Gold farmers get a lot of flak for messing with virtual economies, but that ire fizzles out in the real-world marketplace – at least where cash money is concerned.

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I don’t pay for gold in WoW. But I have heard the sirens whisper sweetly: “Buy the gold, baby, it’s so easy.” Gold farming and its seductive exchange have been anything but silent since the launch of WoW.
I used to know a gold farmer named Romel. The undead mage took to farming Azshara, killing Blood Elf Reclaimers and Sorcerers day and night. But back then there was a code, an ethical agreement that trumped language barriers: if you wanted a piece of the action, you had to duel. If you won a few bouts, Romel would concede the land and take his farming operation elsewhere. In contrast, new-school gold farmers are without honor.
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