Blizzard Disables Diablo 4 Trading Threatens Bans For Players Engaged in Illicit Duplication
Eternal damnation.
Blizzard has suspended player trading in Diablo 4 in the face of a duplication exploit currently threatening the game's in-game economy, and the developer has threatened bans for players who partake of these illicit gains. It's unclear when the function will resume.
Trading items in Diablo 4 occurs in a morally grey area, supported by Blizzard but facilitated by the community. Only a marginally better idea than Diablo 3's disastrous in-game real-money Auction House, it requires inviting a stranger into your party and some mutual trust. These dirty digital deals are arranged on forums or through Discord, adhere to an arcane code of conduct, and scams are commonplace. That was all seemingly fine, but a duplication exploit that allows cunning criminals to amass billions in gold, like the one that took trading offline back in August, is a step too far, and Blizzard is fed up.
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