Here Comes Snow Crash, the Reality
Posted:
Fri Jan 23, 2004 5:52 pmby Tarryk
Looks like virtual game worlds are serious real-life capita enterprises...moreso than most countries in the world.
http://forums.anarchy-online.com/showth ... ost2141081
Posted:
Fri Jan 23, 2004 5:55 pmby Tarryk
To avoid sifting through the thread, here's an article that sums it up:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1899420.stm
Posted:
Fri Jan 23, 2004 7:57 pmby Oddysee
Holy f**king sh*t!!!
I don't believe it... And to think I used to be a part of that... And even left AO twice to go back to it... Wow...
Tm
well...
Posted:
Fri Jan 23, 2004 8:15 pmby Riviques
you know...first with that article on having your brain operate a computer..and now this...it makes you think...maybe the day where we can actuly LIVE on Rubi-ka is right around the corner **virtual reality of course. but hell, itd be just like the goddam matrix**
cant wait to taste that bronto burger
Posted:
Fri Jan 23, 2004 9:05 pmby Boinky
Well yeah, but I bet Russia has more subscribers!! they just don't pay as much, and they don't really get phat lewt either
Posted:
Fri Jan 23, 2004 10:13 pmby Ichyro
Almost scary, and shows how money-grubbing people are.
I'd sort of say it ties into those Ark-types or Beta Testers (Whoever Tarryk spoke about a bit ago) demanding cash.
They, are making money off of someone elses creation without any royalties to them (Besides account costs).
I would love to have 10 million, probably sell a character in AO if it was that much, but even then, to hear that EQ is the 77th richest nation..
Its pathetic, and downright, well, scary.