04-29-2003, 09:31 PM
Hi,
The point is that while allowing items to be sold on ebay may not be good for the realms, hacked items are many times worse.
I don't see where selling otherwise legit, unduped, items hurts the realms at all. There is supposed to be some form of economy in the game. D1 screwed it because there were a limited number of uber items and nothing wore out. Buzzard learned no lesson from that and did the same in D2. Without the incentive to make money, there is little incentive to trade in game (giving nice finds to friends is a different story). Thus, the e-bay trades are filling a gap that Buzzard put into the game.
Had Buzzard paid attention to what happened in D1 and realized that an economy *only* works if there is a need for a constant stream of items, then in game trading would be almost necessary and the e-bay trading would probably go away (how many people would pay real money for a virtual item that will eventually wear out?)
That said, I will go on record again as thinking anyone who *buys* items on e-bay is confused on the concept of playing. The object isn't to achieve the end result, it is the process and the fun to be had doing it. The journey, not the destination. To paraphrase Dangerfield, killing the last boss should flash an "All done, stupid." message on the screen.
--Pete
The point is that while allowing items to be sold on ebay may not be good for the realms, hacked items are many times worse.
I don't see where selling otherwise legit, unduped, items hurts the realms at all. There is supposed to be some form of economy in the game. D1 screwed it because there were a limited number of uber items and nothing wore out. Buzzard learned no lesson from that and did the same in D2. Without the incentive to make money, there is little incentive to trade in game (giving nice finds to friends is a different story). Thus, the e-bay trades are filling a gap that Buzzard put into the game.
Had Buzzard paid attention to what happened in D1 and realized that an economy *only* works if there is a need for a constant stream of items, then in game trading would be almost necessary and the e-bay trading would probably go away (how many people would pay real money for a virtual item that will eventually wear out?)
That said, I will go on record again as thinking anyone who *buys* items on e-bay is confused on the concept of playing. The object isn't to achieve the end result, it is the process and the fun to be had doing it. The journey, not the destination. To paraphrase Dangerfield, killing the last boss should flash an "All done, stupid." message on the screen.
--Pete
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