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===RMT Fees in Diablo 3===
* The gold auction house is once again available for testing* The listing fee for all auctions has been removed* The transaction fee for auctions in the currency-based auction house has been increased to 1.25 Beta Bucks* The minimum listing price for an item in the currency-based auction house has been increased to 1.50 Beta Bucks* Players may now only have 10 active auctions per auction house* [[Tooltips]] have been added which will allow players to compare items on the auction house to the items they're currently wearing ===The Fees are Too Damn High!===[[Bashiok]] argued back against criticism of the RMAH fees in a forum post in late December, 2011.[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blue-on-rmah-fees]
<blue>The listing and transaction fees, which are flat fees, are being kept as low as we possibly can keep them. Right now in beta it’s 0.80 ‘Beta Bucks’ total if you list and sell an item, and it’s possible it’ll be around that in USD for North America at launch. We still don’t know yet, though, but we’re trying to keep it as low as possible. And of course keep in mind that we still intend to offer a number of free listings per week. If someone wants to just use their free listings every week, they’re more than welcome to. We anticipate a lot of people will go this route as it’s a no-risk situation and no fees are taken if the item doesn’t sell.</blue>
As some fans pointed out, the "low as possible" figure is whatever Blizzard sets it to. After all, they're handling the entire transaction -- there are no outside fees -- so they could set the price to zero, if they wished. Obviously they need to cover their costs for hosting Battle.net and developing the software in the first place, and moderation and support, but that would surely cost a lot less than eighty cents per sale.
There are other factors, of course. Since there's no subscription fee for Diablo III, Blizzard is using the RMAH to generate income off of Diablo III long term, or at least clear enough to cover the hosting costs. Also, if auctions were all free, players would post everything without any judgment, entirely spamming up the process. Some cost keeps the system from being clogged by junk, and provides a basic check on the lowest level of the economy. Time will tell if the eighty cent The listing fee is viable in was eventually removed, while the final game, and Blizzard will surely be responsive maximum open auctions per account was lowered to player needs and economic functions, as they have no previous experience running this sort of system either10.
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