7 Video Game Currencies Stronger Than The US Dollar (Cleveland warning)
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 - 1:23pm
Quote:
GTA DOLLAR (Grand Theft Auto III)
Worth: $25 (U.S.)
Methodology: 100 GTA dollars = Colt .45 Pistol (M1911 A1). Custom model 1911 A1 pistol made by the Springfield Armory = $2,500
What It Means: If you do find a handgun for a hundred bucks in the real world, you'll probably have to call Nerf for more ammo.
Ouch.
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Wow. I'm a gaming nerd, but this is stupid silly. Thank God all of my Maxim subscriptions have been free!
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I don't remember a .45 costing that much money although it has been a few years since I kept up with that stuff.
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The "strength" that they're referencing is not strength at all. The strength of a currency is based on the history of it. This is just a numerical difference between the two. It's like saying that since a yard is longer than a meter, it's a stronger system of measurement. Add to that the fact that none of these games actually have a functioning economy. They're just requirement markers, a "high score" to reach, essentially.
I would've been more interested in a comparison of various MMO currencies to the dollar, since those games actually have functioning economies, and enough data to constitute a history on the strength of the currency.
Of course, you would never get that from Maxim.
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Agreed.
I had free subscriptions for a while too, but then I started getting telemarketer spam. And then one started pumping me for personal information, and hung up very quickly when I started asking questions about her company.
I ended the subscriptions shortly after college.
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Note the word "custom". Yeah, the super duper high-end competition 1911s cost big bucks. They are extremely accurate and reliable.
You do not buy a custom 1911 at the corner Ammu-nation store. A stock Springfield 1911A1 GI has an MSRP of $619.00.
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And beaten to it by Quintin. I've been eyeballing 1911's for a while now and there's some nice ones out there in the $600-$700 range, though I think I'd go Kimber before I went Springfield armory.
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Yes.
Was that a rhetorical question?
For 100 bucks to buy a handgun, no background check, no cooling off, it must be a currency with huge buying power.
I'll start to worry when WoW gold outvalues a dollar.
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Nope, only this one. It's turdilicious, buried amongst the treasures........
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I thought the article would be about MMO currencies since they are bought and sold in exchange for real world currencies. (Cheaters!
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I was wrong.
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