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That's a given, will be more interesting to see how individuals make large amounts of cash.

Do you really think that individuals will be able to make any money with this system? Farming versus INSERT INTO Loot (...) doesn't seem like a fair fight.

I suspect that you'll have Blizzard not only taxing transactions, but being the counter-party in many of them anyway. If they can control the drop rate for farmers (and hence the perceived value), yet can materialize items at will what's to stop them from turning it into an infinite money machine?

As with any currency, if we expect blizzard to create tons of items (inflation) then their price will be devalued appropriately. Unexpected inflation could benefit them initially, but it would also turn people away from the game.

You'll be able to make some money but the number of hours it will take you to find the loot will make it a dismal waste of your time, financially speaking.

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