I don't do it, and I'll never buy in-game currency. I see the point though, some people are just too busy/lazy to actually grind for the gold. I don't see any harm, since it actually allows people to efficiently use their time while playing a game.
Buying Gold?
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Posted 27 June 2009 - 02:39 AM
No... I wouldn't want my account and all the time (and if I purchased gold/currency - money) I put into the game lost if/when the staff found out and banned my account. In almost all games, it's a bannable offense if you get caught. 
And for good reason - it messes up the economy.I have, however, spent real money on official in-game items to resell for the gold. (Though I suppose technically I invest to get artwork done of my characters. I don't really care about the currency itself. I earn plenty of that.)
And for good reason - it messes up the economy.I have, however, spent real money on official in-game items to resell for the gold. (Though I suppose technically I invest to get artwork done of my characters. I don't really care about the currency itself. I earn plenty of that.)
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Posted 01 July 2009 - 02:27 AM
eh buying gold is a waste of money thats what i say
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Posted 27 July 2009 - 04:45 AM
Regarding official in game items and currency if I both enjoy the game enough and have the money to spare then I do not have any problem in purchasing them. While it may be a "game", as someone else has mentioned it is also the results of someones hard labour. The way I see it is if I am enjoying the fruits of their labour why not support them? After all if I have spare money and I do not spend it on this the odds are quite high that it will get spent on something else which could be considered 'wasting it'.
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Posted 04 August 2009 - 07:16 AM
Personallly i dont ever buy things for games, theres all those games you can buy speciall equpment or spesiall gold to but thing but really i just stick with the regular stuff your allowed to buy with regular in game money. i thinks its a waste of money.
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Posted 08 August 2009 - 01:23 AM
I did one time in WoW but the money was NOT worth it. I recommend just getting it yourself.
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Posted 08 August 2009 - 09:16 PM
I have never bought in-game money and I'm planing to buy it in future. I rather spend that money on buying game premium.
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Posted 01 September 2009 - 11:05 PM
I think it stupid buying Gold. Besides whenever people spam their site for selling gold i report them to a GM!GET A LIFE PEOPLE AND STOP RUINING OUR GAME TIME!!!
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Posted 23 September 2009 - 07:16 AM
No way. The way I see it... You're paying REAL money for a fake currency that has no bearing on the real world. They are *pixels* on a screen. Especially with the economy being as it is, does this really seem like such a wise move? That's great for the people who can afford to do so, but for the rest of us.... I dunno. It seems really wasteful.
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Posted 30 September 2009 - 03:32 AM
no not really why whould you waster money on a game the you need to buy money for because wouldn't it be easier to kill a monster
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Posted 19 October 2009 - 04:36 PM
I don't "buy" gold. I use a site that has "forum gold" that i trade off items in old games i don't play, for items in games i play now.like i traded all my Runescpe stuff off (i know, i know) for FG, and then bought lots of other stuff (2moons, WoW when i played, etc)so no, i don't use cold hard cash to purchase items.
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Posted 20 October 2009 - 04:28 PM
Never. It's not worth it.
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Posted 01 December 2009 - 04:07 AM
nope why would i waste real life money in virtual stuff
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Posted 05 July 2010 - 01:44 AM
I never buy gold cuz it feels unfair and don't wanna waste money when I can easily earn it myself.
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Posted 08 July 2010 - 04:37 AM
I and my friends have purchased gold for an MMO. We were high enough level that we could have earned it, but it would have taken a long time. At the time we were just focused on building up crafting skills, which became pretty expensive at later levels.Of course, being single back then and having more money coming in than I needed didn't hurt.
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Posted 28 October 2010 - 07:46 AM
I would never use real money for any game. When your addicted to a game, you really want to, but after a while you won't play it that much anyways and it'll just be a waste of money.
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Posted 06 December 2010 - 05:23 AM
personally, i won't spend money on any game currency (my mom spends my dad's money on a facebook app/game) i think its just a waste. if you going to spend money on a game, buy a game not buy the fake game money.
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Posted 22 December 2010 - 05:19 AM
I wouldn't. Never. Not for the currency or anything else. Not even for the premium membership.In Maplestory, I believed people could buy Meso bags and that messed up the economy. People could wear legendary items at low levels. And they did. Many of them. Oh how I envied them.
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Posted 01 January 2011 - 05:00 PM
no its a waste of money in some games you can get it for free lol 
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Posted 19 February 2011 - 10:59 AM
This really depends on the player of online games. People who doesn't have the time to log in every week and invest all the time available but still wants to get an edge. Most would rather exchange time than money to advance in the game (and doesn't have credit cards or can't their parent's cards). Course most games has certain things that can only be gotten through paying real life currency (clothes, armors, weapons and others).
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Posted 03 March 2011 - 08:01 AM
i have never bought anything for a game. i don't ever think it should be done because then people can buy their way through the game and it takes the fun out of it. i discourage buying items for games. it should be earned.
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Posted 04 March 2011 - 12:50 AM
Goldsellers ruin games if you ask em. In WoW its quite noticable how some prices are completely unrealistic. While the effect isn't dramatic yet it is clear how it hampers a game. One has to wonder what role the game devs play though, if 2 hours of raiding requires 6 hours of prep (just an example) then somethings up.
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Posted 08 March 2011 - 05:26 AM
This is an interesting topic, and I'll do my best to cover it in some detail.I definitely don't have any qualms about buying it, but don't think I ever would. If a game is already requiring me to spend money, I don't think it's generally worthwhile to spend additional money for in-game rewards.If I do have a reason to buy gold, it's probably got to be for an exceptional game with an extreme gold price for something that's incredibly worth it. I don't think this is the case in any game to date, but it's a hypothetical.
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Posted 15 May 2011 - 06:15 AM
I personally would not spend real cash for in game currency. First thing is that I do not have a steady income. I would much rather spend my money else where. Second, spending real cash for in game currency makes the game too easy. I will have a greater amount of money compared to others of my level range. It just takes the fun out of the game.
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Posted 15 May 2011 - 05:59 PM
These online games offer you to pay real money for fake stuff which they can generate instantly at no cost. Why bother paying for their stuff. Also you only play these online games with your friends for the fun of it, not to be the best at the game. Unless you're a very competitive person currently ranked top 100 or so in the game.In my opinion, it's not worth paying for, since I play these games for fun. Also what difference does it make when you purchase these extra items. The game is depended on your skill, rather than how deep your pocket goes. If buying all the extra items gets you stronger, but you cannot land a hit on your opponent, then there is no point in having better equip items.Bottom line is... Nope never paid for any free online game which involves paying with real money.
