Real Money Trading in the future of Guild Wars 2?

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Posted by: QTwo.6824

QTwo.6824

Q:

Does anyone know if there were more discussions about the possibility of some sort of real money auctions or real money trading? I recall reading an article comparing the Guild Wars 2 auction system to the EVE Online real money trading system but did not understand the comparison. I have noticed with the way the Guild Wars 2 Black Lion Trading Company is currently set, that a simple change to the system by ANet of selling+buying Gems to and from players as opposed to only selling Gems to players, would open up a legitimate way for interested players to earn real money from their game play.

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Posted by: Magik.6453

Magik.6453

A:

GW2 is compared to Eve because in Eve players can buy PLEX with real money and sell for in-game currency on the Market. People that buy the PLEX for in-game money can use the PLEX to pay their subscription fees. GW2 players can buy gems for cash and sell for coin, gems can be bought for coin and use to purchase merchandise in the Gem Store.
No mystery to the comparison nor does it in any way imply that Anet will open up the game to real money person to person sales.

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Posted by: Vermillion Hawk.9037

Vermillion Hawk.9037

Why exactly would they want to do this? If anything, it would only increase the number of unscrupulous players in the community and open the doors for large-scale botting and item farming, as seen in a certain recently-released dungeon crawling RPG.

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Posted by: Gareni.3297

Gareni.3297

please don’t open this can of worms and let it destroy this game.

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Posted by: QTwo.6824

QTwo.6824

Let me clarify my question so as to get a relevant (A)nswer. I did not post in the forums looking for positive or negative comments as to the reasoning behind having real money trading in game. I am specifically seeking any knowledge of written articles on any MMOzine that further clarify the comparison of the Guild Wars 2 trading system with EVEOs trading system and/or any articles that indicate the possibility of RMT in the future of Guild Wars 2. For discussions on the negative aspects and/or positive benefits of RMT please open a separate thread.

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Posted by: Immortius.4537

Immortius.4537

I do not recall having read anything indicating the possibility of gem → real money trading . It doesn’t seem like something that is likely to be added either to me. Trading system is compared to Eve due the use of both buy and sell orders.