Online muggings in RPGs (funny)

[cavalierlwt]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4165880.stm


What a crazy world, cybermuggings! People playing onling RPGs are getting beat down by 'bots, and their online items are being auctioned off on ebay.

omfg I play L2 gustin. @_@
Everyone mugs everyone all the time on there. You are supposed to. >_<

[cavalierlwt]

well, I don't play it, but I guess the thing is people are using bots to beat and mug people. I don't know too much about the game, but if you get more powerful by spending more time fighting and winning, that a well programmed bot can play 24/7 and probably get pretty powerful.
The funniest part though is the selling of items on ebay.
Like I say, it's a strange world we live in.

[rseven]

wow that is crazy..oh the wonderful world of the net:lol:

[Namloot]

Can Downey be arrested for stealing the docs?

[mjrhzrd]

Comics regarding this issue:
http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20050819&mode=classic

http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20050822

http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20050823

[Namloot]

Duh.

[=ender=]

Paying real world money for virtual world items... I can't think of much that is more pathetic.