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MrGaSp

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Quote from: Clipse on May 27, 2011, 08:36:49 PM

Quote from: davout on May 27, 2011, 02:09:37 AM

Quote from: MoonShadow on May 26, 2011, 04:31:12 PM

http://m.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/25/china-prisoners-internet-gaming-scam?cat=world&type=article

"According to figures from the China Internet Centre, nearly £1.2bn of make- believe currencies were traded in China in 2008 and the number of gamers who play to earn and trade credits are on the rise."

Funny we got that in french newspapers too yesterday.

I love how they list "make-believe" currency, if its worth something to someone it is a valid currency, wtf dont these people get ?

At the very least it could be classified as bartering

Clipse

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Quote from: davout on May 27, 2011, 02:09:37 AM

Quote from: MoonShadow on May 26, 2011, 04:31:12 PM

http://m.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/25/china-prisoners-internet-gaming-scam?cat=world&type=article

"According to figures from the China Internet Centre, nearly £1.2bn of make- believe currencies were traded in China in 2008 and the number of gamers who play to earn and trade credits are on the rise."

Funny we got that in french newspapers too yesterday.

I love how they list "make-believe" currency, if its worth something to someone it is a valid currency, wtf dont these people get ?

Basiley

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and you buy this gold Tongue

and buy iphones/ipads, produced in institutionalized concentration camps["free economical zones"].
buy collagen/stem cells from murdered/kidnapped people.
and trade with countries, eating own citizens alive and/or trade their with [simialry]cannibalistic "colleagues" in [not so]"democratic" countries.
those fools who call Jackson-Vanik amendment[every-year vetoed by US president now :/] ridiculous and praising for national and international suicide, more frequently, just "play dumb" in best case.

davout

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Quote from: MoonShadow on May 26, 2011, 04:31:12 PM

http://m.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/25/china-prisoners-internet-gaming-scam?cat=world&type=article

"According to figures from the China Internet Centre, nearly £1.2bn of make- believe currencies were traded in China in 2008 and the number of gamers who play to earn and trade credits are on the rise."

Funny we got that in french newspapers too yesterday.

wumpus

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No Maps for These Territories

Well I guess prisoners could be forced to do worse things than play games, like forced mining (and then I don't mean bitcoin mining, but the old harsh type in the coal mines).

But yes it's a very strange development, and a bit disconcerting. Blizzard could easily stop this from happening by selling WoW gold themselves. It's only a number in a database they could increase without any work, so they'll always have the competitive edge.

goatpig

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Well I'm glad I never bought any game gold, but I kinda feel bad about persecuting farmers now ='(

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http://m.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/25/china-prisoners-internet-gaming-scam?cat=world&type=article

"According to figures from the China Internet Centre, nearly £1.2bn of make- believe currencies were traded in China in 2008 and the number of gamers who play to earn and trade credits are on the rise."

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