http://www.metafilter.com/tags/caveatemptor Posts tagged with 'caveatemptor' at MetaFilter. Tue, 06 May 2008 19:40:15 -0800 Tue, 06 May 2008 19:40:15 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/71441/The%2DSystem%2Dlove%2Dyou%2Dfor%2Dyour%2Dmoney%2Dnot%2Dyour%2Dsoul <blockquote>In this way, Lu Yang became one of the "<a href="http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2006-09/29/content_699307.htm">RMB</a> gamers" she disdains. More than <a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/currency/convert?amt=10000&from=CNY&to=USD&submit=Convert">10,000 RMB</a> was quickly and nearly imperceptibly spent. In the game, the "queen" possessed fearsome power. She carried out vengeance for herself and her friends, she accepted entreaties, and she protected the caravans of the kingdom. At the same time, she went out with the heroes to invade other kingdoms. Her reputation spread far and wide. [...] "Long live the Queen!" People bowed to her in submission. That was the high point for Lu Yang on ZT Online, and for that one fleeting moment, she felt that the time and money she had spent was worth it.</blockquote><a href="http://www.danwei.org/electronic_games/gambling_your_life_away_in_zt.php">The System</a> is a translated Chinese article examining ZT Online, an MMORPG that has taken fleecing gamers to a new level. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.71441 Tue, 06 May 2008 19:40:15 -0800 caveatemptor China computergames games gaming massivelymultiplayer mmo mmorpg Kattullus http://www.metafilter.com/13436/ <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/local/KNSD/NBCFDGG0SVC.asp">Is it buyer beware or Ebay's responsability</a> when 75 winners of Playstation 2 systems receive nothing but a picture of the unit that cost them $300.00 tag:metafilter.com,2001:site.13436 Sun, 30 Dec 2001 13:39:09 -0800 buyerbeware caveatemptor ebay playstation2 PS2 scams Eric Lloyd NYC