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(Message started by: Gator on Jun 27^th, 2006, 1:12am)

Title: More money than sense?
Post by Gator on Jun 27^th, 2006, 1:12am

I saw a google ad here that advertised World of Warcraft "Powerleveling" for $199. I thought, "No way," and clicked on the link. This was friggin serious.

http://www.brogame.com/powerleveling-c-453.html

I'm thinking someone needs to step away from the computer and get a real life if they are willing to pay that much money for someone to increase the level of an online gaming character. Sheesh! Maybe they will hire me to come change the channel on the television for them.

Title: Re: More money than sense?
Post by maffumatt on Jun 27^th, 2006, 10:14am

I used to play the online game EverQuest. I leveled a char as high as you could get him then sold my account for 600 dollars on Ebay. It paid to play LOL

Title: Re: More money than sense?
Post by brewcrew on Jun 27^th, 2006, 10:23am

on 06/27/06 at 01:12:57, Gator wrote:

I'm thinking someone needs to step away from the computer and get a real life if they are willing to pay that much money for someone to increase the level of an online gaming character. Sheesh! Maybe they will hire me to come change the channel on the television for them.

The dead giveaway for me is when a person's desk chair is actually a functioning toilet.

Title: Re: More money than sense?
Post by Mattrf on Jun 27^th, 2006, 10:33am

Got you one better, how about this on eBay, this guy is selling his account and it is at $1,200 but has a buy it now price of $1,700, talk about get a life!

http://cgi.ebay.com/WoW-World-of-Warcraft-5x-Level-60-3k-Gold-74-Epics_W0QQitemZ160001044453QQihZ006QQcategoryZ4596QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Title: Re: More money than sense?
Post by maffumatt on Jun 27^th, 2006, 12:27pm

OMG it took me over a year to get one char up that high, that guy must be glued to the game 24/7.

Title: Re: More money than sense?
Post by floridian on Jun 27^th, 2006, 1:00pm

They have sweat-shops in SE Asia and Mexico where people toil in front of computers day and night to build up credits in these on-line games/universes. The man then sells the credits to people in the U.S. and Europe.

Title: Re: More money than sense?
Post by nani on Jun 27^th, 2006, 1:26pm

on 06/27/06 at 13:00:26, floridian wrote:

Really? I think they could've hired my grandson and his friends to do it for arcade tokens.

Title: Re: More money than sense?
Post by floridian on Jun 27^th, 2006, 1:56pm

on 06/27/06 at 13:26:53, nani wrote:

Really? I think they could've hired my grandson and his friends to do it for arcade tokens.

Hey Nani, what about some pizza and mountain dew?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_crime
(scroll to virtual sweatshop)

I guess its like fishing - you can pay someone a few dollars an hour to work long hours under poor conditions, or you can charge some one else many dollars to work a few hours under the same condtions. Either its a bad job, or its great recreation.

What's Next? People paying thousands of dollars a year to watch other people exercise a few times??

Title: Re: More money than sense?
Post by nani on Jun 27^th, 2006, 7:34pm

on 06/27/06 at 13:56:44, floridian wrote:

What's Next? People paying thousands of dollars a year to watch other people exercise a few times??

Can I do that? Will I lose weight? ;)

Title: Re: More money than sense?
Post by Richr8 on Jun 28^th, 2006, 1:28am

My genius boy, one of the twins, has been playing that game since he was thirteen, straight. He's 17 now and has scholarships to three Universities.
What do I know?