Comments on: Legitimate “Gold-Farming” Coming to MMOs?

By: Darkmoon

Darkmoon — Tue, 29 May 2007 22:54:10 +0000

Lets hope Sony falls flat on their nose again. This is nothing but a stupid money grabbing idea.
Btw, Blizzard just filed the first lawsuit agains a Gold farming company….lets hope there will be many more to come.

By: somewhat

somewhat — Tue, 29 May 2007 15:07:58 +0000

And people are always griping about Microsoft points to purchase things over XBoxLive. Here comes Sony with a ”purchase stuff in-game to be a stronger player” than the kid with no $$$ down the street. Yay ! The rich get richer. There goes the fun in games. Now you don’t have to be a modder for auto-aim, you can purchase it from the gaming company !

By: Doug Rogers

Doug Rogers — Tue, 29 May 2007 15:05:43 +0000

ARGH! Why would they follow the lead of a company that has become a gamer’s worst nightmare! Overpriced products with sub-par performance and totally out of touch with their target audience. Honest gamers want a fair system where those who put in the time reap the rewards, not some rich guy with an endless pocketbook. Sony just tries to control every revenue producing facet of the business and doesn’t even do it well. Good job disillusioning yourself with a failing business. Why do you think WoW is so popular, a sharp stance against “gold farmers”, worthwhile content that is FREE, and an expansion worth the $40 bucks you spend for it. Not what SONY is trying to do with the business by releasing an expansion every two months that is not worth the cardboard box it comes in. All the while grabbing at your pocketbook by enticing you with rewards that might make your gaming experience entertaining because obviously the product isn’t doing that because of their failed view of the gaming industry. This is a bad move by any company that would follow Sony’s lead. Sure you may generate instant profits, but in the long run you will just turn people away.