massively.com - 12/31/2008
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The sci-fi game EVE Online is set apart from many other massively multiplayer online games by its economy. While there are currently problems with the game's market due to a serious exploit, the economy isn't getting reset anytime soon. The currency of EVE's virtual economy is the Inter Stellar ...
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All About EVE, Juicy Tidbits
EVE Vault - The Ultimate Resource —
... EVE. CCP is interested in developing Mobile applications which interact with EVE through the EVE API, and they intend to pick the brains of MIT students to get where they want to go. The second story is a little less sterile but somewhat sad, as Massively reports that an EVE Online player lost $19,000 USD in a shady virtual currency deal. Some people buy ISK in huge amounts. This was the case with an EVE player in Denmark, who paid 100,000 Danish Krones (the rough equivalent of 13,500 Euros or USD 19,000) for currency from a shady ISK seller outside of the secure system, ...
EVE Online Speedlinking for December 31st, 2008
CrazyKinux's Musing —
... Two new chronicles bring holiday cheer to new eden Chained to the sky - an EVE Chronicles Two Deaths - an EVE Chronicles Massively & EVE Online News: Economic crisis may force CCP Games to leave Iceland Behind the Curtain: Multiple MMOs Behind the Curtain: Multiple MMOs pt. 2 EVE Evolved: Making the most of your EVE Online free trial EVE Online player loses USD 19,000 in shady virtual currency deal CCP Games aims to extend EVE ...
Station Cash was Just a Prelude. Prepare for MT.
The MMO Experience —
... However it's not insane for game developers. There is an obvious demand to purchase in-game items, money, or other such perks. Just recently an EVE Online player spent $19,000 to purchase ISK.(The currency used in-game, you can read the article about the player about spending THAT much money as well as how he got ripped off at Massively.com) So with millions of dollars going out to leveling services, item purchases, in-game currency purchases why wouldn't developers take a piece of this action? ...
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