As the developers of Diablo 4 already announced in 2019 that there would be no free item trade, many fans of the action RPG series were disappointed. Ultimately, this eliminates a way to get absurdly rare items with perfect stats.
The big leak to Diablo 4 showed that with the so-called Smart Loot
the loot system from Diablo 3 will probably return. In concrete terms, this means that you are more likely to find equipment for the class you are currently playing. So you should be able to get your desired items without trading.
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A current dispute over trade in Diablo 2: Resurrected shows why this controversial decision could prevent many problems.
Free trade favors scammers
The new ladder season started almost two weeks ago in D2: Resurrected and a short time later the first players with perfect endgame equipment appeared in the multiplayer games. Of course, they didn’t find this themselves, but bought it from external websites such as the trading forum D2JSP. A Reddit user has the well-known file-sharing exchange now targeted.
In this forum, players can trade their Diablo 2 items with each other using a separate resource called Forum Gold
serves as an intermediate currency. This can also be bought for real money directly from the operators of the site.
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The problem: According to the Reddit user is due to trade the whole spirit of the game, especially the ladder
be ruined. Specifically, he describes a situation that he experienced in his multiplayer round:
There’s a guy in my party who equips himself with Forum Gold purchased Magic Find items and proudly shows off his 40 Chance Guards and 50 War Travs (War Traveler Boots) in chat.
The user further explains that the point of the ladder reset is that everyone should start from scratch
and that the ability to purchase the best gear with an external currency kills the allure of the new season
.
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What is certain: As long as there is free trade, people will try to sell their found items for real money on Ebay, in forums and on gold seller sites. Fair competition in the ladder is thus sabotaged. Gold/item sellers also get the opportunity to maximize their profits with bots.
On the other hand, the limited trading means that there is no social component and no possibility, as in Path of Exile, to make a profit from useless items.
Now it’s your turn
how do you see it? Do you want all items to be freely tradable like in Diablo 2? Do you think it’s more exciting and fair if everyone has to find their own equipment? Or do you want a choice between a normal free trade ladder and a solo self-found ladder (SSF) like in Path of Exile?
