Gotta love our system

[Nukem]

I know it's old news, but yet another example of our fine people doing what they do best! I'm not saying anything about politics, or trying to start a bashing, but this is just stupid.

http://news.com.com/2100-1043_3-6140298.html

 

[Ridlyn]

I don't play mmo's anyway so it doesn't really effect me.

 

[The General]

Screw WoW.

 

[Dexaroni]

This could stretch beyond MMOs. With players buying guns in CSS with money they earn by betting, they could tax that.

One more reason for our good buddy to the north of my post to hate CSS.

 

[The General]

Screw CS:S,

But you realize that if they try to tax stuff like that, game developers will just stop developing games where you have to buy stuff in the game.

Either way, it's a fantasy world, it's not real money and not real goods, so I see no reason how or why they could or would tax us.

 

[Harper]

Screw WoW.

It's not just WoW. There is another games look. Like I was I can see this having a rather being affect on games that heavily rely on player driven economies.
Eg. Eve Online , Star Wars Galaxies.

I do remeber reading about is yearlier this year, and I find that it's a stupid idea. The only people that think should get taxed is the players that power level or farm items and resources for real life cash.

 

[killians45]

I think it's taxed on income from SELLING items on like ebay to people. Hard cash currency obtained from trading charcters weapons, etc.

 

[Harper]

I think it's taxed on income from SELLING items on like ebay to people. Hard cash currency obtained from trading charcters weapons, etc.

Personally I would rather see those people get suspended upside down by some some nail gunning their testicals to a brick wall.

Farmers and Power Leveling $ervice$ screw up the game for every one.

 

[Ridlyn]

With players buying guns in CSS with money they earn by betting, they could tax that.

How would the gov't tax virtual money?

There not taxing the money in the game there going to tax the monthly payements for the games.

 

[killians45]

Is it monthly payments or is it ebay selling?