Blizzard Plans To Make A Cut From Your Diablo III Item Sales
With the forthcoming release of Diablo III, it was announced that players will have the opportunity to make some real money off of the game via its in-game auction house. Items such as recipes and gems can be thrown up for auction, and players can spend actual money on them through various methods. In a recent FAQ posted by Blizzard, we learn that you’re not the only one staking to make some money off these transactions.
According to the FAQ, Blizzard will be taking their own 15% cut on all transactions made. This cut will come off of the final sales price, and this percent will come out of gem and recipe sales. When players sell armor or weapons, the developer will take 1$ per item sold. That’s not where it stops, however. If you plan on cashing out to a third-party service like PayPal, Blizzard will take another 15% cut totaling 30% all together.
The only way to avoid the second cut is to deposit your sales profits into your Battle.net account, which will then most likely be used for more in-game items or games from the Blizzard store. For the developer, it’s a win-win. Here, though, is another catch: you can only hold up to $250 in your Battle.net account at maximum. So, if you sell tons of items on the shop and are reaching your limit, you have no choice but to spend it down to make room. I can see where this could be great for some players, like those who just want to have some cash in their account for game subscriptions, in-game pets, or memorabilia. Players who want to generate some sort of income from this, on the other hand, will be left feeling sore in the end.
