support for it. Same goes for any other 'revoluntionary' payment methods. Major companies aren't interested, unless a lot of people use it, like PayPal for example.

Small companies would be in a different position and more lenient to adopting Bitcoin (they might see it as a way to make their business stand out, whereas Blizzard doesn't need to do that).

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I think that this is the right time to open a bitcoin shop to sell wow-subscription-cards.

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Quote from: norulezapply on June 13, 2012, 04:10:29 AM

Blizzard aren't going to implement Bitcoin in Diablo 3. I don't understand why you guys think they will.

Sure, it'd be a cool idea, for us Bitcoin users, but the majority of the general public will just use conventional methods.

Sure, it'd be great for adoption, but Blizzard aren't going to use a currency with hardly any users in comparison to conventional means, especially one that many small-scale businesses aren't using.

Start small, then the big companies will follow. Bitcoin is still an infant.

Blizzard is a huge company. They care about easy profits, not adopting a digital currency with a tiny market cap..

Come on, you guys seriously think they'd consider it? Not to mention that it'd cost them thousands of dollars to implement and test a Bitcoin auction house, which would mean they'd probably lose money in the long run as I don't think they'd recoup that money any time soon. (consider the amount of Diablo 3 players that use the real money auction house and have a Bitcoin wallet - not a huge market)

Do you think they'd consider using a payment processor like AlertPay/SolidTrustPay/LibertyReserve in Diablo 3? Nope, I don't. These are all quite shady payment processors in the view of a large company and they will simply group Bitcoin up with them.

There already is a huge trading platform for diablo stuff using bitcoin.
IMHO it would be a smart and profitable move from Blizzard to adopt new 'revolutionary' payment methods.
Will they consider it? That depends on who decides really, clueless employees will trash it yea... true dat.
And that's probably where our tickets/suggestions end up, with the clueless employees.
So will Blizzard consider it? I think they would if it gets to the right people.
Does it get to the right people? I don't think so.

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Blizzard aren't going to implement Bitcoin in Diablo 3. I don't understand why you guys think they will.

Sure, it'd be a cool idea, for us Bitcoin users, but the majority of the general public will just use conventional methods.

Sure, it'd be great for adoption, but Blizzard aren't going to use a currency with hardly any users in comparison to conventional means, especially one that many small-scale businesses aren't using.

Start small, then the big companies will follow. Bitcoin is still an infant.

Blizzard is a huge company. They care about easy profits, not adopting a digital currency with a tiny market cap..

Come on, you guys seriously think they'd consider it? Not to mention that it'd cost them thousands of dollars to implement and test a Bitcoin auction house, which would mean they'd probably lose money in the long run as I don't think they'd recoup that money any time soon. (consider the amount of Diablo 3 players that use the real money auction house and have a Bitcoin wallet - not a huge market)

Do you think they'd consider using a payment processor like AlertPay/SolidTrustPay/LibertyReserve in Diablo 3? Nope, I don't. These are all quite shady payment processors in the view of a large company and they will simply group Bitcoin up with them.

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Quote from: TraderTimm on August 16, 2011, 03:24:07 PM

It would be interesting also to see if Valve would accept bitcoin on their Steam platform. That would be quite a feat.

I wonder if they even could legally, with regional pricing and all.

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Quote from: kjlimo on June 12, 2012, 10:01:52 PM

Quote from: LightRider on June 12, 2012, 08:06:03 PM

Interesting to note that the RMAH just went live in the Americas.

Bummer, I'm stuck out of town for 5 days... I'm curious how much things will go for

Things were already selling for cash before RMAH. It's just official now. Gold looks to be around $2.50 / 100K. Secondary Market is $1 / 100K

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Wat

I imagine the temporary effect on difficulty of all those gamers firing up their cards to earn bitcoins to spend in game would be significant -untill they got the first electricity bill anyway Cheesy

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Quote from: kjlimo on June 12, 2012, 10:01:52 PM

Quote from: LightRider on June 12, 2012, 08:06:03 PM

Interesting to note that the RMAH just went live in the Americas.

Bummer, I'm stuck out of town for 5 days... I'm curious how much things will go for

Everything is $250.

Come back next week when everything is $2.50.

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Quote from: LightRider on June 12, 2012, 08:06:03 PM

Interesting to note that the RMAH just went live in the Americas.

Bummer, I'm stuck out of town for 5 days... I'm curious how much things will go for

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Interesting to note that the RMAH just went live in the Americas.

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I've actually opened a support case asking them to consider BTC for their AH alongside other currencies. I really think that if a lot of people do it this may happen and it would be a great way to improve usability of BTC and bring it before a larger audience.

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Why not just have a bitcoin-only Diablo III server that people could play on instead of battle.net? Someone get to work on it and give me a 2% cut. Grin

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It would indeed have to be quite the sale, but it would also be amazing for value - at least short term.

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It would be interesting also to see if Valve would accept bitcoin on their Steam platform. That would be quite a feat.

virtualfaqs

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If the Blizzard fee is too high, people will just go 3rd party. Players most likely will go 3rd party just to use BTC to buy goods.

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Be patient it will come Wink

Not right away though.

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I would be happy to contribute as editor for this proposal (professional copy writer). If someone sends me scraps and/or disorganized ramblings or bullet points, I'll turn it into something compelling. I think it's a great idea - and in fact may present interesting advantages for Blizzard, as they would be setting up a digital bargaining system instead of a monetary exchange. There are important legal/regulatory burdens which may be avoided by going the Bitcoin route.

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