Mangle Diablo III-spillere mener at auktionshuset i spillet havde alt for stor indflydelse på hvordan man fik nyt udstyr. Og den kritik er Blizzard enige i, i en grad så et af målene med den nye udvidelse Reaper of Souls er at "skære benene af" auktionshuset.
Det siger lead content designer Kevin Martens i et interview med PC Gamer. Det skal ikke være nødvendigt at bruge auktionshuset, siger han:
"The loot system and the enchanting and crafting systems are both intended to cut the legs out from the auction house; to make it unnecessary to go on it to some degree, where the most fun way to play the game becomes the best way to play the game", siger han.
Det nye loot-system i Reaper of Souls skal sørge for færre men bedre drops, der i højere grad er tunet til ens figur snarere end at være helt tilfældige.
Blizzard har dog ingen planer om at fjerne auktionshuset helt, siger Martens:
"It's just that it's been skewed so if you're a character who's spending money maybe you're getting eighty percent of your gear from the Auction House, and 20 percent in game. It should be the reverse at best. It's more fun to kill monsters. It's the same thing I said about Loot Runs. If you want the best gear, let's put it in a place in-game where you're killing monsters".