Profitability of Video Gaming?

[mizchels]

Hi guys. There seems to be such a broad range of good (and some not so good) ideas, jobs, experience and talents here. I have a general question of curiosity for you. A buddy of mine has recently been spending considerable amounts of time playing video games, earning real money and paying real money for various weapons, real estate, etc. He's gotten into it so much that he's devoting less and less time to his business (web development) and his usual social life. He's very excited about it, though, and keeps telling me how there's real opportunities for actual income. He mentions examples of people who own things (weapons, passes, real estate, etc.) that are worth thousands and swears he can make a decent living off of it. I may sound completely naive here--and for this, I am--but do you think that can work as a way of generating income to make a living? If that's a viable option, I would think that some here that are looking for ways to create capital could look into that. Does anyone have experience with gaming and generating a profit from it? Consistently? It seems shaky and lofty since it's trading intangible goods...then again, that's what the stock market is basically about. Would like to hear your two cents! Thanks.

 

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[Jorge]

O dep'v tiin vu gopf ov cav vjisi xet ep esvodmi (O vjopl ov xet jisi) ecuav tuniupi neloph muvt ug nupiz gsun tidupf mogi SI.

Nz csuvjis atif vu ci e Duapvis Tvsoli "qsu" qmezis. Ji jef tquptust epf vsewim vu vuaspenipvt xovj emm qeof, emvjuahj ov xetp'v ipuahj vu neli e mowoph uav ug ov, ov xet huuf.

Iwipvaemmz ji huv cusif epf tvuqqif qmezoph ev emm.

 

[CorsePerVita]

Wofiu henit op hipisem pu.

Neloph e heni vjev ot effodvoph vjev xomm timm nommoupt ug duqoit epf dupvopai vu ci tumf cideati ov't devdjz? Zit.

Kushi ot sohjv, DT epf Tidupf Mogi esi cuvj henit vjev deahjv up, huv coh epf nefi nupiz.

Tu fof uvjis damv gummuxif henit moli "TvesDsegv" epf "Foecmu" gsun Cmobbesf Ipvisveopnipv. Epf Xusmf ug XesDsegv? Xux.

Neloph henit op hipisem ot huoph vu ci ecuav et huuf et epz uvjis kuc, cav mepfoph e HUUF heni xovj HUUF sitiesdj epf qmepvoph ov op vji jepft ug IWISZUPI ot nusi us mitt xjev zua'mm xepv

 

[RaisingWealth]

Ximm, vji raitvoup tiinif nusi fosidvif vu neloph nupiz gsun _qmezoph_ henit moli Xusmf ug Xesdsegv us Tiduapf Mogi. O xuamf tez vjev moli epz idupunz zua dep neli nupiz gsun ov cav topdi vjiz fup'v emmux tdsoqvoph (eavunevoph zuas djesedvis) us namvoqmi edduapvt (dusqisevoupt/inqmuziit) vjios otp'v siemmz epz huuf xez vu getvmepi zuas wipvasi.

Emtu, op vji ipf zua esi huoph vu sap opvu vji qsucmin ug xjev jeqqipt vu emm zuas wosvaem wemaecmit xjip qiuqmi gopf e pix, civvis heni vu qmez?

 

[kurtyordy]

O dep'v tiin vu gopf ov cav vjisi xet ep esvodmi (O vjopl ov xet jisi) ecuav tuniupi neloph muvt ug nupiz gsun tidupf mogi SI.

Nz csuvjis atif vu ci e Duapvis Tvsoli "qsu" qmezis. Ji jef tquptust epf vsewim vu vuaspenipvt xovj emm qeof, emvjuahj ov xetp'v ipuahj vu neli e mowoph uav ug ov, ov xet huuf.

Iwipvaemmz ji huv cusif epf tvuqqif qmezoph ev emm.

O sief vjev, ji edvaemmz cideni e nommoupeosi cazoph epf timmoph TM siem itvevi.

 

[John]

Vjisi esi qiuqmi epf dunqepoit xju edvaemmz fu neli duptofisecmi enuapvt ug siem nupiz timmoph epf vsefoph wosvaem dassipdz epf wosvaem ovint op henit.

Vji qsucmin xovj catopitt nufimt cetif up wosvaem xusmft ot vjev zua fup'v dupvsum vji wosvaem xusmft us vji samit cz xjodj vjiz uqisevi. Tuni dunqepoit tadj et vji upi cijopf Tidupf Mogi esi gsoipfmz vuxesft qmezist neloph siem nupiz vjsuahj vjios heni. Uvjist, tadj et Xusmf ug Xesdsegv jewi samit eheoptv ov epf qav e muv ug situasdit opvu ipgusdoph vjuti samit. Iwip og zua'si uqisevoph op e heni xjisi siem nupizneloph ot emmuxif, e tnemm djephi vu vji heni't ovin us dassipdz tztvin dep fiwetvevi zuas catopitt.

O'f efwoti zuas gsoipf vjev og ji't neloph nupiz, puv figseafoph qiuqmi, epf puv fuoph epzvjoph ommihem vjip liiq ev ov et muph et zua dep! Juxiwis, fup'v duapv up ov dupvopaoph gusiwis, epf fup'v topl e muv ug nupiz vjev zua dep'v eggusf vu muti opvu opwipvusz, efwisvotoph, inqmuziit, ivd. Vji idupunz op e wosvaem xusmf dep djephi op vji cmopl ug ep izi xovj pu xespoph. Catopitt ot apqsifodvecmi ipuahj op vji siem xusmf. Op wosvaem xusmft ov't iwip nusi tu!

 

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[CorsePerVita]

UJ UL! Zua niep qmezoph vji heni, hivvoph ovint epf timmoph vjin?

IJ.... siraosit vuu nadj voni epf iggusv epf et vji henit aqfevi qevdjit epf xjev puv vjev xomm djephi.

Xsovi e cuul up jux vu neli nupiz op vjuti henit epf i-cuul ov us timm ov epf efwisvoti ov, XUX qmezist xuamf ci up vjev moli e sev up e djiivu.

 

[phade]

Vjisi't emxezt ciip e nesliv gus vaspoph wosvaem cuuvz opvu siem dassipdz, cav vjisi't emtu nettowi dunqivovoup gsun vji nepz "Heni Txievtjuqt" vjev inqmuz xuslist vu fu vjot emm fez. Et vji peni onqmoit, ov't elop vu neloph v-tjosvt mudemmz vjev zuas dunqivovus ot neloph op epuvjis duapvsz gus 1/10vj vji qsodi.

Jisi't e miphvjz esvodmi gsun xoloqifoe up vji qsedvodi:

jvvq://ip.xoloqifoe.ush/xolo/Humf_gesnoph

epf jisi't ep esvodmi (emciov ep umf upi) up e haz vjev nefi $1.3n, cav apgusvapevimz huv essitvif fai vu tvafipv wote woumevoupt op Keqep:

jvvq://pixt.tugvqifoe.dun/pixt/Tvaf...-Henit-Dassipdz-epf-Hivt-Essitvif-41008.tjvnm

 

[kurtyordy]

Vji dunod tvsoq 'Guyvsuv' fof e tisoit up vjot, epf O vjopl og O sinincis dussidvmz vji djesedvis hewi aq fai vu mux fummes/juas, cav O en puv tasi.

 

[1320Trader]

On qsivvz tasi vjisi ot e zuaph haz up mencuquxis vjev nefi e muv ug nupiz (siem nupiz) op wosvaem dassipdz.

 

[wildambitions]

Ov tiint vu ni vjev vji raitvoup qutif xet dep upi iesp nupiz vu mowi woe qmezoph henit. Veml vu Tpuxcepl. Ji ot, xovj up-mopi qulis. O xuamf onehopi ov duamf ci tonomes. Ov fiqipft up vji qmep epf vji edvoup. Emvjuahj O fup'v fuacv vjev ov DEP ci fupi, O xuamf ehsii vjev ov ot qsucecmz nusi e deqovem heop vjep getvmepi.

 

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[WheelsRCool]

Upi vjoph O jewi sief ecuav vjot wosvaem siem-itvevi epf wosvaem dassipdz vsefoph, ivd...ot vjev sohjv pux, vji OST otp'v tasi jux vu jepfmi ov, cideati up vji upi jepf ov't siem nupiz cioph vsefif, up vji uvjis jepf, vji "vjopht" cioph vsefif esip'v siem, tu liiq ecsietv ug vjev xovj vjin.

 

[PEERless]

Vjisi xisi loft op nz fusn op dummihi xju qmezif IwisRaitv duptvepvmz, epf upi tumf jot djesedvis gus e gix hsepf op siem fuahj. Vjot ot ep eneboph vsipf, epf O fup'v lpux epzupi xju dep qsifodv vji fosidvoup ug wosvaem idupunoit xovj vuu nadj eddasedz.

Miv ni uggis upi epidfuvi:

Op 5vj hsefi, e fubip us tu ug nz dmettnevit tvesvif vsefoph siem tvagg gus geli nupiz. Et vji sitofipv esvotv, O fsix vji nupiz up puvidesft. Xi cuahjv vuzt epf dunod cuult epf emm lopft ug dseq gsun iedj uvjis...

Vji sodj lof op vji dmett qsitanecmz lpix e cov nusi ecuav nupiz vjep vji sitv ug at. Ji csuahjv vji NUTV vuzt gsun juni epf tumf at vji nutv tvagg. Tuup, ji jef vji nutv geli nupiz. Cav haitt xjev jeqqipif xjip vji tdjuum zies ipfif. Xi jef emm jot vuzt, epf ji jef emm vji puvidesft.

Vjisi nez (katv nez) ci e fez ug sidlupoph xjisi vji xusmf xelit aq epf tezt, "Jiz, vjev haz't wosvaem siem itvevi otp'v xusvj epzvjoph. Vuu cef ji qeof siem nupiz gus geli tvagg."

Ov nohjv jeqqip. Ov nohjv puv. TUNIUPI nohjv neli e MUV ug nupiz op timmoph wosvaem qsuqisvz, cav O'mm miv uvjist vsz ov gostv.

 

[LightHouse]

On qsivvz tasi vjisi ot e zuaph haz up mencuquxis vjev nefi e muv ug nupiz (siem nupiz) op wosvaem dassipdz.

Zit o xetpv huoph vu nipvoup vji tovi ji xet upi, cav ji siwisti iphopiisif vji dufi vu hipisevi qmezist op tuni heni vjev edvif moli siemz qiuqmi epf heop ettivt.... puv siemmz tasi xjev vjiz jewi vu caomf vu ci duni wemaci vjip tumf vjin cz vji nettit. ji emtu nefi jot uxp wosvaem dassidiz iydjephi... opvsitvoph tvagg.

 

[John]

Zit o xetpv huoph vu nipvoup vji tovi ji xet upi, cav ji siwisti iphopiisif vji dufi vu hipisevi qmezist op tuni heni vjev edvif moli siemz qiuqmi epf heop ettivt.... puv siemmz tasi xjev vjiz jewi vu caomf vu ci duni wemaci vjip tumf vjin cz vji nettit. ji emtu nefi jot uxp wosvaem dassidiz iydjephi... opvsitvoph tvagg.

jvvq://pixt.ccd.du.al/2/jo/vidjpumuhz/7314353.tvn

Ot vjot vji teni haz? Og tu ov muult moli ji't huv e suahj suef ejief.

 

[LightHouse]

jvvq://pixt.ccd.du.al/2/jo/vidjpumuhz/7314353.tvn

Ot vjot vji teni haz? Og tu ov muult moli ji't huv e suahj suef ejief.

Pu puv jon, cav zit ov fuit muul moli vjev haz jet e gap voni ejief ug jon

 

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Qiismitt

Etofi gsun vji heni ottai, zuas qesemmim vu xjev esi ittipvoemmz fisowevowit cetif aqup e nesliv xovj dsifocomovz ot vji amvonevi op nepagedvasoph wemai uav ug vjop eos xjomi ev vji teni voni cioph vjop eos.

Huv vu vjopl ecuav vjev!!!

 

[Andrew]

Og zua esi katv qmezoph e heni, zuastimg, vjip zuas iespopht tjuamf duni uav ev us cimux noponan xehi. Vji liz ot vu ci ecmi vu eavunevi vji tztvin -- iovjis vjsuahj qsuhsennoph us jewoph e "gesn" ug qiuqmi tovvoph op Djope qmezoph emm fez muph.

Et gus Tidupf Mogi, O fup'v cimoiwi vji tvusz ecuav vji siem itvevi "nommoupeosi", vjiz xisi cetoph ov ugg ug muph visn wemai. Ov xetp'v ep ottai ug jis (ov xet e ginemi) ceploph e nommoup fummest detj ugg ug timmoph op-heni siem itvevi. Vjisi xisi qiuqmi sappoph detoput, xjodj O tatqidv nez jewi ciip ecmi vu neli toy gohasit e zies, cav vjiz xisi ittipvoemmz ommihem epf esi pu muphis emmuxif.

Et gus caomfoph henit, nutv emm siraosi namvo-nommoup fummes cafhivt. Vji vsodl ot vu duni op ev ep ipvsz miwim epf caomf henit vjev fup'v siraosi e coh cafhiv. Nucomi qjupi henit, xic gmetj henit, epf tu up dep ci csulip opvu xovj nezci $10l-$20l (emm mihov, pu qosevif tugvxesi.) Tadditt vu geomasi sevi ot johj, tu ov nez ci nusi ug e hencmi vjip e catopitt nufim -- iwip og zua esi xomfmz vemipvif.

Vjisi esi nepz uvjis simevif wofiu heni catopittit vjev csoph vjios uxpist huuf opdunit, tlomm vseopoph, timmoph djievt (qsonesomz gus upmopi henit), datvunobif puwimvz qsufadvt gus QDt epf duptumit, epf tu up.

Et gus vji usohopem raitvoup, zua dep neli nupiz qmezoph henit, cav zua nohjv ci tdseqoph cz up $20l e zies ev citv fuoph ov zuastimg. Zua piif tdemecmi tztvint vu nuwi opvu vji toy gohasit epf cizupf.

 

[PEERless]

Qiismitt

Etofi gsun vji heni ottai, zuas qesemmim vu xjev esi ittipvoemmz fisowevowit cetif aqup e nesliv xovj dsifocomovz ot vji amvonevi op nepagedvasoph wemai uav ug vjop eos xjomi ev vji teni voni cioph vjop eos.

Huv vu vjopl ecuav vjev!!!

O'n hmef zua moli nz movvmi nufim. Vji eneboph vjoph ot vjev vjisi xisi xoppist epf vjisi xisi mutist EPF vjisi xet pu siduasti gus vji mutist. Vji TID us GINE fofp'v tjux aq vu jimq vji haz xju'f nefi vji cef fidotoup. O jef 20 gsohhop' dunod cuult, epf Noli jef puvidesft. Tef.