buying gold for an MMO

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: Malak
Let's take EVE for an example though. There is no possible way to power level or twink a character. Skills take real-time to learn, there is no way to exploit the system in a manner that allows for any sort of "power leveling". Also, since everything requires a skill to do, giving yourself a billion isk doesn't mean you can go buy a dreadnought and use it.

So in the case of EVE, is buying a small amount of isk really a bad idea? It would literally take years to learn every skill in the game, nobody has yet or ever will. The biggest chunk of money I've seen for sale doesn't come close to affording you really anything of particular mention anymore, since many things are being sold in the billions now. It's more of a boost, than a way to buy yourself in.

I can see in other games, like WoW for instance, it being pretty stupid. In a game like that you can just buy everything available... but when you do that, what's the point anymore? Seems like a waste. EVE is just not like other MMOs. I don't feel bad about buying 200 million isk at all. Not one bit. At least, not after being podded 3 times tonight. I swear I'm going to get every last one of those pirates.

That's not the way WoW works. The best items bind to you when you pick them up. The ones that bind when you equip them are nice, but no where near the best.

 

[Ika]

Don't you know, they're using cheap near-slave labor to get this gold! Don't support the black market!

 

[OpTiX]

to the OP i play eve my char is slackman1 msg me in game sometime

EDIT: im also a pirate and maddd ppl camping gates and raping ppl at the belts you just gotta know the right places to go...

 

[JASANITY]

you're supposed to invest in gold in the futures market, not MMO's. Confused kids...

 

[erikistired]

Originally posted by: guoziming
Don't you know, they're using cheap near-slave labor to get this gold! Don't support the black market!

if the near-slave labor don't like it they can always quit and do something else.

 

[Fingolfin269]

Originally posted by: fisher

Originally posted by: guoziming
Don't you know, they're using cheap near-slave labor to get this gold! Don't support the black market!

if the near-slave labor don't like it they can always quit and do something else.

Also, he is more than likely referring to Chinese people. He needs to make sure to keep that in mind the next time he's shopping and 99% of the items he buys are made in China.

 

[Dumac]

I just know it would always piss me off whenever I would be in a group with some twinked asshole who didn't know what to do because he bought his gear and his level with real money.

 

[CPA]

My 12 and 9 year old son bought 500000gp on Runescape from a girl classmate of the 12 year old. I tore them a new one when I found out, first for using real money to buy fake money and second, for getting taken by a girl.

 

[tooltime]

i would really like to buy a gold eagle. i think that would be so cool to have

 

[Nocturnal]

I know of many people in real life who purchase gold for WoW.

 

[erikistired]

Originally posted by: CPA
My 12 and 9 year old son bought 500000gp on Runescape from a girl classmate of the 12 year old. I tore them a new one when I found out, first for using real money to buy fake money and second, for getting taken by a girl.

i think that's the third time i've seen you tell that story.

 

[jman19]

Reading this thread makes me want to go buy some WoW gold... it's always fun getting guys like Gurck all wound up

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: Zugzwang152
I've never bought, but I've sold a lot of in-game currency, items, and characters to one of the bigger and more popular companies. It's a nice way to "cash out" when you know you're done with a game for good.

Ive done the same, i usually try to recoup my monthly fees and what i paid for the game.