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Real Money Inside in MMORPGs?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the screwball-economics dept.

Cranial writes "Sony Interactive expressly forbids the selling of Everqest or Everquest II ingame items or characters for money, but why? Imagine Massively Multiplayer Games where you can actually cash out your loot in the real world. What if that jewel in the dragon hoard was actually a digital title for the Hope Diamond or a real ancient artifact? This article on Programmers Heaven proposes a new economic model for MM games allowing free exchange of game money and items in the real world. Essentially it is a hybridization between online gaming (casino) and MM roleplaying games. Fascinating concept."

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  1. FIRST STUPID COMMENT! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    WOOHOO! IN YO FACE! Lol

  2. FIRS POST by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    FIRST POST

  3. Make SCO stop please... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I beleive that they have already caused enough damage. Make these threats stop.

  4. Speaking of duped: Where is the DNA evidence? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    for Uday and Qusai Saddam?

    Remember, during the huffing and puffing, that the
    U.S. said that it would use DNA evidence to
    verify Saddam Hussein's death?

    Cheers,
    W00t

  5. Sir, Asshat by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    YOU FAIL IT!

  6. YHBT YHL HAND by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    No text.

  7. Re:Duping? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The word is "than" you fucking moron.

  8. Re:Knowing my skills .... by Ddl_Smurf · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If the used coffee cup came from SCO offices, it might actually start gaining value rather soon...

    --
    Bleh !
  9. MOD PARENT UP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    MOD PARENT UP