1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comAdam Gauntlett Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/karloff/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="gSJvdDwyOd"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/diablos-still-always-online-despite-auction-house-removal/"><i>Diablo</i>‘s Still Always Online Despite Auction House Removal</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/diablos-still-always-online-despite-auction-house-removal/embed/#?secret=gSJvdDwyOd" width="600" height="338" title="“<i>Diablo</i>‘s Still Always Online Despite Auction House Removal” — The Escapist" data-secret="gSJvdDwyOd" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> The auction house was never the reason for always online, says Blizzard. Yes, the Diablo III auction house is no more, but does that mean the game will drop its always online policy? No, Blizzard tells Rock Paper Shotgun, dashing the hopes of those eager for a single player offline experience. In fact, the auction house wasn’t the reason why Diablo III had to be always online; there were other compelling arguments, like Real ID and BattleTag social features. The full statement reads: We do not have plans to implement an offline mode. While the always-online requirement made the auction […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/library/deriv/593/593137.jpg