A virtual bank CEO on EVE Online is apparently a dirty criminal

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Posted on July 2, 2009 | tags

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200 billion in EVE Online’s currency, interstellar kredits, was sold on the black market by player Ricdic, the CEO of the game’s EBank
$6,300 bucks the amount in Australian money Ricdic got for the scheme, which paid for a home deposit and some of his son’s medical bills source

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davey

so… basically a guy got ahead any way that he could by abusing a game that focuses on getting ahead any way that you can?

i don’t think i’ll ever play monopoly the same way again.
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Well-played, sir.
Steve

Speaking as someone who used to play, this man is playing EVE exactly how it’s supposed to be played: No holds barred cutthroat exploitation of other players. Too bad he went with the real money transactions, though. He’s probably banned for life by now.
Steve

Speaking as someone who used to play, this man is playing EVE exactly how it’s supposed to be played: No holds barred cutthroat exploitation of other players. Too bad he went with the real money transactions, though. He’s probably banned for life by now.
davey

so… basically a guy got ahead any way that he could by abusing a game that focuses on getting ahead any way that you can?

i don’t think i’ll ever play monopoly the same way again.
http://shortformblog.com shortformblog

Well-played, sir.
Steve

Speaking as someone who used to play, this man is playing EVE exactly how it’s supposed to be played: No holds barred cutthroat exploitation of other players. Too bad he went with the real money transactions, though. He’s probably banned for life by now.