Measuring the AH of a "Wow Killer"


Diablo 3,   the latest "WOW killer" released on the 15th.   As with any new release,  server issues,  loading issues,  graphic issues and more issues than National Geographic have occurred.   Anyone who has been involved with a new game has this expectation.  Nothing ever goes completely smooth with the release of a new game.

As a gold goblin,  anytime I see a new "WOW killer" the first thing I look at is the Auction house system.  And how it compares to the World Of Warcraft system.   With Diablo 3 it was the Real Money Auction House (not implemented yet),  others introduced new vendors,  new crafting items etc.  But it always seemed to come down to how I could dominate that new system.

I was discussing Star Wars: The Old Republic mmo with a friend who had started playing the game during the beta.   Where he was excited about the characters and abilities,  it was obvious that at somepoint he would hit that wall of burnout that appears with many MMO's.   Doing the same things over and over again ad nauseum. At some point he would want to find something new to dominate.   Many turn towards PVP or achievements.  But like me,  he usually turns towards the AH on the game.  

The biggest question with the RMAH from Diablo 3 will be what will Blizzard learn from this to add to the franchise ship Warcraft.  Is there a chance that Warcraft will get it's own RMAH?     How would they balance the scales of new players,  giving them opportunities to gain real life money vs experienced players who have stockpiles of gold from the start.  

Then there is the secret MMO code named "Titan" that many gamers are waiting to hear announced from Blizzard.   What will it entail?   Will it truly be a WOW killer,  taking all the mistakes that happened with World of Warcraft and having it be at a running start from the beginning?

As Diablo 3 runs it's course and starts to age,  what will be the next "WOW Killer" and what rewards for the goblin auction house gurus will it bring?


Good Luck and Good Hunting


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Diablo Gold Secrets by Tony Sanders is Predicted to Help Gamers to Make Big Real Life Money in Diablo 3

Dean Brown from Stanford University, an Economics Major in Virtual Economy discussing his predictions of the hyped up Diablo 3 Real Money Auction House and how to get an edge in the game with Diablo Gold Secrets.

Games have always offered money making opportunities for players, from days of World of Warcraft to Aion and Second Life… but with the launch of Diablo 3, there’s a new gold mine about to be unearthed.
Based on the basic principle of willing buyer and seller; and with an estimated 5-10 million players in the game, Diablo 3 will definitely have ample amounts of both, thus creating an environment and a huge potential of an exciting in-game economy.

For aspiring players intending to make the most amount of real life currency with Diablo 3, as with all economies, be it real or in-game, it takes money to make more money. And in this game, initially, the best way to make the quickest buck is to sell off in game currency, this being gold and getting real life currency in return.

In short, it’s going to be a gold rush. And as with any gold rush, those who get in early will be ahead of the pack.

Realistically, a full time gamer could easily earn up to $100 a day, amounting to about $3000 a month but this is actually a very conservative estimate. Items in similar games such as Eve Online have seen transactions in excess of $5,000 for a spaceship! With very rare items such as Legendary weapons and with an auction house in the game, there is just no saying just how high these items could be sold for.

For gamers who are keen on earning a sizable income using the Diablo 3 Real Money Auction House, the higher level you’re at, the more gold you’ll be earning and the better items you’ll find. Therefore, it’s advisable to be at the highest level in the game as quick as possible (currently at level 60) to ensure that all the drops or finds which you get are significantly higher than the other players on lower levels.

Also, there are other “off-game” principles which can be used to gauge and monitor the auction houses which will allow players to maximize their earnings through auction trends, much like stock market brokers in real life as well as the application of the Pareto principle.

In 1906, Vilfredo Pareto noticed that 80% of the land in Italy then was owned by 20% of the population. Later on, after observing that 20% of the pea pods in his garden contained 80% of the peas did he develop this principle, also known as the 80–20 rule or the law of the vital few. He states that, for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes.

Hence with Diablo 3, it’s going to be for certain that only 20% of players will be monopolizing 80% of the economy in the game… and 20% of this select group will have a further 80% of this share. This disparity works out to show that the top 4% of players will own more than half of the entire Diablo3 economy (a whopping 64% in fact!)

So the question now is, how do you work your way to be that select 4% of players? The only way is to be a leader, to be the one right in front of the game. That will only happen when you’re at the max level, earning the max amount of gold and getting the best items in the game.

Then there are other auctioneer principles which delve in studies involving human behavior, market fluctuations and the like which also will affect the auction house and making money from it.

Hence, it cannot be stressed enough the importance of being at the top of the game in the shortest amount of time. Going about playing on your own and learning from your mistakes is probably the worst way to go about it. By the time you’re familiar with the game play and at a decent level, there will already be plenty of players right around your level which doesn’t give you any leverage or advantage whatsoever.

The best way to go about this is to invest in a good Diablo 3 leveling guide which will really straighten out that learning curve so you’ll be leveling much quicker than the others. Then, look for a great Diablo 3 gold guide which will show you the best ways to sway the auction house to your advantage.

But with so many Diablo guides in the market, careful analysis must be carried out to ensure that you get only the best and most relevant guide there out there in the market and with Diablo Gold Secrets, you’ll get just that.

This is a great all-in-one Diablo 3 Gold and Leveling Guide which was written by Tony Sanders and is currently the benchmark for all Diablo guides with great in depth knowledge of the auction house as well as a step-by-step leveling guide for players of all levels. 

Tony is a professional gamer who’s been involved in plenty of games which have similar mechanics (leveling and making in-game currency) such as World of Warcraft and the recently launched Star Wars: The Old Republic and his Diablo 3 Gold Guide will show you how to make the most amount of gold in the game and was recently updated to include a blueprint which shows how to study and master the auction houses, hence showing you how to make the most real world money in Diablo 3 as well.

Therefore, if there is anyone who wants a clear head start in the game with every intention to dominate and own all the best items and gold, this is clearly the best Diablo 3 guide in the market.

Dean Brown is an economist majoring in virtual world economies with several publications under his belt. He recommends Diablo Gold Secrets as the best guide out there:

http://www.DiabloGoldSecrets.com

MOP: The Auction House Goes Dark


The major gold sink has been announced for Mists of Panderia.   MMO-Champion broke the news that some of the vendors will have "black market" items to bid on.   With little information other than what is on the beta this will become an interesting idea as it starts to develop.

On this black market AH will be past discontinued mounts,  pets and other items.   Included in this is the Tier 3 armor sets that were removed when Naxxramas was moved from Easter Plaguelands in Azeroth to the barren wasteland of Dragonblight in Northrend.   These will most definitely be Bind on Pickup items.   The biggest question will be whether the pets and mounts on the Black Market AH will also be BOP.  If they become BOE it might end up being a big opportunity to resell.   Currently the market has it set at 12 hour auctions so bidding at night when there is less population could cause deals to become more readily available.   Parking an unused character at the Black market site and bidding occasional could reap a large amount of rewards.

One of the downsides of this blizzard idea will be that many of the armor sets and mounts that players have become proud of "earning" will be just as available for the right amount of gold.  Already on the boards there is squabbling about how it's unfair to those that had gained the Tier 3 armor set through dedication and hard work.   While others will be able to just drop a large (or even small) amount of stored gold to gain the same elite status in the eyes of some.

Will this diminish the investment quality of some of the hard to get items in the game?   Big questions of just how much this will go to evening out the gold playing field.   There is already an expected low value set on many items (10,000g for pets,  10,000g for armor,  20,000g for Mounts).   Looking at the list of some of the items you can see the current cost on the AH for many of these pets and there is an expectation that they will go unbidded on.   The Elwynn Lamb for example is easily obtainable on both the Horde and Alliance side for 4k to 6k.   So bidding 10k on one on the BMAH would be giving money away.   But mounts like the Ashes of Al'ar are beyond rare to see,  and will cost a large amount of gold to bid upon.

So this might be a stroke of genius by Blizzard developers,  or come back to just be another forgotten idea with MOP.   The new expansion will have an influx of players both returning and new.  Having little or no money to start,  and many not armed with the tools of making gold other than questing,  there will continue to be a divide between the haves and the have nots.

Hopefully those that read this journal want to continue to be part of the Haves.

Good Luck and Good Hunting


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Gold: it makes a player better


When World of Warcraft began in 2001. Gold making wasn't on the map.  It was a niche idea that a few were able to begin with.   Auction house buying was young,  and most of the fortunes made in game were from dubious methods (buying of gold,  duplication of items etc).

But fast forwarding to today,  there are multiple journals and opinions on how to make gold.  From farming,  selling,  buying, crafting.  All viable ideas.  But with one purpose,  to make you into a Warcraft virtual millionaire.   

The plain truth is that making a large amount of gold in the game changes how you view playing.  Deal hunting and selling becomes a unofficial profession of it's own.  Now with the right amount of gold you can have just about anything you want in the game.   You can almost instantly have a raid equipped toon in under 5 minutes.  You can buy that awesome mount,  or even buy a run to get an awesome mount.   Want a cat,  jump to the AH and you can buy one of your very own.  

The benefits of having gold will change the game.  Also it will become a game until itself.   Getting bored with raiding and dungeons (and right now it's not that difficult to do).   The AH becomes a flexible opponent that you can never truly beat.   As the consortium forums say,  gold making is the ultimate in PVP.

As we continue with this journal.  Getting closer to the Mists of Pandaria invasion,  those that are making gold now will have a huge advantage over someone who is just starting out.  It is difficult,  near impossible to get a realm first in a crafting profession without having enough money saved up.  The first BOE mounts and getting the first combat pets require gold to purchase from the AH,  or the time to farm them up yourselves.

So what is the tip for today?   Be ready for tomorrow and the next day and the next day.   Making gold in the warcraft game changes your gaming life,  and it changes how people look at you.    And how you look at yourself

Good Luck and Good Hunting

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Get thee to an engineer


One of the first items I always add to a new toon is the [Gnomish Army Knife].   Having before to drag one or two different tools to be able to do mining, skinning or grass picking tasks.  It's a farmer's best friend.

But MOP brings a nice little addition to the party.   Carry this item around on your farmer and you will get a +10 to the gathering professions.  That might not seem like much,  but combine that with the +5 gloves enchant for any of the professions ([Enchant Gloves -Advanced Mining][Enchant Gloves - Advanced herbalism][Enchant Gloves - Skinning].   This enchant/item combination adds a healthy +15 to your abilities.  Leapfrogging you over many of the dead zone areas that happen when leveling a gathering profession.

For engineers,  this is going to be a nice little niche goldmine to add to the small amount of items that sell continually.   Grab some Saronite,  a pick, a hammer and a skinning knife and make some quick profit from the start.

It is item changes like this that will drive the price of Saronite ore and bars higher than expected.  Starting to buy cheap,  or farming them in Wintergrasp will put you ahead of the demand to come.


Good Luck and Good Hunting


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