Gamer Sues MMORPG After Losing Items

Posted by simoniker on Friday August 22, 2003 @05:04AM from the goodbye-items-hello-anguish dept.

xneilj writes "According to Ananova.com, a Chinese gamer is believed to be suing Korean-based JC Entertainment, after losing in-game items in the PC MMO title RedMoon Online. As well as the return of his lost items, he is also seeking over $1200 for 'mental anguish'." The article explains: "Li, from Beijing, had built up his stock of virtual weaponry while playing RedMoon over the last two years... When he discovered all of his awarded equipment had disappeared, he contacted the provider for help, but the company refused to take any responsibility for the loss."

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This is why... by AaronBaker2000 · 2003-08-22 05:08 · Score: 5, Insightful

This is exactly why Sony tries to prevent the sale of virtual items in Everquest. If it can be proven that that these virtual items have monetary value, then the developers can be sued everytime a server crashes.
Generally, I believe that in these situations, we should let the market decide what has value. However, I really don't like the idea of game developers getting sued.

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