Why is USD... (in General)

Allowed to be used for purchasing of items, cbd, and/or characters in this game? Now, I am not talking about the "Special Items" or supportership. Those are understandable. But, allowing the purchase of cbd via usd seems ludicrous. It does no good for the community...

Been that way since early in CB1

The Camper people(?) in CB1 decided that CBD and gear was worth USD and everyone who participates in this to this day is in agreement, somewhat still on this matter

Campers started trading USD for CBD and what ever else

I have taken USD for forging in CB1..I was going sell the CBD anyway so why not?

its Called Capitalism

you are free to use the system or not use the system

It will happen anyways so why try to stop it. It is better managed if you let it happen out in the open.

here we deal with each other not as master and servant, but as traders, exchanging value for value by our own free will, to each others mutual benefit

It needs to remain a part of the game.

Try to regulate the USD Market will result in an even smaller Player Base. Nem has said it right let it happen where people can see it otherwise it would be much worse.

Be careful what you wish for. Because in order to stop it you have to stop any kind of player to player transfer, even auctions.

You can't regulate for the contact players make outside of the game. There is nothing to stop me meeting with GentlemanLoser, who lives not far from me, handing over money and him sending me something in return in-game. Even if player to player transactions were restricted to auctions we could still do that.

I Think the USD part is ok, got no probs with it.
Im not calling it capitalism though, that would be imply i would be massively confused.

I've gotten used to be able to pay urgent bills with CBD :) Done it three times so far, heh.

Seriously though, I don't think I saw it that way before, but now I like being able to decide for myself, what my game time is worth. Sometimes, it may be worth some hard-earned cash, yes. Sometimes not. The important part is I get to decide. So do you, and everyone else.

I kinda like the freedom that Jon has given us so far, regarding out of game deals, and if it skews the game ladder, well...too bad. I'm having fun at 500k MPR right now.

I have always thought that CB should sell its own money at a competitive rate it would put more money into the game and help improve/maintain the high standard CB has to offer at it's best. This would also decrease the people selling out there NUB's money and just using the game for a buck.

In that case, you'd have people undercutting it, but then you'd also have people who pay the higher rate just to support the game...

"I have always thought that CB should sell its own money at a competitive rate it would put more money into the game and help improve/maintain the high standard CB has to offer at it's best."

We've suggested this but Jon doesn't want there to be too much money in the game. We've mentioned that it would help pay for the things CB need to no avail.

CBD being sold by the system would just mean some people would have unlimited cash. Picture that for a second...

Voilą!

With NW/PR and ENC is that so bad a thing?

Yes. A strat illeterate like me could take on everyone in his bracket. NW v.s NW is not so fun, and then you'd get two kinds of people fighting:

-Maxed ENC
-Not maxed ENC

This is observable right now, but an infinite flow of CBD would just make it worse.

Its already like that for people who can afford to buy CBD from other players.

If the funds were flowing back into CB, I wouldn't have a problem at all with it. And by "back into CB," I mean to Jon for marketing and to give him some incentive to spend more time coding for us. He might be willing to take note of a rolling bonus if CB paid his mortgage.

It looks like there is an infinite amount of CBD for sale right now... with no buyers.

I see no reason for "the system" to sell CBD if the market is already flooded.

Dreky, if the System was selling CBD, some more of us might be willing to spend money on it since it would go to Jon and hopefully pay for CB.

Buying CB from Jon is simple, pay for namings and supporterships.

Novice is right.

I have done that as have novice and many others.

It is especially noticeable when a new good supporter item comes out.

Like the HoC or AoF.

yep buy supportership and naming for other in exchange of CBD. i'll do this again and way more in 2 months :) Can't wait to be done with my job. Go Carnage Blender Go

we use USD here because its accepted in remote pygmy villages outside of lubumbashi

Real money will always be a part of the CB. It has been that way from the beginning and will continue to be that way. As it was stated earlier the only way to remove the effect of real money on the game is to remove all trading in all forms. I play several games that work this way. Yes, it does remove the effects of money, but it also creates single player game with little real interaction outside of the forums. From what I see, the use of real money is much lower than it used to be. Also with the Encumbrance penalty it limits the effect early in the characters life.

I believe that it is good for the community. When people need money they are able to gain that money by playing a game. We once sent $200 to a couple in Australia who had been robbed. None of us knew them in any way except CB, but as a community we gathered donations first of CB dollars and then real dollars.


This is from the player that sold the most expensive character in the history of CB, or so I believe.

good mister KnIGits...he was the reason we had a NooB room made and mentors on CB1..good mister KnIGits...I think I forged his lace panties a few times :)...
he was moving and got a new job. went back to get some stuff and he had done been robbed...:*(