I don’t. I just know what has been said about D2R in terms of interviews and tweets. Blizzar/VV have been consistent since D2R announcement that additional changes (e.g. balance changes) could be coming to D2R if the players want them in multiple interviews from multiple Blizzard/VV folks.
You also need to read the tweets that Rod responded from late August to see what “it” refers. I see that you failed to mention that.
Below is the link to all of Rod’s late August tweets in context.https://imgur.com/a/6MAmMMP
If one inspects the image, there are two distinct tweets that Rod responds to. In the bottom half of the image, he reaffirms that Blizzard has discussed adding optional personal loot and that it would not be added at D2R launch. He further states that if (and emphasis on if) personal loot would be introduced, it would be at game creation and players would opt-in.
In the top half, Rod is responding to a tweet where someone is concerned that the D2 loot experience (FFA loot) would be altered in D2R. This tweet was 8 minutes after the other tweet. Rod assures that FFA loot will continue to exist in perpetuity in D2R and not to worry. This quote does not exclude the possibility of introducing optional personal loot later that is opt-in since the original FFA loot experience still remains preserved for anyone who wants that experience.
Also, it is noteworthy that Rod stated:
"if we were ever to do it we would make it an option for the game you create so that people have to opt in to that style."
From this we can conclude:
Blizzard does not consider the introduction of optional personal loot significant enough to require a separate realm. Blizzard considers this change insignificant enough that it can be set at game creation.
Blizzard also apparently recognized that optional personal loot would not adversely affect the trade economy and knows that personal loot does not lead to extra items drops in comparison to FFA only loot. This confirms that Blizzard implementation is not up to 8x drops as some have falsely claimed.
If optional personal loot is added by Blizzard, there would be no game where players would be using two different loot systems.
By having an opt in system, the old D2 loot system (FFA loot) is preserved for anyone who wants that experience.
Marius Trolle on Twitter: “@RodFergusson Hi again Rod, if your team considiring Ploot in D2:R. Please do timer instead, then both sides can pick up the item. Let say you have 2-3 seconds to pickup the item on the ground before it is visable for everyone else.But I prefer FFA like D2. Let the game stay uniq” / Twitter
Rod Fergusson on Twitter: “@NorXTroll Hey, first, I only said it was a thing that we discussed and if we were ever to do it we would make it an option for the game you create so that people have to opt in to that style. But it’s definitely not happening at launch.” / Twitter
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