Comments on: Blizzard Entering Powerleveling, Account and Gold Selling Market? http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/blizzard-entering-powerselling-account-and-gold-selling-market/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:57:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: design http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/blizzard-entering-powerselling-account-and-gold-selling-market/comment-page-1/#comment-12718 design Fri, 24 Oct 2008 02:28:35 +0000 http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/blizzard-entering-powerselling-account-and-gold-selling-market/#comment-12718 Wild speculation. "Paid customer customization" is a long way from Blizzard selling characters. Slow news day? Wild speculation.
“Paid customer customization” is a long way from Blizzard selling characters.
Slow news day?

]]> By: Chad http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/blizzard-entering-powerselling-account-and-gold-selling-market/comment-page-1/#comment-11932 Chad Fri, 17 Oct 2008 02:32:33 +0000 http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/blizzard-entering-powerselling-account-and-gold-selling-market/#comment-11932 Players should be able to buy and sell from each other if a dev is going to support rmt. When the developer starts selling gold and items out of thin air the economy will go into hyper-inflation like you'd never believe possible. As long as only the players sell to each other (and naturally Blizz takes a slice off each transaction), the economy is kept in its natural state (because face it, like it or not there's already gold selling going on on your server in mass quantities). The benefits to this solution are numerous. Goodbye gold seller spam, good by scamming and paypal fraud, and my personal favorite much more safeguards against duping (as naturally duping would be noticed through an official service). The few people completely set against RMT will be offended, but to the rest of the community it's a win win win scenario for everyone. Players should be able to buy and sell from each other if a dev is going to support rmt. When the developer starts selling gold and items out of thin air the economy will go into hyper-inflation like you’d never believe possible. As long as only the players sell to each other (and naturally Blizz takes a slice off each transaction), the economy is kept in its natural state (because face it, like it or not there’s already gold selling going on on your server in mass quantities). The benefits to this solution are numerous. Goodbye gold seller spam, good by scamming and paypal fraud, and my personal favorite much more safeguards against duping (as naturally duping would be noticed through an official service). The few people completely set against RMT will be offended, but to the rest of the community it’s a win win win scenario for everyone.

]]> By: Jack http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/blizzard-entering-powerselling-account-and-gold-selling-market/comment-page-1/#comment-11927 Jack Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:53:13 +0000 http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/blizzard-entering-powerselling-account-and-gold-selling-market/#comment-11927 Qix, Addressing your last point- This might work, but it is still opening the gate to the noobs of the internet. If anyone can reach 60 quickly, what kind of game are we playing? Qix, Addressing your last point- This might work, but it is still opening the gate to the noobs of the internet. If anyone can reach 60 quickly, what kind of game are we playing?

]]> By: Qix http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/blizzard-entering-powerselling-account-and-gold-selling-market/comment-page-1/#comment-11903 Qix Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:56:39 +0000 http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/blizzard-entering-powerselling-account-and-gold-selling-market/#comment-11903 Wasn't it EQ2 that let people trade accounts and sell stuff for real money? Only on specific servers right? I think that is the right way to go. Doing it throughout all the servers would harm the game too much. ... Personally though, I despise the idea of paid anything if I am already paying 15 bucks a month. Paid char transfers? Bullshit. Paid char customization? Bullshit. I paid for the game, I pay each month, why am I not getting ALL the content and options? ... Free to play games, yes, I completely agree with this kind of payment structure. NOT SUBSCRIPTION BASED GAMES THOUGH. ... ... As far as all the fast leveling from recriuting friends, or the 1-60 bonus xp, i think that is a load of crap as well. Like everyone else says, it just fills the community with people who don't know their class, or how to work as a group. Then again, with hos empty the non-endgame world is, there is not much difference. ... Something does need to be done about the levels 1-60 (soon 1-70) and never seeing another person in the world. ... Maybe one server (or however minimal they can get it) should be designated as a low level server and people are given a free transfer coupon upon reaching 60. Something does need to be done about the lack of people in the world until you reach endgame. But paid leveling, or the super high xp is not the right way. Wasn’t it EQ2 that let people trade accounts and sell stuff for real money? Only on specific servers right? I think that is the right way to go. Doing it throughout all the servers would harm the game too much.
…
Personally though, I despise the idea of paid anything if I am already paying 15 bucks a month. Paid char transfers? Bullshit. Paid char customization? Bullshit. I paid for the game, I pay each month, why am I not getting ALL the content and options?
…
Free to play games, yes, I completely agree with this kind of payment structure. NOT SUBSCRIPTION BASED GAMES THOUGH.
…
…
As far as all the fast leveling from recriuting friends, or the 1-60 bonus xp, i think that is a load of crap as well. Like everyone else says, it just fills the community with people who don’t know their class, or how to work as a group. Then again, with hos empty the non-endgame world is, there is not much difference.
…
Something does need to be done about the levels 1-60 (soon 1-70) and never seeing another person in the world.
…
Maybe one server (or however minimal they can get it) should be designated as a low level server and people are given a free transfer coupon upon reaching 60. Something does need to be done about the lack of people in the world until you reach endgame. But paid leveling, or the super high xp is not the right way.

]]> By: Jack http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/blizzard-entering-powerselling-account-and-gold-selling-market/comment-page-1/#comment-11876 Jack Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:01:39 +0000 http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/blizzard-entering-powerselling-account-and-gold-selling-market/#comment-11876 Oh no no no no no. This simply would not do. I'm already concerned with what tripe experience is doing to the community. Do you want the WoW player base to suck more eggs than runescape? Yes we would be rid of gold farmers, but this would only show that they don't care if you don't actually play the game. there will still be power levelers, and they will just drop their price; blizz would have high prices on such services. Oh no no no no no.
This simply would not do. I’m already concerned with what tripe experience is doing to the community. Do you want the WoW player base to suck more eggs than runescape? Yes we would be rid of gold farmers, but this would only show that they don’t care if you don’t actually play the game. there will still be power levelers, and they will just drop their price; blizz would have high prices on such services.

]]> By: Christopher http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/blizzard-entering-powerselling-account-and-gold-selling-market/comment-page-1/#comment-11864 Christopher Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:31:27 +0000 http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/blizzard-entering-powerselling-account-and-gold-selling-market/#comment-11864 I was concerned when I first read the article but on second thought, if it puts the current breed of scum bag gold farmers and spammers out of business and doesn't flood my chat/email with spam, then go for it. If there are idiots out there who want to skip the whole experience of leveling on their own and want to be fat and lazy, let them. They'll die a death of obesity soon enough. I was concerned when I first read the article but on second thought, if it puts the current breed of scum bag gold farmers and spammers out of business and doesn’t flood my chat/email with spam, then go for it.

If there are idiots out there who want to skip the whole experience of leveling on their own and want to be fat and lazy, let them. They’ll die a death of obesity soon enough.

]]> By: neothoron http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/blizzard-entering-powerselling-account-and-gold-selling-market/comment-page-1/#comment-11859 neothoron Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:19:09 +0000 http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/blizzard-entering-powerselling-account-and-gold-selling-market/#comment-11859 Blizzard won't do it... I think. There is already a number of measures to let people level quickly: -Leveling in 1-60 zones is very very fast (you can get through with about 20% of the game's quests) -It is possible to get double exp with the "recruit a friend" program. Or something like that. Blizzard won’t do it… I think.

There is already a number of measures to let people level quickly:
-Leveling in 1-60 zones is very very fast (you can get through with about 20% of the game’s quests)
-It is possible to get double exp with the “recruit a friend” program. Or something like that.

]]> By: Shannon http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/blizzard-entering-powerselling-account-and-gold-selling-market/comment-page-1/#comment-11857 Shannon Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:53:59 +0000 http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/blizzard-entering-powerselling-account-and-gold-selling-market/#comment-11857 I may consider playing WoW again too. Would be nice to play a game with little, or NO spammers. Heck, I'd pay to be on an adult only server too. No punk kids asking for gold either. I may consider playing WoW again too. Would be nice to play a game with little, or NO spammers. Heck, I’d pay to be on an adult only server too. No punk kids asking for gold either.

]]> By: Hudson http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/blizzard-entering-powerselling-account-and-gold-selling-market/comment-page-1/#comment-11850 Hudson Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:41:03 +0000 http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/blizzard-entering-powerselling-account-and-gold-selling-market/#comment-11850 Also, EQ2 has been doing this for years on their special servers. You can buy goods, sell accounts and all that through the Sony site but only use them on THAT server. I see nothing wrong with that to be honest. Also, EQ2 has been doing this for years on their special servers. You can buy goods, sell accounts and all that through the Sony site but only use them on THAT server. I see nothing wrong with that to be honest.

]]> By: Hudson http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/blizzard-entering-powerselling-account-and-gold-selling-market/comment-page-1/#comment-11849 Hudson Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:40:05 +0000 http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/blizzard-entering-powerselling-account-and-gold-selling-market/#comment-11849 No no, honestly people are blowing this way out of proportion. It is probably just adding little things to your character like pets, new hair styles you cannot choose when you make a character, or things like glows to weapons. Seriously, it is not as bad as some people are blogging about. No no, honestly people are blowing this way out of proportion. It is probably just adding little things to your character like pets, new hair styles you cannot choose when you make a character, or things like glows to weapons.

Seriously, it is not as bad as some people are blogging about.

]]>