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Gold Farmers Arrested
8th May 2008 01:13 PM GMT | Leord | 17 comments
In the light of the Blizzard/Glider dance, this seems more direct, and would only happen in China: Gold farmers were arrested and charged with "unfair revenue distribution". More info at PlayNoEvil:
Turn up the Irony Meter to 11. After all, with all of the complaints in the US about gold farming, it takes the Chinese to stand up and do something about it.
Yep, police in China has arrested 2 men for running a World of Warcraft gold farming operation and charged them with "unfair revenue distribution" (CHINESE READER ALERT - what in the world is "unfair revenue distribution"?).
The two men ran the operation for 7 months and earned 1.4 Million RMB (just over US$200,000). They had 20 computers and 20 employees (no shifts, I guess) and were based in Chengdu's Shuangliu county. The men were targeting The9's China-based World of Warcraft operation... I'm not sure if this makes their revenue more impressive or not.
(Chengdu Evening News via Pacific Epoch)
Yep, police in China has arrested 2 men for running a World of Warcraft gold farming operation and charged them with "unfair revenue distribution" (CHINESE READER ALERT - what in the world is "unfair revenue distribution"?).
The two men ran the operation for 7 months and earned 1.4 Million RMB (just over US$200,000). They had 20 computers and 20 employees (no shifts, I guess) and were based in Chengdu's Shuangliu county. The men were targeting The9's China-based World of Warcraft operation... I'm not sure if this makes their revenue more impressive or not.
(Chengdu Evening News via Pacific Epoch)
While this is a more straight-forward approach to handling "unwanted" activities, I'm pretty glad that the US have a slightly more complex judicial system...
Comments
3 days ago
Communism ftl. While we agree that botting is against the TOS and so is selling of gold it stretches all sense of reason to call gold farming illegal. Barring of course unfair labor practices etc if the farmers are working in sweat shop conditions this is a ridiculous arrest.
Fear the state which uses it's police powers to take the liberties of one class of citizen for the sake of another.
Fear the state which uses it's police powers to take the liberties of one class of citizen for the sake of another.
3 days ago
I couldn't agree more. Scary stuff.
3 days ago
Aye. Gold selling sucks, but something I can live with to avoid having the same police system here =P
3 days ago
Sounds like tax evasion to me, can't see the Chinese government (or any government for that matter) getting too worked up about anything else.
3 days ago
Basically don't do illegal things in China... and while this is of course minor I am sure they are not claiming it as a revenue source and therefore are pissing off the big guys which like I said you shouldn't do in China. Just ask a Tibetan!
3 days ago
I'm sure the Chinese judicial system is just as complex as the US's, it just isn't impartial or independent.
3 days ago
And the US is!? Haha, thats rich...
3 days ago
Yeah gave me a lol too.
3 days ago
Wait? is China being damned for shutting down a sweatshop that didnt pay its workers minimum wage? Whats wrong with you people?
3 days ago
Just short mention, avoid political chatter =) Keep to the off-topic forums. I'm sure the Chinese system is both less complex and impartial than any western way of handling it. Including the USA.
3 days ago
Its the way the Chinese government goes about things it doesn't agree with that is being talked about. Certain events that have been occurring lately in a certain area of China for example are the cause.
But this isn't a political forum so this isn't the place to discuss it :p
But this isn't a political forum so this isn't the place to discuss it :p
3 days ago
In this case, the end justifies the means. Plus, they probably pay their workers $1 a day, while getting all the profit for themselves (which is actually common practice for almost all businesses in china).
2 days ago
Hang'um high, Let there feet dangle..
2 days ago
The words "fair" and "impartial" are certainly not ones associated with China or the states.......unless you're surname is ming or simpson :P
2 days ago
Based on the information in the article, and disregarding speculation and assumptions in the various posts, I see nothing wrong with the arrest. The criminals were arrested for their illegal activities, so why would or why should "a more complex judicial system" make a difference? What is Leord suggesting?
"Break the law, go to jail." ..Sounds good to me.
"Break the law, go to jail." ..Sounds good to me.
2 days ago
Agreed. Break the law, go to jail.
and $1 a day is good in china.
and $1 a day is good in china.
yesterday
You neo-con like people that think the ends justifies the means are absolute idiots. If you were in a position of power all basic freedoms would be stripped away for the "greater good". You have no sense of justice: justice is more than punishment. Justice is freedom and a fair due process in the enforcement of the law.
"Hang 'em high and let their feet dangle." OVER A WOW GOLD OPERATION!!! Mindblowing.
"Hang 'em high and let their feet dangle." OVER A WOW GOLD OPERATION!!! Mindblowing.
