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China Bans Gold Farming
« Thread Started on Jun 30, 2009, 6:55am »
http://www.informationweek.com/news/inte....cleID=218101859

"The trading of virtual currency for real cash employs hundreds of thousands of people worldwide and generates between $200 million and $1 billion annually, according to a 2008 survey conducted by Richard Heeks at the University of Manchester. He estimates that between 80% and 85% of gold farmers are based in China. [...] Game companies typically forbid gold farming but committed virtual currency traders find ways around such rules. Some game companies have recognized the futility of trying to ban the practice and have built virtual commerce into their game infrastructure."
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Re: China Bans Gold Farming
« Reply #1 on Jun 30, 2009, 9:58am »
The most ludicrous part of this is that people are willing to pay money for virtual land/money in a game in the first place! We really are becoming a world full of idiots.
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Re: China Bans Gold Farming
« Reply #2 on Jun 30, 2009, 3:54pm »
I have never played World of Warcraft, but I've heard that the epic mount is indeed epic.

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Re: China Bans Gold Farming
« Reply #3 on Jun 30, 2009, 4:57pm »

Jun 30, 2009, 9:58am, Franjeka_Re{PoT}ted wrote:
The most ludicrous part of this is that people are willing to pay money for virtual land/money in a game in the first place! We really are becoming a world full of idiots.


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