I did not know that the D2JSP site sold the gold. Knowing this, I completely agree that the site and everything to do with it is bad juju.
On the subject of the CAPTCHA, it would be so easy to implement a system that cannot be broken.
Here's one just off the top of my head. Imagine the following letter A's were nine different colors.
A-A-A
A-A-A What is the color of the A that is above the center A?
A-A-A
There is no way in hell any bot that is going to be created will be able to keep up with non-binary questions like these. You can incorporate anything into it. Switch the colors. Switch the questions. Do some math problems.
It's a brilliant idea. Bashiok, if you're reading this, please mention it to the higher ups.