You're in Tucson!? Wow, I thought I was the only one.


I think it's very cool what you did building your business. Even if I am a "purist" when it comes to MMORPGs.

 

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This is the best focus-on yet!

I am quite picky, and TUG still got me.

First off, certainly the business is legitimate. We pay taxes, the company pays SS taxes, etc... And it seems to be a common misconception that being in the vitual gaming marketplace is a violation of law. There's no laws at all being violated. A game ToS is NOT law, it is a non-legally binding electronic document that basically says, in a nutshell, 'here's the rules, it's our game, if you violate the rules, we can ban you... as a matter of fact, we can ban you or anyone at any time for any reason because it's our playground'. There is no governmental or international law that forbids what we do so the notion that my business, as well as the others in the industry, are inherently 'illegal' is simply not true.


As for me being a woman, well, I'm just a businessperson. If it helps that I and my stateside are female, then that's great. But it's not like I flirt with customers to get them to order more or anything silly like that. This is a professionally run company.


Also, you'd be surprised how few of our clients seem to be the sterotypical 'basement virgins'. In fact, most of our clients are themsevles business people, military, couples playing the game who want a boost, etc. I can probably count on one hand the people who've left me the impression that they were locked away in their basement cowering from the sun. If anything, those types of people are probably less likely to spend RL money on virtual goods because they are, as you say, locked away engrossing themselves in their virtual world.

 

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Was getting that business set up hard? I mean really, it seems like it doesn't take much effort if you play the game a lot.


Do you think that you are doing the customer's a favor by your services offered? Do you think that you are screwing the common players that play the game on their time only to see people buying gold/accounts/PLing?

There was no need to justify yourself Kristi. The fact that Rho posted his 'disappointment' here says more about him than about you.

Would you or would you not sleep with Pongmo?

EMPLOY!

I don't consider that we're doing them a favor, no. We provide a service in the same way that a car mechanic, fast food joint, or any other business does. Are those people doing you a favor by taking your money for their work? Not in my opinion. We are appreciated for what I consider as steller customer service but we equally appreciate their patronage.


As for the 'common player', well, that's not something I particularly give any thought to. As I mentioned, we do not 'spam advertise' in-game nor in any way intrude on their gameplay so we are as discrete and lowkey as possible.


And lastly, yes, starting the business was hard. It's one thing to run around and farm gold (or gil or influence or ISK, etc) but quite another to gather contacts, gain the trust of clients, find good people to work for you, etc. Just because the product being offered is gaming services doesn't mean your average player could make a successful business of it without alot of time invested and hard work, believe me.


And I don't consider myself to be 'justifying' myself or the business btw. People can approve or disapprove all they want, that's their perogative. Rho has always been nice on here to me and I don't expect that to change. There are PLENTY of purists still left in gaming although I would submit that their overall percentage amoung players seems to be decreasing.

 

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