Shiny Prizes

[Archon_Wing]

Id'ing items interrupts the action too much, so I like to ID them at my leisure when I decide to end a run. It is much easier to spend 10 seconds going to town and stuffing the goodies in the stash as opposed to picking out junk to toss on the ground or vendor when your inventory gets too full.

Also, after I finish a run, it lets me go over the spoils gained for it at my own leisure. I'm not in need for vendor money and the items aren't going anywhere soon anyways.

Finally, it's the Christmas Tree Present effect. Just a lot of stuff waiting to be unwrapped. The psychological appearance of me having dragged a large pile of stuff regardless of quality feels a lot better than ID'ing something immediately. The more filled my stash is, the more I feel that I have been doing a good job killing demons.

To me, Diablo is all about anticipation. I'm really glad they buffed trash mob drops. This means that killing anything in this game in bulk can yield treasure. Way better than just running to elites or bosses, I'd say.