DiabloFans.com picked up this
information from their esteemed
Diablo Dev
Tracker! It looks like Bashiok was recently on the Battle.net forums talking
about some of the paid-for options that might make it into Battle.net and the
next release of Diablo. One example offered up is that players could pay
to have a fallen hardcore character resurrected. We'll keep you updated as soon
as any decision is made either way!
Here's the original post from
Diablofans.com:
A member on the Battle.net forums
recently inquired about whether or not people would have to pay fees in
order to play Diablo 3 online. Bashiok responded with the following information:
Quote:
"Mike mentioned it in an
Activision Blizzard investor meeting [paraphrased] "A player that buys
Starcraft 2 at retail will have the ability to play on Battle.net with no
additional fee."
I'll point out that this is a very carefully worded statement." |
Bashiok then went on to discuss how some pay-for ideas could possibly work
for the game.
Quote:
"One pay-for idea that
specifically relates to Diablo that I thought was kind of interesting was
the chance to resurrect a fallen hardcore character.
I think this was mentioned by a fan, as far as I know we're not even
thinking about these types of pay-for options yet. But, I think it's kind
of interesting. I'm not sure if I like the idea or not, which is probably
why I like thinking about it. There are some obvious pros and some obvious
cons, but I'm not sure there's a clear cut answer as to whether it would
work well or not." |
Obviously, none of us would like to have to pay additional fees in order to
use Battle.net. If nothing else, I believe anybody who buys the inevitably
pricier "Collector's Edition" of Diablo 3 when it comes out should never have to
pay Battle.net fees to play the game.
However, this does raise the question: What special features would you pay
Battle.net fees for with Diablo 3 other than the chance to resurrect a fallen
hardcore character? Is there anything that you feel would be worth spending a
little extra cash on to make the online gameplay more interesting?
