In article <bduves$11egeh$1@ID-105084.news.dfncis.de>,
 "Kevin Gowen" <kgowenNOSPAM@myfastmail.com> wrote:

> Rodney Webster wrote:
> > In article <bdt1ve$10cni5$1@ID-105084.news.dfncis.de>,
> >  "Kevin Gowen" <kgowenNOSPAM@myfastmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> First, this game is at least as addictive as EverCrack.
> >
> > Thanks for the information.
> >
> > Reactions to it seem to be very much divided, as is to be expected.
> > The idea of a totally player-based economy is interesting, but I
> > wonder whether it will develop the way the programmer expected.
> >
> > Seems that some people are already getting into the spirit of things:
> > http://tinyurl.com/fu1r
> 
> I wonder how long it will be until we see auctions like these:
> http://tinyurl.com/fucm

Already started:
http://tinyurl.com/fxmh 
http://tinyurl.com/fxmm 
Not to the scale of Ultima Online and other games, yet, but give it time.

> That auction's a kiss on the cheek. I've seen Everquest characters and items
> sell for over $1000 on eBay.

Want to lay bets on how much the first Jedi character sold will go for?

> > It's still difficult getting copies in Japan, so I may wait until I'm
> > in the US in a couple of weeks and pick up a copy.  Some Japanese
> > couldn't wait, and there is a Japanese community forming already:
> > http://www.swg.dissector.net/
> 
> I've not encountered any Japanese players yet AFAICT, but I've registered at
> that site and I'll see what sort of stuff they are up to.

Very little, at the moment, from the looks of things.  Someone started a 
thread for people to introduce their characters, and there are only 43 
posts so far: http://tinyurl.com/fxnb 

It still seem very difficult to get a copy of the game in Japan.  I only 
know of one store ('Overtop' in Akihabara) that has copies, and they 
have sold out and are waiting for their second shipment.

Purchasing online seems to be the quickest option at the moment.

> I also recommend picking up this book. It's pretty useful:
> http://tinyurl.com/fud1

I'll keep it in mind.  Thanks.

-- 
Rodney Webster
http://knot.mine.nu/