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Parently World of Warcraft is now being studied for economic theory. Never would have thought the Gecko 45 like trolls of the internet would possibly help our economy.
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Posted: 11/2/2015 7:20:55 PM EST
In before the Chinese plat farmers.
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Posted: 11/2/2015 7:21:36 PM EST
In WoW just like in real life the Chinese out produce everyone else.
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Posted: 11/2/2015 7:23:33 PM EST
i've been saying for several years that MMORPGs are pretty elegant laboratories for the social sciences. want to do an economic simulation? you can do it mathematically using agent-based modelling and a whole shitload of programming, or you could write a simple browser game and see actual human decision-making at work.
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KY, USA
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Posted: 11/2/2015 7:39:48 PM EST
It is a case of life imitating art. Several TV shows and books have explored similar concepts.
Some of them from several years back. |
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Posted: 11/2/2015 7:43:56 PM EST
World of warcraft aint got shit on the EVE economy
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Posted: 11/2/2015 8:11:50 PM EST
Quote History Originally Posted By Moochin: World of warcraft aint got shit on the EVE economy |
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KY, USA
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Posted: 11/2/2015 8:14:14 PM EST
WoW has a pretty good basic fundamentals of supply and demand.
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Posted: 11/2/2015 8:20:47 PM EST
Quote History Originally Posted By sirensong:
i've been saying for several years that MMORPGs are pretty elegant laboratories for the social sciences. want to do an economic simulation? you can do it mathematically using agent-based modelling and a whole shitload of programming, or you could write a simple browser game and see actual human decision-making at work. Eve Online is probably the best example. Virtually every single item that is purchasable is player made and sold. |
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Posted: 11/2/2015 8:23:54 PM EST
I will probably get band for saying this, but i think what would stop the inflation in wow is to cap the amount of gold you can have. You can have unlimited equity in items, but capped at the physical amount of Gold.
It would make one continue to buy items thus keeping the "poor" working to make items |
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Posted: 11/2/2015 8:24:35 PM EST
Quote History Originally Posted By Miami_JBT:
Before I cashed out of gaming completely. I was a console gamer. WTF is EVE? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Miami_JBT:
Originally Posted By Moochin:
World of warcraft aint got shit on the EVE economy In short, a space massively multiplayer online game. It is absolutely real. It is entirely player driven, the developers will occasionally put some new non player driven events in the game but they are a sideshow compared to what players choose to do. Read me. |
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Posted: 11/2/2015 8:35:10 PM EST
Quote History Originally Posted By Plasteredtex:
I will probably get band for saying this, but i think what would stop the inflation in wow is to cap the amount of gold you can have. You can have unlimited equity in items, but capped at the physical amount of Gold. It would make one continue to buy items thus keeping the "poor" working to make items There is a gold cap in WoW 999k is the max you can have. |
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NY, USA
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Posted: 11/2/2015 8:41:52 PM EST
Quote History Originally Posted By Saladman:
In short, a space massively multiplayer online game. It is absolutely real. It is entirely player driven, the developers will occasionally put some new non player driven events in the game but they are a sideshow compared to what players choose to do. Read me. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Saladman:
Originally Posted By Miami_JBT:
Originally Posted By Moochin:
World of warcraft aint got shit on the EVE economy In short, a space massively multiplayer online game. It is absolutely real. It is entirely player driven, the developers will occasionally put some new non player driven events in the game but they are a sideshow compared to what players choose to do. Read me. Do they still have an economist do quarterly reports on the game economy? I know they used to yeaaaaars ago when I played. |
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CO, USA
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Posted: 11/2/2015 8:44:03 PM EST
WoW has been used in the past to study disease transmission. From what I remember an in game communicable "disease" developed on some realms. And the way it spread from city to city made for a good simulation before the GMs and developers corrected it.
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GA, USA
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Posted: 11/2/2015 8:51:50 PM EST
[Last Edit: 11/2/2015 8:53:58 PM EST by Mulk]
Corrupted Blood Incident
Was working that week a bit more than usual, so missed most of the fun before they fixed it. But a lot was learned from the situation. People literlaly fled the cities for a bit. |
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TN, USA
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Posted: 11/2/2015 8:55:08 PM EST
Should have been on a few years back when they did the zombie experiment one Sunday morning. That was a blast and all for research.
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Posted: 11/2/2015 9:02:42 PM EST
Can I get a port to Dalaran?
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Posted: 11/2/2015 10:41:31 PM EST
Quote History Originally Posted By Miami_JBT:
Before I cashed out of gaming completely. I was a console gamer. WTF is EVE? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Miami_JBT:
Originally Posted By Moochin:
World of warcraft aint got shit on the EVE economy Don't even consider thumping that vein. EvE is a massive multiplayer online role playing game... in space. It's a massive universe with so much content and ways to play that its overwhelming. This is the most accurate depiction of the learning curve in EvE you'll ever see. 
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Posted: 11/2/2015 11:14:51 PM EST
Quote History Originally Posted By disco_jon75: Don't even consider thumping that vein. EvE is a massive multiplayer online role playing game... in space. It's a massive universe with so much content and ways to play that its overwhelming. This is the most accurate depiction of the learning curve in EvE you'll ever see. https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3088/2335016192_6003c39c4c_z.jpg Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By disco_jon75: Originally Posted By Miami_JBT: Originally Posted By Moochin: World of warcraft aint got shit on the EVE economy Don't even consider thumping that vein. EvE is a massive multiplayer online role playing game... in space. It's a massive universe with so much content and ways to play that its overwhelming. This is the most accurate depiction of the learning curve in EvE you'll ever see. https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3088/2335016192_6003c39c4c_z.jpg 
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