Virtual Economies in MMO's

Gnume Awldewe from the Aggro Forums wrote a research paper on Virtual Economies in MMO's. I thought it was a great overview and I really enjoyed it. So here is the link to the .pdf file. Also, here is the original forums thread where a bunch of us posted links to help out.

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Speaking of economics, if your personal economics are hurting, you might want to check out the free Planetside Reserve program. Plaguelands has the coverage. Now, this idea was announced previously as I told you back in January. But the actual release of the program has gotten pretty good play in internet circles. I've seen mentions of it on many of the sites and forums I frequent. I'll be curious to see how the numbers turn out and what effect, if any, this has on the game's future.