Some big news came in over the weekend, as we got to see how subscriber numbers have been changing over the last 8 years! The data comes from a Games Developer Conference (GDC) presentation by Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Warcraft franchise John Hight, summarized on Korean sit...
I haven’t really played mmos since around 2010. But as far as i know, there was always pay for gold and items for sell. It was waay more sketchy though. I played wow and a bunch other when i was a teen. I played with my older sister, and she paid for shit in every game we played. Underground selling had been a thing since the beginning of online games. Btw microtransactions have stolen money from farmers and botters that sold items and gold for profit.