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Opathu

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PostSubject: Guardian on Chinese gold farming   Guardian on Chinese gold farming EmptyFri Mar 06, 2009 10:26 am

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/mar/05/virtual-world-china

Will be writing something along these lines soon for Eurogamer.net.
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PostSubject: Re: Guardian on Chinese gold farming   Guardian on Chinese gold farming EmptyFri Mar 06, 2009 12:06 pm

Interesting article, but I'd like to hear more about the legal implications that currently exist and whether its legality is likely to be challenged in the future.
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PostSubject: Re: Guardian on Chinese gold farming   Guardian on Chinese gold farming EmptyFri Mar 06, 2009 12:21 pm

I'll be doing 3-4 pieces on it shortly, Phil. Have interviews with:

Intro

The general image of gold sellers as bots, Chinese, hackers etc
Academic studies on size of market, its growth, how it's $1bn worldwide
Sophistication and intro of legit RMT (real money trading) by some MMO companies

1. Gold sellers

a) Chinese gold farmer
b) Large Chinese company
c) Old school player who used to make £100 a month doing it
d) Guy who reviews gold selling companies and uses them


2. Players

Various, both users of gold selling and anti- or bad experiences (hacked)

3. MMO companies

a) Blizzard (generic "it's bad" statement)
b) CCP (Eve Online, who have introduced some of their own legit gold selling as well as fighting vs gold sellers from outside)
c) Jagex, the makers of Runescape
d) Sony Entertainment (Everquest, who have introduced legit gold selling)
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PostSubject: Re: Guardian on Chinese gold farming   Guardian on Chinese gold farming EmptyFri Mar 06, 2009 2:25 pm

Has anyone ever suggested that Blizz offer to undercut the gold sellers? I mean, it would reduce the interference that they create and make more money for Blizz in the process.
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Leaf

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PostSubject: Re: Guardian on Chinese gold farming   Guardian on Chinese gold farming EmptyFri Mar 06, 2009 2:37 pm

I don't think they'd ruin their game just because people set themselves and their friends up for easier hackin' and stealin'.
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PostSubject: Re: Guardian on Chinese gold farming   Guardian on Chinese gold farming EmptyFri Mar 06, 2009 2:50 pm

Leaf wrote:
I don't think they'd ruin their game just because people set themselves and their friends up for easier hackin' and stealin'.

But it wouldn't ruin the game as I'm fairly sure that most people who don't get farmed gold wouldn't change their way of playing as they would refuse to pay more.
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PostSubject: Re: Guardian on Chinese gold farming   Guardian on Chinese gold farming EmptyFri Mar 06, 2009 3:20 pm

We're both assuming, and we both could be wrong... or right, and it's that right on my assumption that scares them more than the possibility that your assumption is right.

At least that's what I think (read: don't know).
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PostSubject: Re: Guardian on Chinese gold farming   Guardian on Chinese gold farming EmptyFri Mar 06, 2009 3:22 pm

All this talk of Chinese is making me hungry.
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PostSubject: Re: Guardian on Chinese gold farming   Guardian on Chinese gold farming EmptyFri Mar 06, 2009 3:22 pm

Read my story biatches xD
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