Watching Blizzard: It’s quiet. Too quiet… (Patreon)

Another relatively quiet day has come and gone. In fact, the day's biggest news was about some of World of Warcraft's earliest history. (I'll let you guess which.)

Let's get to the day's happenings.

Is the auction house finally getting some fixes?

• The auction house is a mess, and it became more of a mess with the launch of Battle for Azeroth which made it laggy to the point of uselessness for a few days. Blizzard has put out a quick fix which raises the deposit for single-stack crafting items to discourage people from posting so many auctions, and we'll have to wait and see if that helps.
• But the auction house interface has been almost unchanged since the game's launch. Will this dinosaur of a feature ever get the overhaul it so badly needs to make it easy to use without an addon? I'm not holding my breath, but I'll continue to live in hope.

Remember the book about vanilla WoW development we talked about yesterday?

• Apparently we're all eager to read up on WoW's history. The book's Kickstarter campaign went live on Tuesday, and as I am writing this it has raised $131k out of its original $10k goal. So if you want a book, head over there to pre-order it.
• By the time you read this, it may have gone well beyond that. When I first checked the campaign, it was at $14k. Then $49k. Then $87k. And now it's $131k. Who knows what it will be by the time I get up in the morning.

Ready for more swimming?

• Anne is continuing to explore the oceans and found a brand new underwater adventure.
• Sorry (not sorry).

Will 2018 finally be the year of Diablo?

• I have to say, I don't share Rossi's optimism on this. But Blizzard has been teasing and teasing about their Diablo project, so maybe this BlizzCon will finally be the game's time to shine.

A pirate's life for me

• Another character profile went up today, and let me tell you Anne was thrilled to write a proper Kul Tiran pirate story.
• Want your own character profile? If you support us at $25+ for one month, we'll put your character on our to-write list. If you submit one right now, there are four others in front of you so you can expect it in a month or two. Here's where to submit your character info.

And that's all there is for the moment. Soon it will be a brand new day, and I'll see you then. This is Liz, signing out.