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02-02-2003, 10:02 PM

Ah yes, players using RL money to buy stuff. It's their money, if they want to waste it on something like that, why not? Are implementors stupid to ask such ridiculous prices for items?

Suppose I grab my laptop, smash it to bits on Dulan's head and then sell it to someone for 50k bucks as art, then who is stupid? Me for making money on some eccentric idiot or the buyer for even buying that stuff? Take a guess.

OTOH, it's not your money, why should you even care? If someone wants to spend 500 bucks on an immaterial item in an online RPG, fine with me. Same thing for people who buy 5k USD tropical fish, spend 150 Euro a week on beer/going out or spend 40 hours a week repairing motorcycles. There is no why, people simply do things they like and are willing to spend money on them.

02-02-2003, 10:02 PM	#14
Ingham Posts: n/a	Ah yes, players using RL money to buy stuff. It's their money, if they want to waste it on something like that, why not? Are implementors stupid to ask such ridiculous prices for items? Suppose I grab my laptop, smash it to bits on Dulan's head and then sell it to someone for 50k bucks as art, then who is stupid? Me for making money on some eccentric idiot or the buyer for even buying that stuff? Take a guess. OTOH, it's not your money, why should you even care? If someone wants to spend 500 bucks on an immaterial item in an online RPG, fine with me. Same thing for people who buy 5k USD tropical fish, spend 150 Euro a week on beer/going out or spend 40 hours a week repairing motorcycles. There is no why, people simply do things they like and are willing to spend money on them.