Motivated by money, Chinese prison bosses are using prisoners to farm gold. Former prisoner Liu Dali tells the Guardian about his experience in the Jixi labour camp. He and 300 other prisoners were placed in front of a computer for 12 hours at a time and forced to slay dragons. If they didn’t reach their daily gold quotas, they were beaten. It certainly was lucrative for the guards – they could make up to 5000-6000rmb ($700-$900) each day. [The Guardian]
Virus__
Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 10:57 AMBlizzard really advises against using these services, it’s actually a breach in their ToS I am quite sure. You also open yourself up to account theft & credit card fraud by purchasing in game currency from these people.
Also it hurts our in game economy when people buy from these places. Bringing either prices on the Auction House down to a point where a legitimate player cannot make a profit from what they’re selling. Or it’s way too high and you cannot sell said item.
TSH
Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 11:02 AMWorking the Auction House used to be a solid way to make a living in WoW. I wonder if that’s what these guys do, or is it grinding?
Alex
Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 11:16 AMlol playing WoW in prison is way better thn what some countries get
olearymo
Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 11:44 AMAnd you’ve experienced these conditions, have you?
Alex
Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 11:55 AMi played WoW for 18 hours a day and was paying for it…
Dean Mandareen
Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 12:51 PMlol true
olearymo
Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 3:53 PMAnd you were severely beaten? And lived in a cell?
col
Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 8:02 PMThere would’ve been copious amounts of beating, probably not the type you’re referring to, however.
Dean Mandareen
Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 11:33 AMi only enjoy botting in wow nowadays
Nodeity
Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 2:32 PMMeh,… I got sick of the same old grind… Level up, grind… level again, grind, levellloh crap I’m done….
tyler
Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 8:37 PMThey are forced to break rocks and do other physical labor for 12 hours a day then forced to play wow all night, one prisoner said they would play past exhaustion till they couldn’t see. The story sounds good till you hear the rest of it.