Rares are still some of the most valuable items on b.net. There are very powerful helms for some druid builds that are rares, also for paladins and sorcs.
Also, about duping, every single time you join a game or leave a game, there is a soft scan for each item that checks for dupes. On ladder...
Everybody knows that. Nobody's said that the rest of the game won't (doesn't?) look like that. All we're hoping for is less of what they've shown and more of the grit and grime.
What Sedako said.
Also, Why would you tell people to go play a different game, if all they wanted was a continuation of the atmosphere if the Diablo universe?
Median Mod
I'm playing it now, its easy to install, and it supposedly makes the game a lot harder.
We should play some over himachi or something.
Edit: This is a really good mod so far. Pretty challenging, interesting skills to say the least.