UO Second Age

Proto wrote:You will lol and whatever else comes to your forum/irc warrior minds, but mark my words, one day, Beatingu will walk the realm of uosa once more!

Pac wrote:

Proto wrote:You will lol and whatever else comes to your forum/irc warrior minds, but mark my words, one day, Beatingu will walk the realm of uosa once more!

Any shrinks in the house who can clarify which stage of grief this quote represents?

BlaiseDad wrote:For what it's worth, somewhat related to the topic, and just to get my two cents in, I had an opportunity for IRL services impacting in-game economy.
I provided some quality time in Vent helping a guildmate with their PC problems, much more than the help I tried to give Paradox recently.
When we were successful in saving the PC, the person said "Anything you need, just let me know". (Note: They did NOT imply in-game in any way, just the term 'anything' which as you might understand is a figure of speach when someone helps you a lot.)

Had I been a lamer, I could have easily asked for any number of in-game riches or rewards for my services.

To me, that's not the point of the game. I've had a lot of help from my guild but I've also put in a lot of time and work to get where I am in the game so far.
I'm not going to sully that by cheating my way to a higher level of wealth or what have you, by negotiating out of game.

In-game transactions with real world currency or services were the original point of downfall for OSI, in my opinion. The shards wouldn't have gone to shit nearly as fast if people couldn't buy their way into a 5x7GM account with a castle, etc.

There is no reason to do this on a free shard, especially this one. If you want to buy your way to the top, I'm sure there are plenty of admins who will take a 'donation' on other shards for you to have whatever you want.

P.S. Derrick, I'll give you $20 for a purple horse with 100000hp. <-----------JOKE!!!

Hicha wrote: I honestly dont see any reason why you couldnt trade services in UOA for services IRL. I could easily mow my own yard, but why waste my time when I can be doing more important things and pay some kid to do it for me?

Selling because you are quitting is one thing, but offering services like labor or time invested in UOSA for IRL services seems legit to me. Or should Derrick go back and start banning everyone who ever asked for forum signatures, computer help, homework assistance, etc.?

UOSA gold has become a currency in and of itself, and should be valued, especially since Derrick created it. Its a proud sign of how successful UOSA is.

Hicha wrote:
UOSA gold has become a currency in and of itself, and should be valued, especially since Derrick created it. Its a proud sign of how successful UOSA is.

Kabal wrote:I wonder if coke smugglers could launder money by "buying" virtual items? I wonder if the potential for this could get Derrick busted by the feds?

Stealthmode wrote:

Hicha wrote:
UOSA gold has become a currency in and of itself, and should be valued, especially since Derrick created it. Its a proud sign of how successful UOSA is.

Attaching a real world value to in game items encourages exploits, scams, bots and other douchebaggery that I'm glad UOSA has avoided so far. The rule was posted, thy scoundrel is banned, sucks to be him.

BlaiseDad wrote: UOSA gold has become a currency in and of itself, and should be valued, especially since Derrick created it. Its a proud sign of how successful UOSA is.