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 Member 222 Level 36.56 Mar 2006 
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I've made this argument many times in the past and I think it still holds true today: let's say I really really enjoy playing <diablo2/WoW/FFXI/randomMMO> but I also have a full time job. I don't have the time for grinding for the 8 hours a day necessary to find all the items and gold needed to outfit my character well enough to survive in the harsh harsh online world. But you see, I really really enjoy playing the game and don't want to spend my whole night after I get off work just farming some area in hopes of finding that elusive item. Wouldn't it be better and more fun for me to shell out twenty or fifty bucks to get everything I need, so that I can not worry about the grinding and just get straight to the role playing that I so love?
Now I understand that this particular scenario does not apply to all gamers who purchase items, but it is still a valid point that should be taken into consideration before bitching and moaning about people selling virtual items for real money. Seriously, no one is using this to make themselves a fortune of real cash. It's probably some teenager who is using the money he makes selling gold to buy pot without his parents knowing {or asking "hey timmy what did you spend that 50 dollars I gave you the other day on}. Jam it back in, in the dark. I didn't say I wouldn't go fishin' with the man.
All I'm sayin' is, if he comes near me, I'll put him in the wall. |
Member 222 Level 36.56 Mar 2006
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Good point about China. I'm sure that sums of money like 50 USD can go a lot further there than it can here, so it could be a viable means of employment.
But whether or not there are other games that would be better suited to my hypothetical needs is irrelevant. Maybe all of my close and personals play <diablo2/WoW/FFXI/randomMMORPG>. Maybe I for whatever reason derive much please out of the game experience. But you're right, why play a game which is structured such that you are required to keep shelling out money {monthly fees hi there}, that's just silly. I do not play any MMORPGs which have monthly fees, and I do not and have not ever purchased in-game items or currency using real money, but still I can see how some people could be inclined to do this, especially if the person really really enjoys it and has a fair amount of disposable income. There's nowhere I can't reach. I didn't say I wouldn't go fishin' with the man.
All I'm sayin' is, if he comes near me, I'll put him in the wall. |
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