Blizzard gain a flash of insight?

[Mavfin]

My point? Had I gone and bought a piece or three off the AH along the way, I would have taken the challenge away. I believe many folks are buying off the AH and losing the fun and challenge they could be having in the first three diffs. Then they hit Inferno, which Blizzards intention seems to have been making it just a hair short of impossible until god moded, and then they cry because it is too hard. If you've given up on the game, try experimenting. Start a new toon. Don't buy off the AH. Maybe even leave the twink gear in the stash. Play through figuring out how to beat down the baddies in your way while making do with what you have. You might just find there is a fun game there after all (as soon as they eliminate invulnerable minions ).

Anyway, that's this fat slob's rant for today. YMMV. Good gaming all.

As I said in another thread, *if* I use the AH, it's only to get a bargain item that's 'good enough' to get me where I need to go and don't want to farm further for. And, I haven't done so this go-round, and I'm having a lot more fun, because I am getting upgrades.

I agree that many are buying great stuff, and not understanding that doing so precludes getting upgrades out in the world as easily. That's the fault of the player, not the AH.