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Real Money Trading and Pay-to-Win
- Real money trading (RMT) disrupts game balance, leading to "pay-to-win" scenarios.
- RMT creates unfair advantages based on real-world wealth, undermining the fairness of in-game progression.
Valve's Steam Marketplace
- Valve's Steam marketplace controls its economy by selling keys for $2.49, effectively creating a stable currency.
- They also take a cut of all secondary sales on the marketplace, creating multiple revenue streams.
EVE Online's Economy
- EVE Online's economy embraces theft and piracy as features, normalizing risk for players.
- The game fosters cooperation through resource accumulation and a complex division of labor.