Interesting Read

[Sitka]

Interesting article in today's New York Times about Chinese online gaming farms where they collect items, sell accounts and raise characters for rich lazies:

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/09/technology/09gaming.html?hp&ex=1134190800&en=d5d225932e8ebecb&ei=5094&partner=homepage

Kind of makes you wonder where the online gaming community is going.

[Jehosaphaty]

unfortunately im not at all suprised.

[ABDUR101]

Nothing new though. Funny how it's just another form of sweatshop. These people work for something like 56cents an hour, the higher-ups and in-charge of the 'end result sales' make thousands.

[InfinityXXX]

When I use to play Ragnarok Online, you could go to E-bay and other stores and buy virtual zenny,items and accounts for real money but you can be banned if found out.

[Rubius-sama]

I need to register. That's not good.

[Daikarin]

When PSO for the Dreamcast first came out, the character used by IGN was put to sale one month after that on eBay or something. I heard it got its price high.