Thursday, August 22, 2013

If I'd known how much money there was to be made in World of Warcraft, I wouldn't have suspended my account...

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I was always lead to believe that gold farming in World Of Warcraft wasn't a particularly lucrative career.  Don't they always say that Chinese gold farmers make thirty cents an hour or something equally horrendous?

But it turns out there is a way to make a living from playing computer games after all ... although I wouldn't recommend converting said living into gold bullion and storing it in your house.  Really, you're just asking for robbers to come knocking.

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25 comments:

  1. ValerieAugust 22, 2013 at 12:07 PM

    Son of a....

    Hugs!

    Valerie

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    1. Kellie @ Delightfully LudicrousAugust 24, 2013 at 10:25 AM

      Get in there Val, get your girls on there too! You could make a fortune between you!

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  2. Garrison KellyAugust 22, 2013 at 2:12 PM

    I first heard about the term "gold farming" when I read "For the Win" by Cory Doctorow. If you're looking for a good book to read, I highly recommend it.

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    1. Kellie @ Delightfully LudicrousAugust 24, 2013 at 10:25 AM

      I haven't heard of it, but I'll definitely have to look it up!

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  3. AnonymousAugust 22, 2013 at 3:08 PM

    Whhaaaaaatttt???! I was an EQ fan.. Like an obsessed calling into work because I hadn't gone to bed yet because I was killing orcs EQ fan. I know someone offered my son $1200 for something on his EQ acct. but $75,000.00???? Wth.. Gaming and stripping.. It's where the money is. ;)

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    1. Kellie @ Delightfully LudicrousAugust 24, 2013 at 10:26 AM

      I never played EQ, I went straight to WoW, but I heard it was equally addictive in its day.

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  4. BirdieAugust 22, 2013 at 3:30 PM

    I don't think I could get interested in play World of Warcraft. Hauling those massive boobs around must cause a lot of back problems.

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    1. Kellie @ Delightfully LudicrousAugust 24, 2013 at 10:27 AM

      It's a sacrifice one must make if one wishes to traverse the barrens.

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  5. JayAugust 22, 2013 at 6:09 PM

    Wow! I never knew real money was involved in online gaming - am I just naive?

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    1. Kellie @ Delightfully LudicrousAugust 24, 2013 at 10:28 AM

      Yep, and there's even a player v's player competition element, so some people make money competing with that.

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  6. PickleopeAugust 22, 2013 at 9:45 PM

    Is WOW still popular enough to make any money off of it?

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    1. Kellie @ Delightfully LudicrousAugust 24, 2013 at 10:29 AM

      I know it was up around the 11 million users at its peak, and it's since dropped down to around 7 million, but that's still one hell of a customer base.

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  7. A Beer for the ShowerAugust 22, 2013 at 11:24 PM

    My wife used to play WOW. She was a guild master, top level, had great equipment, etc. When she finally got bored of it she sold her account for $1500, which was way more than she'd ever paid to play it. In other words, she was basically paid to play the game.

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    1. Kellie @ Delightfully LudicrousAugust 24, 2013 at 10:30 AM

      I've heard of people doing that. Starting accounts, levelling a character to end game, then selling the account. I think the highest amount I ever heard someone pay for an account was five grand.

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  8. Optimistic ExistentialistAugust 22, 2013 at 11:29 PM

    Oh goodness I better hide this post from a friend of mine because he'll totally try to make a career out of this lol

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  9. Bonnie a.k.a. LadyBloggerAugust 22, 2013 at 11:44 PM

    Hi Kellie!

    I had heard about these people and you have to give them credit for creativity and their sense of entrepreneurship! Only in America...

    P.s. Came over from the Bloglovin Hop to give you a like!
    https://www.facebook.com/iloveladyblogger

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    1. Kellie @ Delightfully LudicrousAugust 24, 2013 at 10:31 AM

      Hi, welcome to my li'l old blog! Hope you enjoy your stay ;D

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  10. stephen HayesAugust 23, 2013 at 12:55 AM

    Maybe I'm just an old fart, but I prefer spending my time in the real world than a make believe one. Just don't get all this gaming.

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    1. Kellie @ Delightfully LudicrousAugust 24, 2013 at 10:32 AM

      It has its good points, I get to spend my evenings with friends and I don't have to even get dressed if I don't want to.

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  11. MunirGhiasuddinAugust 23, 2013 at 1:27 AM

    Try Michael Offut's blog. It is very interesting. So is his book, Slipstream.

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  12. Hima RajanaAugust 23, 2013 at 7:49 AM

    HAHA I love this! I never knew that you could make money from gaming. I'm happy to have found your blog via the Bloglovin' Hop and I can't wait to follow future adventures!
    xo, Hima
    Hima Hearts

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  13. UnknownAugust 23, 2013 at 2:06 PM

    My 4 boys have all been obsessed by the game. Seriously bug business. We have definitely chosen the wrong careers!

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