Basic Math - The Failure of Diablo Melee

[Athenau]

My biggest problem with using AH gear to advance in inferno is that the gear almost certain comes from one or two acts ahead. My ~650 dps blue 1-hander, for example, wouldn't drop in act I AFAICT which is kinda ridiculous. It's one thing to trade for items that you could (theoretically) find yourself given enough time, it's another to trade for stuff that's way more advanced than you "should" be getting at that point in the game.

Essentially, I'm relying on other players to push forward into the game before me just so I can make progress.