In the world of MMORPGs, money is time. The spending power of every gold coin is directly related to how long it took to earn. Buy gold, and you're able to bypass hours of grinding and arm yourself with desirable gear without the mindless farming. Lose gold, and you could be set back weeks or months of in-game effort.
So it's easy to imagine my reaction when I learned my mumbling little brother had lost three months of his life.
I'm getting jealous of my little brother as I listen to Mom. I reach into the fridge, grab a piece of string cheese, close the door, lean against the island in the kitchen, guild wars gold open my snack and contemplate.
She neatly chops celery on the cutting board. "I know it sounds like a good idea, and that he would like it, but remember when you were in second grade and going to St. Joseph's Grade School for the first time? You wanted the fancy pencils with all the basketball teams on them. You left with the entire league and came home with only the Seattle Supersonics. I don't want that to happen to your brother. What would that be the equivalent of? Him leaving with a light saber and coming home with a rock tied to a stick?"
