Here Comes Snow Crash, the Reality

[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

[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

[Riviques]

...oooh sh**

[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

[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

[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

[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.