Magical Defense and Gold Farmers
My long term goal is to get my Magic skill to equal my Ranged skill. I want to get all three combat levels to be the same.
I found this in the knowledgebase which helps motivate me to get my Magic up:
"Magic Defence depends on your Magic skill level, Defence level and equipment you are wearing.
The higher your skill levels and Magic bonus, the less likely you are to get hit. You will also receive less damage from a spell."
Worried about Mages in the wild? Getting your own Magic up will help. I am rarely attacked by mages but it is common for PKers to start off with a spell to reduce my defense or hold me in place - it would be nice to see those spells fizzle.
Gold Farmers
Someone is making a documentary on Chinese Gold Farmers:
http://www.chinesegoldfarmers.com/Index.html]http://www.chinesegoldfarmers.com/Index.html
"In China, there are tens of thousands of gaming sweatshops that hire people to play games like World of Warcraft and Lineage. The gaming workers kill monsters and loot treasures for 10-12 hours a day to produce virtual assets that are exported all over the world. They are called Chinese gold farmers by western gamers"
"Changmao was a member of a gang in a small town called Lishui. Some residents in Lishui say that the town feels a lot safer even since the emergence of gold farms and there are less unemployed youngsters wondering around and looking for fights. He started working in a gold farm one year ago. Now he is persuading other gang members to join him to fight virtual enemies..."
"now his gold farms have collapsed because of the fierce competition in this business...Xiongxiong used to work in Tietou's gold farm. Since Tietou's gold farm collapsed, he invited several co-workers to live in his small home and keep playing games for a living. Since they don't have a distribution network, they are barely making enough money for food. But they cannot stop playing..."
The trailer is worth watching and so is the video in the blog they have.
These folks are mostly poor, young, and have few prospect for the future. They like to play games and hate bots. I wouldn't be surprised if they hated bots because they were competition but they seem to hate bots because they "spoil the game".
The most coveted skill for a gold farmer -- to be able to speak english and interact with other players.
I'm not sure how to feel about these guys. What they do in-game is not really cheating. The cheating happens when they sell virtual stuff for real money. Also it looks like the same old story where the laborer stays poor while the boss gets rich.
I found this in the knowledgebase which helps motivate me to get my Magic up:
"Magic Defence depends on your Magic skill level, Defence level and equipment you are wearing.
The higher your skill levels and Magic bonus, the less likely you are to get hit. You will also receive less damage from a spell."
Worried about Mages in the wild? Getting your own Magic up will help. I am rarely attacked by mages but it is common for PKers to start off with a spell to reduce my defense or hold me in place - it would be nice to see those spells fizzle.
Gold Farmers
Someone is making a documentary on Chinese Gold Farmers:
http://www.chinesegoldfarmers.com/Index.html]http://www.chinesegoldfarmers.com/Index.html
"In China, there are tens of thousands of gaming sweatshops that hire people to play games like World of Warcraft and Lineage. The gaming workers kill monsters and loot treasures for 10-12 hours a day to produce virtual assets that are exported all over the world. They are called Chinese gold farmers by western gamers"
"Changmao was a member of a gang in a small town called Lishui. Some residents in Lishui say that the town feels a lot safer even since the emergence of gold farms and there are less unemployed youngsters wondering around and looking for fights. He started working in a gold farm one year ago. Now he is persuading other gang members to join him to fight virtual enemies..."
"now his gold farms have collapsed because of the fierce competition in this business...Xiongxiong used to work in Tietou's gold farm. Since Tietou's gold farm collapsed, he invited several co-workers to live in his small home and keep playing games for a living. Since they don't have a distribution network, they are barely making enough money for food. But they cannot stop playing..."
The trailer is worth watching and so is the video in the blog they have.
These folks are mostly poor, young, and have few prospect for the future. They like to play games and hate bots. I wouldn't be surprised if they hated bots because they were competition but they seem to hate bots because they "spoil the game".
The most coveted skill for a gold farmer -- to be able to speak english and interact with other players.
I'm not sure how to feel about these guys. What they do in-game is not really cheating. The cheating happens when they sell virtual stuff for real money. Also it looks like the same old story where the laborer stays poor while the boss gets rich.
posted by Knifestorm at 12:10 PM
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