Comments on: Chinese Government Bans Gold Farming http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2009/06/30/chinese-government-bans-gold-farming/ Tracking Innovation at the Convergence of Games and Social Platforms Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:29:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Another Look at Chinese Revenues: Changyou Stays Strong http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2009/06/30/chinese-government-bans-gold-farming/comment-page-1/#comment-7116 Another Look at Chinese Revenues: Changyou Stays Strong Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:33:05 +0000 http://www.insidesocialgames.com/?p=5197#comment-7116 [...] performance was unflinching against the stock drops it saw shortly after China’s new virtual currency laws, as the company has posted record financial highs over the course of the second quarter this [...] [...] performance was unflinching against the stock drops it saw shortly after China’s new virtual currency laws, as the company has posted record financial highs over the course of the second quarter this [...]

]]> By: Chinese Game Stocks Drop Amidst Virtual Currency Legal Worries http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2009/06/30/chinese-government-bans-gold-farming/comment-page-1/#comment-6045 Chinese Game Stocks Drop Amidst Virtual Currency Legal Worries Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:50:35 +0000 http://www.insidesocialgames.com/?p=5197#comment-6045 [...] Chinese government has banned the sale of virtual currency for real money, which has caused some repercussions in the Chinese gaming industry. According to a report from [...] [...] Chinese government has banned the sale of virtual currency for real money, which has caused some repercussions in the Chinese gaming industry. According to a report from [...]

]]> By: Alexis Kennedy http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2009/06/30/chinese-government-bans-gold-farming/comment-page-1/#comment-5712 Alexis Kennedy Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:07:15 +0000 http://www.insidesocialgames.com/?p=5197#comment-5712 Why have all the sites I respect gone nuts over this thing? :) As Matt says, QQ coins are the issue here, not gold farming. Even the peripheral effect on gold farming is likely to be trivial. The articles you folks linked above point out that you can still sell in-game items for real money - so even if WOW gold was banned, WOW equipment and materials is still legally tradeable. Why have all the sites I respect gone nuts over this thing? :)

As Matt says, QQ coins are the issue here, not gold farming.

Even the peripheral effect on gold farming is likely to be trivial. The articles you folks linked above point out that you can still sell in-game items for real money – so even if WOW gold was banned, WOW equipment and materials is still legally tradeable.

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]]> By: Matt Mihaly http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2009/06/30/chinese-government-bans-gold-farming/comment-page-1/#comment-5702 Matt Mihaly Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:22:03 +0000 http://www.insidesocialgames.com/?p=5197#comment-5702 There are 'only' about 300 million internet users in China. There are certainly not 300 million people making all or part of their living from gold farming. (Which this law isn't really about anyway. It's about shutting down the use of QQ coins as an alternative to the Yuan.) There are ‘only’ about 300 million internet users in China. There are certainly not 300 million people making all or part of their living from gold farming. (Which this law isn’t really about anyway. It’s about shutting down the use of QQ coins as an alternative to the Yuan.)

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