>By setting up their own "ebay" they have a much stronger position from which to
>ask ebay and the others to cease and desist reselling their items since it
>competes with their proprietary service.
And since when is competition bad (from a legal point of view)? It is usually the other way arround.
Actually, I would not be surprised if it turns the other way. By seting up this service of selling and buying items, they indeed admit and accept that it is an acceptable and legitimate action to do so (selling and buying items) and may run into problems when they try to prevent others from doing so. It is like car mabufacturers wanting to forbid a car owner from using non "original" parts on theor car or going to an unauthorized service place by having cutomers signing a deal when buying the car not to do so, it would not work in most countries I would say.
>I can see the business point of view
Sure, nobody seems to argue about that. The thing that might be probelmatic in my point of view, is that they have to realise that by doing so, they have to follow all normal rules and laws regulating every other service and sale. I think they might be missing that (including the "gambling" part).
As for the concept in general and my own feeling, well, I think even the basic $15 a month is far more than what I want to spend on a single game, meaning I will not even consider starting to pay extra money for specific ingame items (or content), especially if it is in any way needed to fully play the game. On the other hand, I don't care if others want to spend money on it.
>The game's too easy. I'd be pissed off if the chess world champion became
>world champion by buying two extra rooks for cash and slipping them onto the
>board. But someone succeeding in WoW because of this? I find it hard to care
On the other hand, I never see games like the ones we talk as a true competition, although many others might feel so, claiming it is unfair and so on.
>ask ebay and the others to cease and desist reselling their items since it
>competes with their proprietary service.
And since when is competition bad (from a legal point of view)? It is usually the other way arround.
Actually, I would not be surprised if it turns the other way. By seting up this service of selling and buying items, they indeed admit and accept that it is an acceptable and legitimate action to do so (selling and buying items) and may run into problems when they try to prevent others from doing so. It is like car mabufacturers wanting to forbid a car owner from using non "original" parts on theor car or going to an unauthorized service place by having cutomers signing a deal when buying the car not to do so, it would not work in most countries I would say.
>I can see the business point of view
Sure, nobody seems to argue about that. The thing that might be probelmatic in my point of view, is that they have to realise that by doing so, they have to follow all normal rules and laws regulating every other service and sale. I think they might be missing that (including the "gambling" part).
As for the concept in general and my own feeling, well, I think even the basic $15 a month is far more than what I want to spend on a single game, meaning I will not even consider starting to pay extra money for specific ingame items (or content), especially if it is in any way needed to fully play the game. On the other hand, I don't care if others want to spend money on it.
>The game's too easy. I'd be pissed off if the chess world champion became
>world champion by buying two extra rooks for cash and slipping them onto the
>board. But someone succeeding in WoW because of this? I find it hard to care
On the other hand, I never see games like the ones we talk as a true competition, although many others might feel so, claiming it is unfair and so on.
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