A disservice?

[Roland]

Simply put, IMO, the AH is a choice you can make. You can use it, or not. Any consequences to your gameplay or satisfaction are then solely yours. Just like what difficulty you play in or how fast you get there, or whether you're an altoholic or not.

Taking a feature away because you can't keep yourself from using it doesn't make sense. That's your issue, not the game's.

(Not aimed at anyone in particular here.)

Agreed.

Also, I'd just like to say that I just beat Belial in a single try. Apparently I'm much better at playing at 2:00 PM after a decent night's sleep than I am at 2:00 AM. It was almost trivially easy. Guess I was more tired than I thought, although I know that gear I bought last night helped mitigate the damage. It's amazing what a few small percentage points can do in terms of damage reduction. Now, if only I could get some decent Shoulders! Also, changing out Multishot for Vault didn't hurt (although it wasn't necessary), and changing Impale from Impact to Chemical Burn made a difference in my damage, too. So, now on to Act 3 and eventually level 60. Then the real fun begins (Nephalem Valor).