tobolds.blogspot.com - 9/25/2008
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I totally agree with Mark Jacobs' approach of banning gold spammers immediately, instead of banning a large amount every couple of months. But I can also see why the decision to report bannings with pop-up windows to the other players isn't liked by everyone . And I certainly can't support Syp's ...
onlinegamesareanichemarket.wordpress.com - 9/22/2008
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onlinegamesareanichemarket.wordpress.com —
I hate gold sellers/spammers. No, that’s not strong
enough, let me try again. I HATE GOLD SELLERS...
WITH EVERY FIBER OF MY BEING. Ah, that’s better. Now, why do I hate them you may ask? I hate them for a number of reasons, most of which have been ...
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A banning we will go, a banning we will go. Heave ho ...
tagn.wordpress.com - 9/23/2008
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tagn.wordpress.com —
Mark Jacobs was not kidding . It is
WAR, and it is war on gold sellers. A...
very public, very individual war, with gold selling spammers being rooted out and banned on the spot. And each banning gets a server wide announcement like this: Or: ...
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WAR on Gold Sellers
journeyswithjaye.com - 9/21/2008
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journeyswithjaye.com —
It’s not like we didn’t see this coming.
Right now, in this little slice of the blogosphere,...
the launch of Warhammer Online has turned blogger against blogger, with the Warhammer enthusiasts facing off against, well, anyone who ...
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We’re Not Press, but WAR *is* Everywhere!
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On WAR, RMT, and Goldspammers
MMOG Nation —
Wow, what happened to snarkily ranting Tobold? I really like this measured, thoughtful Tobold ! Syp is right in saying that the problem of gold selling is the demand of gold buyers. But his solution is wrong, because he short-sightedly attributes the demand to notions of “morality or honor”, which is just plain silly. Player’s demand for gold is simply a function of how grindy it is to get gold, and what you need that gold for. And that are all questions of game design. It is a lot easier to solve the problem with good game design than to start a successful crusade to stop ...
How To Stop Gold Farming
Broken Toys —
... Link 1: Mark Jacobs describes the “naming and shaming” Warhammer is doing re: gold farmers
Link 2: Syp, Warhammer blogger, on the above link, with his own take
Link 3: Tobold on the above 2 links, with his own take
Link 4: Michael Zenke on the above 3 links, with his own take
This was something that very much was a worry on the project I was working on at NCsoft. From a professional standpoint, the type of game we were working on (fantasy MMO, free to play, mass market) would have been very attractive to gold ...
The Failure of the Surge?
The Ancient Gaming Noob —
... on gold sellers on his own blog. This was met by enthusiasm both in the blogesphere and in the comments following that post. (Though Mark’s “don’t pester me about game issues” comment policy means that almost any comment that is not kudos gets deleted. The words of the master are to be cherished, not questioned!) ...
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