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NPR sympathetic to goldfarmers
When Friiv tipped us to the recent NPR interview dealing with goldfarming, I was eager to take a listen. Finally, a non-gamer media outlet will hear our frustration. How wrong I was. The interview, which ran on May 14th takes a completely different view of the goldfarming phenomenon. A lot about what bothers me about goldfarming is imagining the conditions in which the farmers must be working, and indeed the interview did liken the goldfarming companies to Nike sweatshops. Tens of thousands of Chinese workers sit for 12 hours shifts hunched over computer screens, standing in the same spot in game and killing the same monster over and over. The gold they make in a day's work goes for around $13.00 in the , but would only sell for $4.00 in .
Blizzard bans 5,400 WoW cheaters, suspends an additional 10,700
Following the release of patch 1.10, Blizzard has continued its aggressive stance against World of Warcraft cheaters. Today, a Blizzard rep revealed that 5,400 accounts have been banned since the patch was introduced. In addition, 10,700 accounts have been suspended. Blizzard encourages players to report cheaters to hacks@blizzard.com.In related news, a group of reputed gold farmers have launched a "Stop Snitchin'" campaign to protect their assets. T-shirts are on sale for $20.
