A Study of EQ.

05-18-2004

A friend of mine did a study on Everquest. Here were his results.

the EQ platinum piece is worth about one U.S. cent. higher than the japanese yen

the average player generates around 319 plat an hour.. the equivalent of $3.42 per hour... higher than minimum wage in most countries

the EQ gross national product - measured by how much plat all players create in a single year - is about $2,266. that makes EQ richer than india, bulgaria, and china... and almost as wealthy as russia, the 77th richest country in the world

I just thought i'd share this with you. Makes me wonder why more people dont sell online stuff

mirdorr · 05-18-2004

I think auction websites put the worth of plat a little lower than that.

Gwendylin Soulember · 05-18-2004

Heya Dark!!

05-19-2004

Hey Gwen, I miss you

*Malse* · 05-19-2004

Quote:

the EQ platinum piece is worth about one U.S. cent

You're off by about a factor of 10.

Tierfin · 05-19-2004

"a friend of mine"

^^ pure bullshit, the usual from darkedge, this was on some news website

Tierfin · 05-19-2004

slashdot.org/article.pl?s...=98&tid=99

apparenlty darkedges friend is Paul Gillingwater. A Senior Consultant in Information Technology and Information Systems Security with more than 25 years of experience. He is highly qualified, with the following relevant degrees and certifications:

MBA -- Masters of Business Administration
CISM -- Certified Information Security Manager (from ISACA)
CISSP -- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (from ISC2)
BA -- Bachelor of Arts (Management)
BSc -- Bachelor of Science (Computer Science and Information Management)
RHCE -- Red Hat Certified Linux Engineer (from Redhat)

Anterak · 05-19-2004

Study was made by "Castronova" and not Gillingwater.

But it was a good reading, and a bit scary to see how EQ and online worlds have evolved and will evolve.

Worthed my 20mins spent to read it.

Oh and nothing new from DE...

Cloudwalker21 · 05-19-2004

good read, yay for being richer than China!

05-19-2004

Well then he lied, not my fault

Anyway, I thought the conclusions were very fun to read. Shows you how much our time online can really be worth.

PS: who the heck is Tierfin? =/

05-18-2004	#1
Darkedge Thornblade Guest Joined: Posts: n/a vCash:	A Study of EQ. A friend of mine did a study on Everquest. Here were his results. the EQ platinum piece is worth about one U.S. cent. higher than the japanese yen the average player generates around 319 plat an hour.. the equivalent of $3.42 per hour... higher than minimum wage in most countries the EQ gross national product - measured by how much plat all players create in a single year - is about $2,266. that makes EQ richer than india, bulgaria, and china... and almost as wealthy as russia, the 77th richest country in the world I just thought i'd share this with you. Makes me wonder why more people dont sell online stuff

05-18-2004	#2
mirdorr Overlord of Old School Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,100 vCash: 1000	... I think auction websites put the worth of plat a little lower than that.

05-19-2004	#4
Darkedge Thornblade Guest Joined: Posts: n/a vCash:	! Hey Gwen, I miss you

05-19-2004	#6
Tierfin Propagandistic Anarchist Joined: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 523 vCash: 1000	hmm "a friend of mine" ^^ pure bullshit, the usual from darkedge, this was on some news website

05-19-2004	#7
Tierfin Propagandistic Anarchist Joined: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 523 vCash: 1000	hmm slashdot.org/article.pl?s...=98&tid=99 apparenlty darkedges friend is Paul Gillingwater. A Senior Consultant in Information Technology and Information Systems Security with more than 25 years of experience. He is highly qualified, with the following relevant degrees and certifications: MBA -- Masters of Business Administration CISM -- Certified Information Security Manager (from ISACA) CISSP -- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (from ISC2) BA -- Bachelor of Arts (Management) BSc -- Bachelor of Science (Computer Science and Information Management) RHCE -- Red Hat Certified Linux Engineer (from Redhat)

05-18-2004	#3
Gwendylin Soulember New user Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 18 vCash: 1000	Heya Dark!!

05-19-2004	#8
Anterak La Freedom Fries Joined: May 2002 Location: A chair Party: N/A Posts: 1,062 vCash: 1000	Re: hmm Study was made by "Castronova" and not Gillingwater. But it was a good reading, and a bit scary to see how EQ and online worlds have evolved and will evolve. Worthed my 20mins spent to read it. Oh and nothing new from DE...

05-19-2004	#9
Cloudwalker21 <title for rent> Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,015 vCash: 1000	Re: hmm good read, yay for being richer than China!

05-19-2004	#10
Darkedge Thornblade Guest Joined: Posts: n/a vCash:	well then! Well then he lied, not my fault Anyway, I thought the conclusions were very fun to read. Shows you how much our time online can really be worth. PS: who the heck is Tierfin? =/

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