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I'd like to point out EVE Online's economy as a benchmark in MMOs - mostly player-driven, inflation is not a tremendous worry thanks to careful balancing, and complex beyond my ability to describe it. The Eve Galactic Stock Exchange was set up a few months ago to encourage trading of shares, in recent weeks there have been several successful IPOs by in-game corporations, several mineral indices exist (the Matari Mineral Index and the Phoenix Mineral Index, both in different sectors of the galaxy)... all of this done by players. I am unaware of a more complex or realistic economy within an MMO...

Singapore Airlines also offers Connexion (I know, 'cos that's where I signed up for it...). I think it's worth it on a long haul flight. Flight Simulator Online anyone? ;-)

Two words: EVE Online. It's not level based, and, unlike WoW, enough new players in frigates can take out a hardened battleship. There's an ongoing storyline, and regular events, both dev- and player-organised. If you join an RPG Corp then it's even more fun - it's great fun being a member of a unit of the Amarrian Navy, hunting down Matari rebel incursions during a patrol and trading insults when they inevitably run away(RP PVP).

I'd so go on one of these supertrips... or to PAX... if only I lived in the US.

They really ought to do PAX EU and hold it in the UK or Germany or something.

Uhm, cyrix_0, I think you're reading a bit too much into things...

And the coverage of the PS3 has been pretty fair IMHO. If you go back a few months, you'll recall all the 360 fans complaining about how anti-360 joystiq is... and so forth.

At least you know you're impartial when *everyone* accuses you of playing for the other side...

Anyone got a hires of the original of that?