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I dont see it that way, I see this as capitalism in action, imagine even playing a game can make somebody a buck. So what if some guy wants to spend doezens of hours a week to make a few buck, its his loss.

"So what if some guy wants to spend dozens of hours a week to make a few buck, its his loss."

Well Faloi pointed out that The this innocent kid just getting some props (in the form of cash) for his "hard" work isn't getting a taste. SOE is just pumping items and money into an economy. The balance is lost.

I didn't know about SOE just adding in items. It'll be interesting how that plays out now that i think about it. Assuming they don't just pour money into the economy, but add items as well, it could become a better experience for the average (couple hours here and there) gamer.

If just money is bought from SOE we have a problem. We all know what happens when you just print more money and dump it into the economy. The price of Super rare item X goes from 1 mil to 16 mil.

Then again, if everyone just buys Super rare Item X from SOE, the price would go from 1 mil to peanuts. I'm not an economist (i'm sure that's apparent) but i'm curious how this will play out now.

I wouldn't mind SOE selling stuff. That way i don't have to spend as much time/in game money to earn it. Those who don't want to play the game can buy the stuff with cash.

Already happening. I read an article on "virtual sweatshops" springing up in eastern Europe, especially Rumania. People with Good English skills and computer familiarity were being paid above the average wage to play particular multiplayer games to ensure there was always a minimum level of real humans online to make the game enjoyable. Working in long shifts with state of the art equipment, it was definitely a step up from the normal sweatshops of yore...