China Bans Gold Farming

Posted 29th Jun 2009 11:55 PM by Rushster

It appears the Chinese government is to finally to crack down on the practive of gold farming by making it illegal. The government has now stated that virtual currency in China can now "not be traded for real goods or services". Gold farming has been the bane of many a WoW player as it drives account theft and other unsavoury in-game activities. Read the full story on IncGamers.

Edit: On closer inspection, it turns out China did not ban gold selling. Read more here.


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Mikeztarp
Posted 30, Jun 2009 01:32 AM
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Well, for once I agree with the Chinese government.

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Selmara
Posted 30, Jun 2009 08:23 AM
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About time.

Might actually come back to WoW if all the gold spam stops.

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SSH83
Posted 30, Jun 2009 03:23 PM
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Gold farming will continue.  Making a vague law is one thing, enforcing it is a totally different matter in China.  Though even if they actually stop gold farming in China, there are still India and Vietnam. :X

Bottom line remains the same more or less.  The only way to stop gold farming is if Blizzard starts selling either BOE items or (probably not) gold themselves. raspberry

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lhosk">lhosk
Posted 30, Jun 2009 10:29 PM
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Greetings.

Gold farming has never been the issue.
Else you can outlaw and ban every single player that chain-ran the scarlet bastion to get enough gold to buy their mount before TBC.

The shiny new guild master with his cohort: we-have-credit-cards, we-are-lazy-G8-players, we-are-free-to-buy-wow-gold, ..... are those in demand !

Ask the moppet!
You don’t have a stinky demand for moppets?
Cheers ! You ended the stinky supply of moppets…

Anyway, just a biased point of view.

Best Regards.

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