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EverQuest and the UN

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-thats-just-plain-bizarre dept.

maddugan writes "NewScientiest.com has a piece on how EverQuest has spawned an economy with a per-captia income comparable to that of a small country. Mostly from profiteering on eBay. If it was indeed a country, it would rank 77th, just behind Russia." It'll be quite interesting to see what happens as MMORPGs gain popularity and absorb more and more man hours.

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  1. Wyvern by Gunfighter · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    For those of you looking for a fun Online RPG, check out Wyvern. It's written in Python and Jython. I'm not sure if the engine code is open source, but the author funds the server himself and only asks for contributions if you can spare them. If you know Jython, you can become a wizard and write your own additions to the game (new maps, towns, monsters, items, etc.).

    --
    -- Stu

    /. ID under 2,000. I feel old now.
  2. Re:Invade France by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    As a representative of France, let me be the first to say: WE SURRENDER!!

  3. Re:Astrid Lindgren, 94, is dead by GLevangelist · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "If you didn't enoy her works, you are a complete moron."

    Without that sentence your post would have been off topic, but worthwhile.

    As it is, it's off topic and utterly stupid.

  4. Re:Invade France by Mofo_abc123 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Yeah, but the French are saying their Maginot Firewall is completely impregnable! ;-)

    But they only have ports 80, and 22 blocked!! ;)