Even though I don't trade and have only found one each in three years of the two items I lost, I tend to agree with your statement. Sure, it sucks, but I can still play and I realize nothing is perfect, but I also believe that this was avoidable and possibly even intentional. This never ever happened in 1.09. I honestly believe that this is an attempt to get me to quit playing D2 because Blizzard loses money on it everyday due to upkeep of servers. I think I might still play just to make Blizzard pay a little more. Blizzard is a victim of it's own popularity. It's a love/hate thing nearly unequaled in online gaming.