It all boils down to the old economic principle of "opportunity cost" in making a decision . . . she had the money, and of all the alternatives on which she could spend it, this was the most attractive to her.
She's no rank newbie trying to buy her way into riches, either--she'd played the game since October 1997. The main reason for the purchase, she says, was the impossibility of acquiring "real estate" in UO anymore.
And of course, games involving real money for virtual property aren't new. I've yet to see anyone mention Chron X [sony.com], an Internet CCG where you use your credit card to pay real money for virtual cards...
Ars Technica article, Chron X (Score:2)
It all boils down to the old economic principle of "opportunity cost" in making a decision . . . she had the money, and of all the alternatives on which she could spend it, this was the most attractive to her.
She's no rank newbie trying to buy her way into riches, either--she'd played the game since October 1997. The main reason for the purchase, she says, was the impossibility of acquiring "real estate" in UO anymore.
And of course, games involving real money for virtual property aren't new. I've yet to see anyone mention Chron X [sony.com], an Internet CCG where you use your credit card to pay real money for virtual cards...