[rdbell]

Every MMO in existence has external markets for RMT. There are stories of players in elite WoW guilds making 5-6 figures for helping noobs clear content.

Some people don’t mind spending $2000 to build an endgame character that’s only worth $1000 by the time they’re done with it.

We don’t call automotive hobbyists “marks” if they pay a mechanic to tune their car and devalue its resale price. Professionals/careerists exist in every hobby industry.

[LeeroyWasHere]

In the early days, when gold wasn't worthless, we used the carry players for gold, it was the equivalent to maybe $50-100/h?

Same for arena titles.

It also funded the guilds raiding expenses and external costs.

I feel like a lot of people that have opinions about blockchain and gaming, just weren't exposed or never got involved in these underground economies.