Real-world money and some other valuable resources like time can give you an advantage in most competitive games and the only way to avoid that problem is not playing those games. It doesn't even have to be PvP because PvE can also be competitive if it has a leaderboard or something similar. This isn't a new phenomenon, it has always been like this even before e-sports became a thing, video games aren't the only competitive games.mhlg wrote: 2 years ago This is a clear example of what's hurting the game and many other games as well. I found this post on Trust Pilot. Imagine spending $4000 to pay a game item seller to outfit and level your character, and then all you had to do was step in and take over.
For a lot of players Diablo 2 is a solo or coop RPG game in which they have fun farming and completing/perfecting their builds so D2 is less affected by real-world money than purely competitive games.
For some people $4000 is nothing. Similarly, $1 is a lot for very poor people but it is nothing for most players on this forum because everyone here could purchase Diablo 2 and a computer to run it.mhlg wrote: 2 years ago What's even more disturbing is that the buyer isn't angry about spending or losing $4K, he's angry about not getting what he wanted quicker. Who wants to duel or run with someone who's only interest is to use their money to dominate those with less?
Money isn't the only resource that can be used to "dominate" those with less: what about time, intelligence, experience, etc...? You are unlikely to find an opponent with the same amount of resources that you have at your disposal. Trying to solve that problem would be mission impossible.
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