Nick is not saying farming is right... he is not arguing it is acceptable, he is saying that it is interesting that we place the negative label of CHINESE gold farmer,
on ALL gold farmers.
But let's leave the historical parallel behind for now and focus more
on gold farmers in MMOs.
Not exact matches
Nature Pacific, based
on the
Gold Coast, are currently looking for Australian Certified Organic
farmers who are growing or developing unique foods or crops that are in keeping with their philosophy.
In the words of William Jennings Bryan, «You shall not crucify the American
farmer on a cross of
gold».
Azeroth's economy is based
on (virtual)
gold, and although it doesn't cost (real) money — notorious Chinese
gold farmers notwithstanding — it does take time.
Then
on Sunday G whipped me up my favorite homemade breakfast — German pancakes, surprised me with the prettiest rose
gold Apple watch and we spent the afternoon with his family browsing the
farmers market and then his mom and sis made my favorite black forest cake and we had our favorite deli food in the city — the most scrumptious Jewish deli called DZ Akins.
As the
farmer returns home
on his little horse and carriage, God wraps a heavy
gold bar with simple cloth and throws it
on the road.
Our guide Gerald Garner is brilliant
on Johannesburg's history: the
gold rush, the extraordinary boom town expansion (the population grew from a few
farmers in 1886 to 80,000 within eight years), the British colonisation, the Boer War, the imposition of apartheid, the imprisonment and freeing of Mandela and the more recent fall and rebirth of the city.
So for every dollar spent
on buying virtual
gold, only 37 cents of it goes to the actual
gold farmers.
In the discussion about
gold farmers and language fluencies in MMOs however, responses
on the official WoW forums suggest otherwise.
I hate to stereotype all
gold farmers as Chinese, but the ones I've run into really did seem like they weren't at all competent with the English language (though to be fair, that describes a fairly large chunk of the population, especially
on the PvP servers).
Because of the presumed nationality of
gold farmers, some players use an interesting litmus test
on probable
farmers.
I don't mind much of the presence of
gold farmers on my server, but there is a limit to the sympathy I give them.
I wrote a (hopefully) interesting post
on how the subscription model affects MMO gameplay (it doesn't just predict hunting
gold -
farmers, it even predicts new MMOs will become increasingly LESS fun)
It isn't like
gold farming is forced
on them, they made a choice to be a
gold farmer.
And I note non-hostile
gold farmers on page 14.
I met up with a yes Chinese
farmer who actually told me he was Chinese, and farming for
gold on the WoW Staghelm server in the Western Plague Lands.
And of course this depends
on the portion of players who are negatively affected by the
gold farmers.
When people are categorizing certain players as
gold farmers based
on assumptions and stereotypes of nationality and linguistic abilities,
gold farmers in a sense are being created from these racial dynamics.
And finally, I feel that the stereotype of the «hostile»
gold farmer is based
on the actions of a visible minority of
gold farmers (and mistaken griefers).
The existing stereotypes of «Chinese
gold farmer» encourage some players to push these identities
on certain kinds of players they encounter.
It is true that anyone with the
gold to spare could corner the market, but a
farmer group, who's sole purpose is to make
gold, could much more easily corner the market
on highly sought for goods.
On the European servers, I haven't run across any obvious gold farmers; they seem more widespread on the American servers, possibly because of the larger customer bas
On the European servers, I haven't run across any obvious
gold farmers; they seem more widespread
on the American servers, possibly because of the larger customer bas
on the American servers, possibly because of the larger customer base.
Dennis - I note that there are documented
gold farmers in other countries
on page 2.
I never really noticed
gold farmers till I started playing
on Antonius Bayle.
The Australian player who posted that article
on his blog was assumed to be a «Chinese
gold farmer», treated as such, and inadvertently perpetuated the production of the stereotype that «Chinese
gold farmers» are hostile.
In homemade World of Warcraft video clips that circulate
on YouTube or GameTrailers, with titles like «Chinese
Gold Farmers Must Die» and «Chinese Farmer Extermination,» players document their farmer - killing expeditions through that same Timbermaw - ridden patch of WoW in which Min does his farming — a place so popular with farmers that Western players sometimes call it Chin
Farmers Must Die» and «Chinese
Farmer Extermination,» players document their
farmer - killing expeditions through that same Timbermaw - ridden patch of WoW in which Min does his farming — a place so popular with
farmers that Western players sometimes call it Chin
farmers that Western players sometimes call it China Town.
According to one report, the gaming company Jagex which produces Runescape has been contacted about the influx of Venezuelan
gold farmers but has yet to comment
on the issue.
Furthermore, just recently someone posted a guide
on Reddit detailing how to get rid of the Venezuelan
gold farmers.