The game will have to invest in itself for maintaining the economy. Economists both macro and micro, and data-mining algarythms(how ever you spell that). Bliz has actually done put the most work into this; however, their weak part is in the time it takes for them to act.
Now games like EQ, they think that gold selling is in general OK (unofficially), because it tends to keep players playing longer in endgame. I was on my last month or so of EQ1 when i descided to buy some gold just to see how it actually worked. Seeing how the gold was handed out like candy in the Bazaar from the same player for weeks on end was really pathetic...even after I reported him. So many were buying gold at that point that SoE would have never done anything about it.
When I was playing WoW and getting into endgame I was having issues with herbs and ore, and the farmers. So i started tracking the farmers, sellers, alts, and buyers. I even cought teleport hackers. I reported them all. I had to repeat this every month or so so i could harvest the weeds I needed.
The problem was, Bliz could have nipped the farmers in the bud long before I reported them, and saved so many so much grief.
Is the issue so much with selling gold in general or is the farmers who sell gold? I know the second is worse than the first but by how much? (attempted thread hike)
the gold in or is the who sell the worse than the but by how much (attempted thread hike)second is gold?with selling so much farmers know first?
What?
Whining about gold sellers isnt going to fix anything, its their job, they have to eat.
Gold sellers dont bother me and i dont bother them. If they do bother you, find consolation that you would be more proud in the equipment and gold you've earned. Instead of bought with real money.
Although, if it makes you feel better, by all means keep on posting the same threads until your post count is over 1000.
If you hate the gold farming/selling, play the niche game that no one plays, so no one farms, because there's no profit... oh crap, but then everyone will start selling in the game... oh god... we're screwed... this all seems kind of redundant, doesn't it? JUST LIKE THESE TOPICS!!!
ok lets face it... we cant do anything about them nor do we want to do anything... all i see people whining yet still buying gold and services... only _true_ way to stop that market is to stop buying gold and services but as we know it's kinda hard... like 1 UO player once said "i have money and i can buy it" and truth is that works... i dont care about bots or ebayers... tbh i've never cared about them, cos if you care too much you'll just burn yourself with it.
P.S. oh yes even i've sold gold! mmm money talks and you cant deny it
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Now games like EQ, they think that gold selling is in general OK (unofficially), because it tends to keep players playing longer in endgame. I was on my last month or so of EQ1 when i descided to buy some gold just to see how it actually worked. Seeing how the gold was handed out like candy in the Bazaar from the same player for weeks on end was really pathetic...even after I reported him. So many were buying gold at that point that SoE would have never done anything about it.
When I was playing WoW and getting into endgame I was having issues with herbs and ore, and the farmers. So i started tracking the farmers, sellers, alts, and buyers. I even cought teleport hackers. I reported them all. I had to repeat this every month or so so i could harvest the weeds I needed.
The problem was, Bliz could have nipped the farmers in the bud long before I reported them, and saved so many so much grief.
Is the issue so much with selling gold in general or is the farmers who sell gold? I know the second is worse than the first but by how much? (attempted thread hike)
Whining about gold sellers isnt going to fix anything, its their job, they have to eat.
Gold sellers dont bother me and i dont bother them. If they do bother you, find consolation that you would be more proud in the equipment and gold you've earned. Instead of bought with real money.
Although, if it makes you feel better, by all means keep on posting the same threads until your post count is over 1000.
I HAVE THE SOLUTION, EVERYONE READ MY POST!!!!!
If you hate the gold farming/selling, play the niche game that no one plays, so no one farms, because there's no profit... oh crap, but then everyone will start selling in the game... oh god... we're screwed... this all seems kind of redundant, doesn't it? JUST LIKE THESE TOPICS!!!
ok lets face it... we cant do anything about them nor do we want to do anything... all i see people whining yet still buying gold and services... only _true_ way to stop that market is to stop buying gold and services but as we know it's kinda hard... like 1 UO player once said "i have money and i can buy it" and truth is that works... i dont care about bots or ebayers... tbh i've never cared about them, cos if you care too much you'll just burn yourself with it.
P.S.
oh yes even i've sold gold! mmm money talks and you cant deny it