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There's Gold In Them Thar Games
Via Terra Nova, the New York Times (reg. required) has a piece discussing the increasing trend of players making serious money off of MMOGs. They cite one gentleman who is able to pay his monthly mortage thanks to his daily ventures into the virtual spaces of Second Life. From the article: "Mr. Ainsworth, 36, was not a fan of online games until his 10-year-old daughter became interested in The Sims Online. He then noticed that a large number of simoleans were for sale on eBay. 'I started hearing about players leaving the game who were selling their assets...so I figured, buy low, sell high.'"
Has anyone here actually tried this, and what were the results?
Ah, so what you could do is create a 3rd Life game inside Second Life for people to play, sell that money for 2nd Life money, and that money for In Real Life money.
"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." -- Philip K. Dick
It's true, I put in a few hours of WoW a day in, and i'm up to 10000 gold pieces. When i'm ready to retire, with Gold at over $480 an ounce, Whooooo i'll be rolling in the dough. How can I go wrong? All I need to do is contact this Blizzard company, they must be a brokerage of some sort.
Oh.. just that they're.. well.. NOT REAL.
Seriously, take out the reference to the MMOG and listen to what she's saying.
"With all the things you can buy in my imaginary environment, it's hard not to want them, just like real stuff."
Shit lady, just close your eyes for half a second and imagine it. Just as real and a hell of a lot cheaper.
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