[jammies]

I have no idea why anyone would spend real money on items or gold. How does that give you any sense of accomplishment? Why not just drop a couple thousand, outfit your character in all-uber gear, take a screenshot, and then quit, if all you want is the "best stuff" for some esoteric reason.

I buy stuff from the gold auction house, but that is with gold I have earned in the game. Clearing out Inferno Act I takes a couple hours with my Wizard, and a little longer with my Monk, but soon enough I'll have the gear to be farming in Act II. If I get to Act IV in a few months, what's the hurry? Diablo II was played for years; why rush?

On another note, I really like the frantic clickfest of being a glass cannon style wizard. I don't use the cheezy hydra anymore, just Meteors and Arcane Orbs, with lots and lots of running around like a homicidal coke fiend, freezing dudes, then blowing them the hell up. Sweet!