| thranx said: "So the only general conclusion they are doing this is because MMO gold is becoming more valued than the US dollar and people are trading it as if it is real currency, which they are"
I dont think that is the problem. It may be. I would think it more likely that the fear is terroist groups will farm gold in MMO's to sell for profit and fund terroism. Kind of the same argument for drugs. I could be wrong but that seems more plausible |
No that's about it. The FBI is a bit ahead of the curve actually... well, ahead of most people who are waaaaay freaking behind the curve.
Online Videogame ecosystems are a very real part of the economy today with their own value. A lot of MMO's have GDP's worth more then most major countries.
US investors have been known to buy "Online MMO Realestate" for millions of dollars worth of virtual land to get around tax laws.(seriously) Buy it... give your kid the land, then have him sell it.
MMO's have actual come up lately as a place where terrorists can meet and talk and basically be "monitor free" while looking a lot more innocent then some random sceevy chatrooms, or social networking sites that always leave a permanent mark of what was said.
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2008/09/world-of-warcra/
