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A Guide to Farmers In World of Warcraft

Posted by Zonk on from the look-behind-the-curtain dept.

Trounce writes "Game Guides Online has a lengthy article exploring how farmers work in World of Warcraft, including their daily quotas, techniques, schedules, and how they hide their gold surplus from employers and possibly thieving partners. It has a section on how players can benefit from shift changes and score items at low prices (which can then be re-listed at a profit). From the article: 'Of course, farmers who stay on past the ends of their shifts, while their boss and/or partner breathe impatiently down there necks, are even more amenable to agreeing to ridiculously under-market offers; so keep looking for bargains after 6:00 as well.'"

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  1. Sweat Shops by MrBigInThePants · · Score: 1, Troll

    I love his take on sweat shops. Seems if you live in a thrid world country than 18 hours a day. seven days a week is perfectly ok from his point of view. (hence buying their stuff is morally ok)

    And they are forced to eat hot gravel....

    1. Re:Sweat Shops by MrBigInThePants · · Score: 1, Troll

      I did actually.

      He is NOT a proper researcher or journalist and almost ALL his "facts" are his own estimates of what goes on and a few annecdotes from people he met online.

      Not exactly investigative journalism...

    2. Re:Sweat Shops by MrBigInThePants · · Score: 0, Troll

      What I meant, in my "short of time" reply, was that the quality of the research he has undergone is substandard, non-representative and quite obvioiusly biased by his own personal connections/experiences.

      Anyone, such as myself, can be a researcher (or investigative jouirnalist) of something, but this person seems to fall far short of this particular role.

      In other words: This article is little more than someone's annecdotal experiences. The same can be found on thousands, if not millions, of blogs.

      Is this slashdotworthy?? I would have thought not.

      I have the distinct feeling that this person has ended up on slashdot because the article has the appearance, to some, of having some sort of well-researched/authoritative viewpoint.

      It quite obviously, even admitted to by you, is not.

      All of this is IMHO anyways...

  2. I Have A Real Farm by cmotd · · Score: 0, Troll

    Does anyone out there want to pay me a monthly fee to come and fix my fences and feed the cattle? Online farmers eh? Maybe solve the problem by walking up to them realy close and suddenly screaming at the top of your voice ARE YOU CRAZY, GET A F*ING LIFE!

  3. Something doesn't make sense by smvp6459 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Game: activity engaged in for diversion or amusement

    Being a farmer in an online program sounds a whole lot like not-fun. Sounds like work. That gives me an idea, I have this great game where you can come to my parent's farm and clean up after the pigs...I'll only charge you $5 per month for the "game".