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    Image of madog madog
    06/29/09

    In reply to Chinese Gov't Tries To Officially Ban Gold Farming
    "The virtual currency, which is converted into real money at a certain exchange rate, will only be allowed to trade in virtual goods and services provided by its issuer, not real goods and services," the Ministries said.


    "real" goods and services? Hopefully he means "physical" goods because otherwise that can be way too objective. I would think that entertainment would be goods and service whether it be a concert or a video game.


    I could be wrong, but I liken that statement to say, someone who buys and resells a concert ticket (not necessarily scalping them) wouldn't be allowed to sell it for cash but rather would only be allowed to trade it for a different ticket.

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    Image of chamoo232 chamoo232
    06/29/09

    In reply to Chinese Gov't Tries To Officially Ban Gold Farming
    they should banish lead paint on kid toys instead.
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    06/29/09

    @chamoo232: But businesses, and therefore the government, profit from that. It would be up to the rest of the world who buys their products to outlaw/fine for such practices. Which has been happening, but continues to be an issue.


    It's a bigger problem as I think it's utterly absurd that it's far cheaper for companies in the US to manufacture and ship goods across the world than it is to do so within our own country.

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    06/29/09

    In reply to Chinese Gov't Tries To Officially Ban Gold Farming
    Not once have I been tempted to play WoW, I guess it doesn't find the chink in my gaming armour.
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    06/29/09

    @WoundedBum: Took me a while, but me so laughy.
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    06/29/09

    In reply to Chinese Gov't Tries To Officially Ban Gold Farming
    Maybe I'm not understanding all the implications here, but why exactly does China give a fuck if people with too much time on their hands farm gold and sell it on ebay or something?
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    06/29/09

    @Busting makes Mister Jack feel good: If you read the whole article, you'd have noticed the "money laundering" part.
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    06/29/09

    @e-friend kkkkkkocaine: Yeah, but someone needs to explain to me how virtual gold somehow ends up tied in with money laundering.
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    Image of (Human) Gyaruson (Human) Gyaruson
    06/29/09

    In reply to Chinese Gov't Tries To Officially Ban Gold Farming
    And people think the Wii permeates the non-gaming culture. This is ridiculous.
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    06/29/09

    In reply to Chinese Gov't Tries To Officially Ban Gold Farming
    LET MY PEOPLE FARM!
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    06/29/09

    @excel_excel: Wait, I'm not chinese.
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    Image of (Human) Gyaruson (Human) Gyaruson
    06/29/09

    @excel_excel:

    But you are Jewish, apparently?
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    06/29/09

    @Gyaruson: I am??!
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    06/29/09

    @excel_excel: You are now!
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    06/29/09

    @Alternate: HOORAY!

    So who's coming to tbe bris?
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    06/29/09

    @excel_excel: I'll bring the chainsaw.
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    06/29/09

    @Sutekh_Slain: Cause its so big amirite!!!.....seriously though that will kill me
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    Image of Sutekh_Slain Sutekh_Slain
    06/29/09

    @excel_excel: ??? What are we doing in this "bris" of yours exactly? I was offering to chop up wood.
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    06/29/09

    @Sutekh_Slain: hehehehe. Chop wood. hehehehe.
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    06/29/09

    In reply to Chinese Gov't Tries To Officially Ban Gold Farming
    They are taking this too fart, what about all the money from taxes?


    Hmmm?

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    06/29/09

    @Microshock: You can never take anything too fart.
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    06/29/09

    @an not so happy skyline: agreed. Fart this.
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    06/29/09

    @Microshock: Your post should be disembowled.
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    06/29/09

    @lolgreg prays to Joe Pesci: ffffffffffffffffffffffuuuuu....


    *diseboweled

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    06/29/09

    @lolgreg prays to Joe Pesci: Oh man. I quit.
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    Image of Patient Patient
    01/13/09

    In reply to Game Addict Swallows Saw Blades to Commit Suicide
    ...and no one believed me when I said that Harvesting in FFXI could drive someone to do such a thing.
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    01/12/09

    In reply to Game Addict Swallows Saw Blades to Commit Suicide
    Remember kids: It's down the road, not across the street.


    And if he was really hardcore he would have cut off his own head with a hacksaw!

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    Image of TRT-X TRT-X
    01/12/09

    In reply to Game Addict Swallows Saw Blades to Commit Suicide
    Is there any story behind WHY he decided to off himself? Because right now I can't see how (if at all) his addiction had anything to do with it.
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    Image of Ghetto Cornetto Ghetto Cornetto
    01/12/09

    In reply to Game Addict Swallows Saw Blades to Commit Suicide
    I saw what he did there.
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    Image of Slatz_Grobnik Slatz_Grobnik
    01/12/09

    In reply to Game Addict Swallows Saw Blades to Commit Suicide
    Okay, but there's no connection between his suicide attempt and his gaming addiction. It's no different than the mother who attempts suicide, then starts muttering about her kids.


    Well, it's different in the sense that it's possibly more lame, but, still, this is tabloid of the worst caliber. It's little more than a crass attempt to paint gamers in a bad light.

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    01/12/09

    In reply to Game Addict Swallows Saw Blades to Commit Suicide
    While I can understand that there are accounts from the hospital reports indicating one side of a story, I would still like to see some medical reports from guest doctors NOT from their mental health medical system to help determine some of the effects that are considered reputable within the international mental health medical community.
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    Image of ThursdayNext ThursdayNext
    01/12/09

    In reply to Game Addict Swallows Saw Blades to Commit Suicide
    Hang on..."swallowing five pieces of saw blades in an attempt to commit suicide"


    An attempt? The guy must have the digestive system of a concrete elephant!

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    Image of Tyber_Zann Tyber_Zann
    01/12/09

    In reply to Game Addict Swallows Saw Blades to Commit Suicide
    Well damn, I can't beat Pixeljunk Monsters for the life of me. I think I'm gonna down some Draino and try to eat some of my Star Wars action figures.
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