Gold Selling/Farming in MMO's
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How do you feel about gold(currency) selling/buying? do you buy gold? any ideas how companies can stop it?
i think it ruins the player run economy. if it's allowed to get too far out of hand, the farmers can eventually dictate the price of items on the open market, there by ensuring that no one can afford anything with out buying gold. other players will sucumb to greed, and price their items close to the gold farmers higher price.
back when i started playing WoW, you could start a new character on a new server and buy low level gear from the auction house with just mob drop and quest reward cash(much less than 1g). by the time i quit, about two years later, the low level gear on the AH was was going for 2-10g. unless you either bought gold, or had a high level toon on the same server for finacial support, you were stuck with what ever gear dropped randomly. whether it was spec'd for your class or not. once it gets that bad, it encourages people new to the game to buy gold too. thus perpetuating the cycle.
some companies are strict about it and will even ban players caught buying gold. others don't seem to care at all.
providing micro transactions for in game items seems to make buying gold from outside sources look a little less atractive to players. strict penalties and enforcment can make a difference too i think.
not to mention the constant anoying bot spam advertising their site. plus there is always the risk of getting hacked buy the gold sellers. but i think if you buy gold instead of earn it, you desrve to lose all your loot.
i think it ruins the player run economy. if it's allowed to get too far out of hand, the farmers can eventually dictate the price of items on the open market, there by ensuring that no one can afford anything with out buying gold. other players will sucumb to greed, and price their items close to the gold farmers higher price.
back when i started playing WoW, you could start a new character on a new server and buy low level gear from the auction house with just mob drop and quest reward cash(much less than 1g). by the time i quit, about two years later, the low level gear on the AH was was going for 2-10g. unless you either bought gold, or had a high level toon on the same server for finacial support, you were stuck with what ever gear dropped randomly. whether it was spec'd for your class or not. once it gets that bad, it encourages people new to the game to buy gold too. thus perpetuating the cycle.
some companies are strict about it and will even ban players caught buying gold. others don't seem to care at all.
providing micro transactions for in game items seems to make buying gold from outside sources look a little less atractive to players. strict penalties and enforcment can make a difference too i think.
not to mention the constant anoying bot spam advertising their site. plus there is always the risk of getting hacked buy the gold sellers. but i think if you buy gold instead of earn it, you desrve to lose all your loot.
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Dope Stone Lion
I use to sell ores and runes(mainly chaos) when I played RS, but only for other items in game. I left my account loaded with gold.
Eh, I don't really have a problem with it though, since the sellers and the producers have to come to an agreement when trading right?(it's been a while)
Eh, I don't really have a problem with it though, since the sellers and the producers have to come to an agreement when trading right?(it's been a while)
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One of the main reasons I stopped playing MMORPG's. The problem itself isnt just visible on WoW, but also on other MMO's... it kinda sucks, its like buying power through REAL money (PAY TO WIN).... as if its not a game anymore (Some companies EVEN tolerate gold selling.)
These are just one of the things that poisons the game's community, as the gold sellers do their thinig, it actually inflates the in game market prices for some items..
That's why I play League of Legends. I had to get away from all the restless grinding, dungeon raids etc.... atleast when I play LoL I'm not required to spend a cent.
These are just one of the things that poisons the game's community, as the gold sellers do their thinig, it actually inflates the in game market prices for some items..
That's why I play League of Legends. I had to get away from all the restless grinding, dungeon raids etc.... atleast when I play LoL I'm not required to spend a cent.
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Dope Stone Lion
I just read an article on what's going on in EVE.
I find a bit funny on how the producers are totally fine with letting a few angry players ruin an entire games economy.
I find a bit funny on how the producers are totally fine with letting a few angry players ruin an entire games economy.
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I had forgotten about this thread, but i saw some stooge remak in another thread that reminded me...
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it has gotten to the point where i don't even bother with pay to play games anymore. at least with free to play or pay for perks style games, the companies try to keep it some what balanced. you can buy bonuses from them, but they really only help a little. and it seems a lot of the more popular stuff is temporary stat boosts, and if someone is willing to pay for that, it helps keeps the game free for a stingy bastard like me.
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it has gotten to the point where i don't even bother with pay to play games anymore. at least with free to play or pay for perks style games, the companies try to keep it some what balanced. you can buy bonuses from them, but they really only help a little. and it seems a lot of the more popular stuff is temporary stat boosts, and if someone is willing to pay for that, it helps keeps the game free for a stingy bastard like me.
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It annoys me that some people cheat their way to get gold, but I'm not completely against it. Since most companies have rules that go against doing such a thing, it's kinda funny to watch a high-level player get banned because they decided to spend real life money on in-game money. If they want to waste money on a risky gamble that ultimately has a payout of zero, and could cost them their entire account, so be it. They just better not get away with it excessively.