Comments on: Interview with a Money Trader

By: Nicholas

Nicholas — Tue, 20 Jan 2004 13:27:26 +0000

I also don’t believe in using bots to control how much you make, nor do I believe in buying simoleans for rl money. However, that being said, Not Surprised that comment you made “TPP sounds like a very lazy, selfish individual to me. No wonder s/he is on medical and can’t work.” was downright cruel. You don’t know this individual, so to make that claim is just cruel. Also, unless you are friends with this person, you don’t know if he is claiming it as income or not. So to make that statement is just wrong of you. Don’t judge a book by the cover. You have to read inside it to know what it’s all about.

By: Not Surprised To Find So Many Lazy Jerks On TSO

Not Surprised To Find So Many Lazy Jerks On TSO — Mon, 22 Dec 2003 09:43:35 +0000

I love people who make working for my money pointless. I don’t even know why I bother playing TSO anymore, with all the scammers on it. TPP sounds like a very lazy, selfish individual to me. No wonder s/he is on medical and can’t work. Boo hoo. Yeah, the money you’re making now is good…bet you don’t claim it as income and don’t pay taxes!

By: The Things You Leave Behind

The Things You Leave Behind — Wed, 17 Dec 2003 18:38:52 +0000

Sim Reality
I’d been looking for a source for links on the weird goings-on in the world of “The Sims Online,” and Penny Arcade just now linked people over to the Alphaville Herald, their major news source. Here’s “Tycho” discussing the latest:…

By: Some Guy

Some Guy — Wed, 17 Dec 2003 01:30:49 +0000

“There’s a sucker born every minute.” The immortal words of Hannum are only too true in the online world. IMHO, if people are making real money selling fake money in a game, why doesn’t Maxis capitalize on the market? Instead of letting others sell their (Maxis’s under control of the player) simoleans for a few measly dollars, why doesn’t Maxis start a service that does the same thing. For a substantial fee, of course. And, as Maxis is the original supplier of all the simoleans, it would be easy for them to cut out weak points in the game design, making their “treasury’s” simoleans worth more.

By: Jamie Hale

Jamie Hale — Mon, 15 Dec 2003 14:07:13 +0000

As I’m sure you know (or maybe it was changed after your sim was brutally slaughtered), mazing is done for.

Here’s hoping Maxis’ latest round of patches will make this mountain of simoleans I’m sitting on worth something…

By: Peter Ludlow

Peter Ludlow — Sat, 22 Nov 2003 15:34:45 +0000

LOL Jamie, now where would one find such a market?

I think the real problem is that money generation by mazing is WAY too easy. Maxis either has to introduce elements that will prevent auto-mazing (perhaps some kind of turing test) or they have to cut back the payoffs or just eliminate the object altogether.

By: Jamie Hale

Jamie Hale — Sat, 22 Nov 2003 01:10:05 +0000

Well, if Maxis was smart, and was concerned about the state of their internal economies, they might consider buying a few billion simoleans back to limit supply. That’s my take on it at least.

Oh, if only there was a marketplace that would allow such a large currency buy-back?