#23 - Aug. 21, 2013, 8:05 p.m.
I made a post about this on the General Discussion forums, but there is no harm in saying it again over here. We're not planning on removing the Auction House at this time. While removing it would remedy the problem it creates, it would create additional problems as well, like spamming chat with WTS and WTB all day long. Instead, we'd like to make it feel less necessary by improving the loot hunting game. We have no problems with players using the Auction House if they want to, but targeted drops, reduced trash items, better stat ranges, new Legendary effects, and the Mystic should allow players to upgrade items without feeling like they must buy them from the AH.