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Thanks TomcatLX and swedishboy5.

Thank you culinarywoman.

Hi TheLeonardo, Many people are asking about the results. This is truly encouraging for me. People`s interest in my thesis pushes me to write more. My primary goal is to finish my thesis now. Thanks, Hi GaVaTi, Thanks for participating.

Hi henryroo, This is a very good question. Most of the economic activities revolve around money, however, I immediately remember an example, barter, which is an economic activity but is not related to money. (barter=goods or services are directly exchanged for other goods and/or service) I don't want to give more examples, I just want all of the participants think the economy from as many perspectives as possible. Thanks,

thanks cydoor.

Thank you very much for everybody who participates to my survey.

DB?

Hi all, I was thinking about the major game features or changes that affect RuneScape economy drastically. The couple of major changes I remember: :idea: -Grand Exchange: Changed the trading system radically. :idea: -Construction skill: Introduced the option of buying/improving a property. Any other big changes you can think of?

Seriously, as if there is an unwritten rule somewhere :) But I started to believe that they are not that underrepresented, they are just, hiding :D, due to obvious reasons...

I will definitely check GOP and CW as it seems everybody agree that there are more girls there. It has been a while since I actively play RuneScape. I was spending most of my time playing Oblivion and Morrowind, which by the way it would be great to see them online.

Hmm, to be honest, when I start MMOGing, combat was not my favorite skill. I would rather solve quests and kill NPCs if I really need to. Then I realized that, no matter I try to be honest and noble, the game rewards killing more. I.e. in order to accumulate more money, you should kill a lot and you should be good at combat skills. Then I changed my focus. Now, I am spending my time 50% combat related activities and 50% quest related activities. Happier? I am not sure, Richer? Yes! Should I blame game developers for creating such game logic?

It is just so sad to hear that. I believe that we should raise our voice more often without any restriction. GO GIRLS!

Hi JuicyJuice So, you are not happy with the unnecessary attention. Understandable. So, do you disguise in male avatar/clothes as a solution?

Hi all, I have been playing RuneScape for a while. From my personal experience, I saw that there are very few female players in all types of MMOGs including RuneScape. I am really curious why? They really don`t like MMOGs? or they are hiding under male clothes? Any opinions?

Hi VARN Most of my questions are open-ended. I am very open to hear about both current information and history. Thanks,

Thanks sees_all1 for the very nice idea.

Hi Ravenkana It doesn`t matter if you are 18. You can still complete the survey. Thanks for participating,

Thanks Medead0

Thanks for the feedback. I checked my survey design and I think I fixed the issue. Sorry for trouble.

you are welcome

The goal of this study is to answer following questions: * How do the virtual economics of RuneScape reflect real-world economics? * What are the perceptions of economics held by the players of RuneScape? * How substantial are the amounts of actual, real-world money traded for virtual objects? * What aspects of the virtual economic system are unrealistic (e.g., oversimplified, distorted)?

I still think it's just spam. He posted this several places around the forums and he's not even a regular tip.it member. He probably gets money whenever people do his survey or something like that. Hello BlackKingX, I can assure you it is not a spam. My name is Tanla Bilir, I am a graduate student at the Digital Media program at Georgia Institute of Technology. This survey is related to my thesis. My thesis advisor is Dr.Celia Pearce. If you have any concerns about this survey, you may refer to the related people that I indicated in the consent and assent forms of the survey. They appear before the actual survey. I posted in only 2 forums, not several places around. I have taken permissions from forum moderators before posting in those forums. I will be happy to answer if you have more questions. Best wishes,

Hello Bauke, I indicated the purpose of my study in my message. It is the 1st message of this thread. Please do not hesitate to ask me if you have any more questions. Best wishes,

Thanks exyle!

I'll take a look at the survey. =D I quoted it so those of us that use light themes could read it. ;) Thanks n_odie,