The following is a video from an old D.I.C.E. event of former Blizzard North executive, Bill Roper giving a speech about the aspects of rewarding players. It's an interesting lecture…
http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/5235395182#4 Silent But Deadly Staff of Flatulence 1337 Damage Per Second 666 Damage 2 Attacks per Second + Releases an invisible cloud of toxic gas that deals 500% weapon damage…
Per a community manager (Bashiok) in a January 2012 posting: "We reevaluated average character and account storage space requirements, and found it necessary to ensure we could handle what…