Ge Jin, aka Jingle - Chinese Gold Farmers in MMORPGs

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Ge Jin, aka Jingle - Chinese Gold Farmers in MMORPGs

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Ge Jin, PhD candidate in Communication at UCSD, is researching areas of the computer gaming culture in China, real money trade in online games and documentary filmmaking. In China, a new kind of factory hires people to play online games like World of Warcraft and Lineage and produce in-game currency, equipment, high-level characters and other virtual goods. Affluent gamers from Korea, Europe and America pay real money for these virtual goods to quickly raise their status in games. Jin's research takes a close look at how these factories, commonly known as "gold farms", organize the production and distribution of virtual goods.

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a game belongs to ... ( 4 months ago by SoundwaveSuperior373)

a game belongs to ne1 who bought it or is paying for it at the moment i got nothing against gold farming but we r not goin to compromise our fun just so other ppl can feel better azeroth is a warzone thats how we have fun i would kill the guy at tyrs not becuz hes a farmer but because hes an allie lettin it slide would be like if a bum comes to ur house n refuse to leave u would be big hearted n let him live at ur house but i wont n neither do other ppl

they should just do ... ( 4 months ago by SoundwaveSuperior373)

they should just do wat american farmers do play on ur own time n sell the gold to distruters in th egold buisness the shops dun acually retail it to players they supply the big dstributers which takes care of all the marketing if ur a individual player u can sell to those marketers

they farm something ... ( 4 months ago by Blikkbokser)

they farm something you need to farm? riiight :P

they ruin other ... ( 3 months ago by bladieha)

they ruin other peoples pleasure in playing the game you knob.
Some people can only just afford to play the game, they make it possible for people with money to BUY levels and items which regular players can not get untill they spend time and effort.
How is that fair?

Nice defending of ... ( 3 months ago by bladieha)

Nice defending of something that's just plain wrong.
They provide people with money with a way to have better equipment then people that can just afford the monthly fee to play the game.
Once again the wealthy people have the upper hand in a world where that should not be possible and everyone should be equal.
Escaping capitalism isn't even possible in a game anymore, that's why these farmers suck!
I repsect everyone who wants to work for a living, but this is just plain wrong!

That's like saying, ... ( 3 months ago by Romani1969)

That's like saying, people who have a good career earn a lot of money and drive Ferraris, others didn't get the chance or the money to get a better education and drive smaller cars. Of course it's fair, if you can afford it, you buy it. Quit whining.

My main problem ... ( 3 months ago by zaksmith321)

My main problem with this is these guys class themselves as professional gamers when they are not. A pro gamer wouldn't degrade themselves by buying items or gold or by farming gold. A pro gamer wouldn't hack or use bots or scam others. A pro gamer isn't someone who plays 12+ hrs a day (IMO) but is someone who plays the game legit, competitively and is respected because they are very good at the games they play. These guys just farm gold, I could do that but I wouldn't call myself a pro gamer.

these r the guys ... ( 3 months ago by SeperothXII)

these r the guys that sit at there moms and play all day these guys rnt pro at all they use haxs to do all this they rnt good at all

if "you" can ... ( 3 months ago by J21212)

if "you" can download music... they can farm gold... a free internet only diminishes enjoyment for whiners.

lol where do you ... ( 3 months ago by Penzacole)

lol where do you live? California? Look at your display name, you aren't even half way of being a matured internet user. Unless this is a sarcastic move, of course, I apologize.

This is a strong ... ( 2 months ago by grimtheruiner)

This is a strong result of cultural influence, wow was an American game. Our culture has spread to other parts of the world, which can have a negative outcome. People that become desensitized to a virtual reality they usually have no mural values at all. The people in the video displays another result that American companies have done to find cheap labor and see that no human rights exist in china, therefore more profit for the company.

life-less... ... ( 2 months ago by phunk89)

life-less...watching them working by juz playing game 24hrs.

10 cents an hour is ... ( 2 months ago by xdragonman)

10 cents an hour is good money when you are chinese

yeah he lives in ... ( 2 months ago by japangamers)

yeah he lives in california what about it? also he is mature for his age so why you trying to put him down?

rofl.nyhm FTW ( 2 months ago by petchi080)

rofl.nyhm FTW

food to eat, a ... ( 2 months ago by deacon377)

food to eat, a place to sleep, clean water to drink, heated and cooled room (i saw a damn air conditioner) and they get paid what is considered massive wages in china, plus theres no Manuel labor. these people, but Chinese standards are pulling in 6 figures. personally, i wouldn't want challenge a game company that pulls in almost 200 million a month on membership fees. these people will be caught which is an oh well situation. im all too familiar with the issue, i use to play runescape =P

Profession: ... ( 2 months ago by Mirku)

Profession: something you do for a living. They game so they can pay the rent, food etc. So they are gamers by profession or professional gamers.

While that may be ... ( 2 months ago by JKSmellie)

While that may be true, a professional gamer does not go off and deliberately break the rules of an online game for their own personal gain or in this case, the gain of others. Do you class it professional to gain an unfair advantage? Not all gold farmers get the gold by scratch, they use 3rd party programs as well. They is not professional at all.

Chinese Gold ... ( 2 months ago by Eceoes)

Chinese Gold farmers need to get over themselves. They are not professional gamers... as far as I am considered they are criminals.

It is funny how his ... ( 1 month ago by FroobLoops)

It is funny how his points are so poorly tied together. He would have failed communications class.

u miss the point ... ( 3 weeks ago by iriemogley)

u miss the point entirely

I'm sorry but you ... ( 3 weeks ago by bladieha)

I'm sorry but you have a poor understanding of the term "fair" i'm afraid.

Just a couple ... ( 3 weeks ago by Pwncakes1966)

Just a couple points. 1.) Gold farmers themselves do not use bots, there would be no point and it would be redundant. The company owners do it. 2.) Without company owners, there wouldn't be farmers. What is your beef with the people looking for jobs in an overpopulated country? Blame the owners of the companies. 3.) You yourselves, whether by actually buying gold or not are supporting the gold farming industry. You are keeping the game in business, which means that people will keep buying gold.

I know his point, I ... ( 1 week ago by FroobLoops)

I know his point, I am just saying his presentation was funny because his points were all over the place and he apparently is supposed to have a lot of schooling in communication.

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