Quote Originally Posted by ImaNihilist View Post
I'm not too worried about it though. Blizzard can easily make very small tweaks that change the entire economy. For example, they can release a set of items which can't be repaired, BoE items, or somehow quantify the probability.
The problem is those tweaks fix the macro-economy of the AH, but destroy the gamer that wants to play by finding their own gear. Then you are bound to the AH, because your rare items are unrepairable or you absolutely never see a drop that you can use. BOE could be the way to go, but like I said I think too many items drop for it to really matter---but if you tweak the drop rate you could destroy normal play. They need super items that are BOP perhaps linked to achievements, very hard quests, or extremely rare/practically impossible bosses.