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One of the most interesting and unexpected things to arise from online gaming is the birth of real-world economies based on the value of persistent world game characters and items.
When Ultima Online and EverQuest characters started appearing on eBay, a lot of people found it hard to believe that anyone was willing to exchange actual archeage gold for game items that are, after all, largely imaginary.
Nevertheless, trade in these digital goods continues to grow, and it has already gone from being a pastime pursued only by a Arche Age Gold handful of hard-core gamers to being a fledgling industry in its own right.
Time is Money
We’ve all heard it said that time is money. This is no less true when it comes to persistent world online games. Under normal circumstances, it can take months or even years to work a character into the upper ranks of a ArcheAge Gold game like EverQuest, or acquire some rare item that only drops on, say, the Plane of Complete Annihilation.
I guess it should come as no surprize that many people are willing to spend a little extra to get there Arche Age Gold faster. In fact, since you’re paying by the month to play in most cases anyway, purchasing what you need to get straight to the end game may even be cost effective for some people.
Enter eBay
For those who are serious about trading in game economies, the epicenter of activity is Category 1654, Internet Games, on eBay. While not every item in the category is a game item (lately I’ve noticed quite a few manuals on how to make big money trading game items), it remains the most ArcheAge Gold popular auction for virtual marketeers.
Dr. Edward Castronova, an economics professor at California State University, has been compiling statistics related to the category, and in 2004 it racked up over $22 million in total sales. Several entrepeneurs have taken notice of this and started other auctions and currency exchanges that specialize in virtual game property.
As you may be aware, Blizzard added ArcheAge Gold discounts for people when they were buying somewhere they are in good standing at, so if you are Friendly with the faction that has your racial mount, you will receive a 5% discount, if you are Honored, you will receive a 10% discount, if you are Revered, you will receive a 15% discount, and if you are Exalted, there will be a 20% discount to your mounts cost of archeage gold.
Paladins and Warlocks receive another kind of discount - by reaching level 40, they automatically learn Apprentice Riding along with the spell to summon their mount. If they also are inclined to Cheap ArcheAge Gold complete their epic mount quest when they hit level 60, they will also receive the appropriate training when they do so, this, however, is far pricier, and more time consuming.