Difference between revisions of "Binding"
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[[Bashiok]] addressed this issue during a mini-interview posted as part of Blizzcast #13, in February 2010. [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blizzcast-13-is-live/] | [[Bashiok]] addressed this issue during a mini-interview posted as part of Blizzcast #13, in February 2010. [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blizzcast-13-is-live/] | ||
| − | < | + | <blue><font color="#FFFFFF">Will all Bind on Equip or Bind on Pickup items be bound to account? So you can hand them down to your other characters as you find better gear.</font><br> |
Maybe. It sounds kind of cool. So I asked Jay and some of the other designers about this actually because I wasn’t sure, but Jay’s response was “That sounds awesome!” And he likes things that are awesome. Which is a very Jay Wilson quote. But there could be economic reasons that we don’t do that, there could be gameplay reasons we don’t do that. It’s probably too early to say, but that sounds cool so we’ll have to see.</blue> | Maybe. It sounds kind of cool. So I asked Jay and some of the other designers about this actually because I wasn’t sure, but Jay’s response was “That sounds awesome!” And he likes things that are awesome. Which is a very Jay Wilson quote. But there could be economic reasons that we don’t do that, there could be gameplay reasons we don’t do that. It’s probably too early to say, but that sounds cool so we’ll have to see.</blue> | ||
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Bashiok elaborated on this later that same day, when a fan pointed out that BoA could lead to stagnation in the economy, if every account eventually had several of the best items that players could pass around between their different characters. [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/more-from-blizzard-on-boe-boa/] | Bashiok elaborated on this later that same day, when a fan pointed out that BoA could lead to stagnation in the economy, if every account eventually had several of the best items that players could pass around between their different characters. [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/more-from-blizzard-on-boe-boa/] | ||
| − | < | + | <blue>Totally, which is why I said “But there could be economic reasons that we don’t do that.” |
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It would probably stagnate the economy… UNLESS, there are other systems in place that could make it attractive for players to essentially destroy their BoAs. So I don’t think it’s without solution at least, but it could get sticky if not balanced or pulled off just right. | It would probably stagnate the economy… UNLESS, there are other systems in place that could make it attractive for players to essentially destroy their BoAs. So I don’t think it’s without solution at least, but it could get sticky if not balanced or pulled off just right. | ||
Revision as of 09:22, 5 July 2011
Binding refers to items that are locked to a character or account once they are found, picked up, or equipped (depending on the particular rules for that item in a particular game). Binding is most often incorporated into a game to limit trading, either by removing items from the economy (once they are equipped they can not be traded) or to force players to find their own gear (bind on pick-up or account items can't be traded at all).
There is no item binding of any kind in Diablo III. See the three item binding articles for more details about each type of binding.
Item Binding in Diablo III
Jay Wilson addressed this issue in an interview from BlizzCon 2009. [1]
Bashiok addressed this issue during a mini-interview posted as part of Blizzcast #13, in February 2010. [2]
Maybe. It sounds kind of cool. So I asked Jay and some of the other designers about this actually because I wasn’t sure, but Jay’s response was “That sounds awesome!” And he likes things that are awesome. Which is a very Jay Wilson quote. But there could be economic reasons that we don’t do that, there could be gameplay reasons we don’t do that. It’s probably too early to say, but that sounds cool so we’ll have to see.
Bashiok elaborated on this later that same day, when a fan pointed out that BoA could lead to stagnation in the economy, if every account eventually had several of the best items that players could pass around between their different characters. [3]
It would probably stagnate the economy… UNLESS, there are other systems in place that could make it attractive for players to essentially destroy their BoAs. So I don’t think it’s without solution at least, but it could get sticky if not balanced or pulled off just right.
Binding was finally ruled out in April 2011, by Jay Wilson in an interview with Diablo3.cc. [4]
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