Comments on: IGE: Less Money, Mo' Problems

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Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:25:23 +0000

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Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:47:46 +0000

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By: Xinh

Xinh — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 12:07:31 +0000

[sarcasm]Imagine my complete and utter surprise in hearing this news[/sarcasm]

Seriously this whole we (Affinity Media) have nothing to do with IGE BS stank about a as much as my kid’s diaper pail in the middle of a hot Greek summer. I hope that this company goes under but if history is any guide, they will pop elsewhere and claim they are totally innocent.

By: JuJutsu

JuJutsu — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:16:13 +0000

“I really don’t see how moving from who-has-the-most-time-”wins” to who-has-the-most-money-”wins” will help anything.”

It will help me; I have more money than free time.

By: Aufero

Aufero — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:35:45 +0000

I’m shocked to learn that Affinity and IGE are one and the same. Shocked. Changing their name and lying about it was just such an impenetrable plan.

By: Axecleaver

Axecleaver — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:39:15 +0000

If you want to have an economy, you have to have money sinks to offset the money drops from combat. If you don’t have a way to remove money from the economy, well, you have no economy. You just have constantly devalued currency the longer the game is played, ie unbounded inflation.

I think RMT in WoW declined a lot after burning crusade due to the daily quests. I find them boring and don’t bother, but that is because I don’t have goals that require money. A lot of people who have goals that are money-driven (buying black temple crafting components when you’re in a casual guild, or a flying mount, for example) are doing the dailies religiously and finding it rewarding when they meet those goals.

By: =j

=j — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:44:58 +0000

What is an “Enforced poverty emulator”? You mean money sinks? Do you have any idea how broken UO’s economy was before they introduced money sinks?

I really don’t see how moving from who-has-the-most-time-”wins” to who-has-the-most-money-”wins” will help anything.

By: Larry Lard

Larry Lard — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 08:13:07 +0000

Hmm, an MMO in which you can buy your way to the top? We’re kinda all playing that one already, whether we like it or not…

By: ubvman

ubvman — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 07:31:27 +0000

I predict a pattern developing somewhat:

*First MMOGs – UO, M59 etc. – unfettered sandbox. Mass PvP etc. interesting social experiment. Enforced Poverty emulator – rife with RMT.

*Stealing shamelessly from Diku Mud – Everquest – The vision and all that. Enforced grouping, solo unfriendly. Enforced poverty emulator – rife with RMT.

*WoW – you know the beast. Parallel gameing – the SOLO GAME CAN EXIST AND BUILD THE MMOG too! Fuck you Vision ™! Oh bytw, enforced poverty emulator included – rife with RMT.

RMT companies are the result of lazy MMOG gaming design derived from old single player CRPG and “Pen & Paper” tabletop paradigms. WoW got it right with the parallel solo game in the MMOG but they left out the next level – leaving the RMT money for other companies to take. Leave out the poverty emulator, I have a feeling that a MMOG that allows the RL $$$$ to success route (aka “buy your way to the top”) will be the next WOW sized million seller.