It's always interesting to me to see how our ideas and assumptions from the real world can wind up manifesting in the virtual world of an MMO. In particular, there are a lot of similarities between real economics and the economics of a game world. In general a lot of the same principles apply such as supply and demand. There are many differences as well, but the basics are very similar and allow for making some comparisons and observations between the two. In this post however I'm more concerned with the attitudes toward trading.
It's always interesting to me to see how our ideas and assumptions from the real world can wind up manifesting in the virtual world of an MMO. In particular, there are a lot of similarities between real economics and the economics of a game world. In general a lot of the same principles apply such as supply and demand. There are many differences as well, but the basics are very similar and allow for making some comparisons and observations between the two. In this post however I'm more concerned with the attitudes toward trading.
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