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CastillleCastillle Member UncommonPosts: 2,679
in The Pub at MMORPG.COM

http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2011/06/02/chinese-prisoners-forced-to-farm-world-of-warcraft-gold/



on phone and i don have the linkingtags memorized x.x

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  • tank017tank017 Member Posts: 2,192

    sure is..

     

    its actually been going on for years now.

     

    along  with other crazy stuff, like a couple selling off their kid for in game gold.etc

  • WreckoniingWreckoniing Member UncommonPosts: 279
    funny thing about the article is they actually blamed the developers
  • moosecatlolmoosecatlol Member RarePosts: 1,531
    Yep, think of it as one of the labor jobs that prisons are known for. However I believe in this situation there was the ultimatum of meet the quota or get the stick.
  • EnerzealEnerzeal Member Posts: 326
    Ahh if only WoW was free for all pvp and full loot, I'd play a chinese server and never work for my gold again, just kill chinese inmates all day long.

  • RednecksithRednecksith Member Posts: 1,238
    Yup, it's been going on for quite some time now. Personally I think the author placing the blame on Blizzard is a bit ridiculous. What are they supposed to do, sue the Chinese government? Ban all Chinese players from NA / EU servers?
  • darkkblackdarkkblack Member Posts: 38

    That is so sick! But if I ever had to do time jokes on them if they punished me by sitting me down in front of a game like wow all day. 

     

    Starcraft 2 cinematics they have a terran prisoner suit up and fight as his sentence. His armor was his new cell or something morbid like that.

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  • ScalplessScalpless Member UncommonPosts: 1,426
    If I were a prisoner, I'd rather farm gold in WoW than be forced into manual labor. Especially because I bet manual labor is far from pleasant in Chinese prisons.
  • MuppetierMuppetier Member UncommonPosts: 279
    Originally posted by Castillle

    http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2011/06/02/chinese-prisoners-forced-to-farm-world-of-warcraft-gold/



    on phone and i don have the linkingtags memorized x.x

     

    would not surprise me. Bit of a necro though, look at your URL, article is from June 2011.

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