Much of this I knew already, but some of you may not.
If you have ever wondered about what goes on behind the scenes with gold farmers in MMORPG's who then sell the gold to players for real money, then this article should prove to be an interesting read.
So here it is -
http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=0&cId=3141815 I honestly can't imagine anyone being desperate enough to pay money for gold.
Online gaming and real-life are supposed to be parallel, they should never be firectly related to one another.
On a similar note, I recently heard of a man who payed 50 000 dollars for his own private island within the Starwars: Galaxies world. Apparently, he can do whatever he wants on this virtual island, and frequently invites users to come and party with his character.
-saber- Good lord!
That is...scary! I was thinking of getting the Star Wars one soon. Might try City of Heroes first.
Here is another article on the subject. This time looking at how Blizzard might themselves feel about it. -
http://www.articlealley.com/article_20650_11.html