Diablo III RMAH Requires Authenticator

Written by: Jason Winter (@winterinformal) | June 12, 2012 12:39 pm

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No, you can’t yet make your fortune on the real-money auction house in Diablo III. And even when you can, you’ll need an extra layer of security to get your hard-earned(?) cash.

In addition to the RMAH not launching with full gold-trading functionality, you’ll also need an authenticator attached to your Battle.net account to buy and sell. The authenticator will only be required for players who wish to add money to their Battle.net accounts. You can still buy items — or pay for your World of Warcraft sub — without an authenticator.

Furthermore, you can be banned for making any changes to your client, which would be in conflict with the EULA.

These both seem like sensible additions, since allowing gamers to engage in commercial ventures in-game is like a big, flashing sign to hackers and cheaters.

The Diablo III real-money auction house is expected to go live sometime today.

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Kodachikuno

Sweet Guinness shirt Mike!
http://profile.yahoo.com/THJWE4XEXAMAPW3CUGPFYCUDHE Prime

Mike Schaffnit RULES!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Feyd-Darkholme/100000194391744 Feyd Darkholme

As a WoW player I already have an Authenticator, and considering how cheap it is and brain-dead easy and quick it is to set up, getting one is an absolute no-brainer for the extra account security it gives you…
http://www.facebook.com/people/Kyle-Eggers/100000868131517 Kyle Eggers

RMAH is stupid, they should be more focused on getting the pvp into Diablo III then the RMAH.
- Jado Cast
  
  But they make money off the RMAH and not off PvP. They are taking place of the gold sellers. If you can’t beat’em join’em. amirite? XD
- http://twitter.com/dularr Dularr
  
  Looks like Blizzard wants the RMAH up and running before PVP comes out. I suspect some PVP players will rely on the RMAH for gear.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Feyd-Darkholme/100000194391744 Feyd Darkholme

RMAH is apparently up now in the Americas according to a Tweet via Blizzard… I haven’t had a chance to look yet. http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/6360586/Real-Money_Auction_House_Now_Available_in_the_Americas-6_11_2012#blog
Old Ben

Mike S. has a bit of an Anthony Costa vibe going in this video…
1970Hendrix1970

I don’t recall hearing this was needed before I paid Blizzard 60 dollars for Diablo 3 wanna bet they won’t offer peopel who don’t like it a refund on Diablo 3…
Noxdus

Wow, Mike S, you look so much older without glasses on lol.
- Camzillasmom
  
  Yes, and more attractive. i read somewhere that 40 is the new 20
http://www.facebook.com/people/Phil-Thompson/1646123599 Phil Thompson

Paying real life money to buy a item in game is just dumb.
- Jado Cast
  
  Yeah, almost as dumb as using real life money to buy a video game. Gshhh. ;-)
http://twitter.com/Nathiest Nathiest

I refuse to use an authenticator. It’s a freaken scam and I’m not buying it.
- http://profile.yahoo.com/ITHF7XKYGVXFAPCDMDJTKHLBBU Lian Wan
  
  Well there is the phone app.
- Old Ben
  
  What if they give you one for free?
http://www.facebook.com/lee.contreras2 Lee Contreras

must be hot in that studio cause he looks kind of greasy
http://twitter.com/Virg_Ilio Virg_Ilio

If the game wasn’t Diablo 3 I would even consider spending money on a virtual item.
Camzillasmom

I rather save my money for GW2.
http://www.facebook.com/paul.j.hayes Paul J Hayes

why does this website make a video for something i can read before you finish going on about how great net flicks is? You know you can just download stuff for free on pirate bay? L2 Internet GBTV stop making video for things that take longer to buffer than read.
- http://www.JustInGaming.com/ Justin Kennedy
  
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Xample

People are still playing Diablo 3?!!
Revanhavoc

SO Mike, been working on those tri’s and bi’s huh?

Figured out that rubbing your hands together like that does wonders for making your arms look big huh?

Keep it up with those curls big guy you’re gonna be a star
http://twitter.com/ajutine Kylamiis

http://eu.battle.net/support/en/article/battle-net-balance-faq#q10
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Can I use my Battle.net Balance as the automatic payment method for my recurring World of Warcraft subscription?

- No.
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