WoW blog

This time, it’s the New York Times who goes to China in order to report on WoW gold farming.

Here’s the part that interests me: how much for 100G?

At the end of each shift, Li reports the night’s haul to his supervisor, and at the end of the week, he, like his nine co-workers, will be paid in full. For every 100 gold coins he gathers, Li makes 10 yuan, or about $1.25, earning an effective wage of 30 cents an hour, more or less.

The boss, in turn, receives $3 or more when he sells those same coins to an online retailer, who will sell them to the final customer (an American or European player) for as much as $20

Now, the $20 is definitely an exaggeration from the comparisons on cheap WoW gold that I have seen. There are some vendors who sell it for about $10 per 100 gold.

This guy clearly had it when it comes to bots. Even the most sophisticated bots (like WoW Glider) use a pre-scripted routine that’s easy to spot.

I know some of you are interested in purchasing WoW gold. I haven’t seen a reliable comparison of prices between vendors so far but this one seems pretty close.

Maybe someone could do a similar price comparison for powerleveling.