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-Kristi-
Title: The Game Mistress
Posts: 16
Registered: 2001-5-31 06:47:35
That's all true, Mythik, and I'd also submit that the WoW crowd that came barreling into the MMORPG world in huge numbers simply was unfamiliar with alot of the 'rules' such as 'don't buy stuff!'. To many people (including a fairly high percentage of new players), buying leveling, currency, items, etc is no different than spending money on other entertainment outlets like movies, music, cable tv, etc.

 

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Pongmo
Title: Kaizoku
Posts: 5
Registered: 2006-2-14 07:30:03
Answer Opiate.'s question plz!
Hyperimiator  3 stars
Title: Maximus Probus
Posts: 840
Registered: 2001-7-20 18:55:36
-Kristi- posted:

...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...



I would expect nothing less considering the way you carry yourself.

 

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aod9
Posts: 40
Registered: 2002-1-23 19:44:14
Silverwuf posted:

Tag!
Magnus_Set
Posts: 33
Registered:
Great read!

Personally I despise the whole PLing thing. Oddly enough, the buying of items doesn't bother me. *shrug* Go fig.

At least you don't spam. Hate those #*&^ers.


Sheesh, smart, hawt AND a gamer who runs a gaming biz.

Gangster_Of_Love  1 star
Title: Space Cowboy
Posts: 53
Registered: 2001-12-31 02:34:34
Was overslept the one who owns a restaurant?

 

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who? oh yeah i been out of the loop for the last year or three....

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