How to make money with Pirates of the Burning Sea

July 27th, 2008


Playing an on-line game with swashbuckling action has a lot of perks than what it seems. The MMORPG Pirates of the Burning Sea is more than going on missions and fighting ships. In fact, the gold that you earn through scavenging, conquering and plundering can turn into cold hard cash. Now how can you turn your doubloons into real money?

Weapon Sellers and Gold Farmers

There are Internet gaming services that are sprouting around that will help PotBS players get that extra money that they need for more weapons, goods or even a ship. These “gold farmers” usually deliver these doubloons for a certain price. There are also others who would sell other items such as weapons in exchange for cash. These companies acquire the gold and the items through buying gold, items and even accounts to other players.

You can earn money from these gaming services by making characters that can be sold to these companies. You can also make and sell items to these for a nice sum of money as well.

How to Turn Virtual Gold to Real Money

In order for you to get real money from the game, you have to earn more “on-line money”, or doubloons as they call it.  You can usually get them by going on different missions for a start. Before you start raking in all those doubloons though, you should choose what is the best focus for your character. You could choose between a Naval Officer, Privateer, Freetrader or a Pirate. The best option if you want to earn gold though is to be a freetrader.

Being a freetrader enables you to shake things up in the game financially speaking by selling and providing products to your nation as well as the other nations. As a freetrader, you can control a certain resource or sell products at really low prices.  You can achieve this by building lumberyards and ore mills and sell essentials such as ships, sails and gunpowder.

When you become a freetrader, you can also be able to learn special crafting skills that can help you in selling products that other characters would want to have. These goods are the ones that can even be paid by other PotBS characters in doubloons or in real honest-to-goodness cash. Therefore, this is the best job that can surely bring in the money.

Places to Go for More Doubloons

There are several options in where to go if you want to earn more doubloons through the game. First, you can go through auction houses to sell items to the highest bidder for your goodies. You can also go to the ports to trade with different nations.  Another way to help you earn gold faster if you are a freetrader is by having a massive cargo ship. This will enable you to save some precious time whenever you trade your goods with nations. Plus, the gold that you have earned for the products you have sold at the port will be automatically delivered to you.

Photo credits: Tim Eschaton

How to make money off Hellgate: London

July 26th, 2008


Have you ever thought of the possibility that you can combine the fun of playing games and earning money at the same time?Now, there’s a way for you to do that with HellGate: London.

HellGate:London is set at London where it features realistic 3D environment zones. This game is your usual RPG and contains elements like killing monsters with a powerful weapon, gaining experience, combat system and completing quests. It lets you play in different class and each offers a varied experience.

You can either play this game by yourself in single-player mode or play it with your friends in multi-player mode. You can try it by playing a free online game. Other unique features of this games are are auctioning and weapons trading. Although what makes this game so enticing is its loot system.

In order to earn real cash, you have to start first in collecting Palladiums, the legal tender used in this game. There are certain areas of the game wherein you can obtain more money. The common way is to complete the quests in places that give high palladiums. Places like the Piccadilly Circus or in Savoy would likely merit you more cash as long as you complete the given quest.

These quests vary in difficulty. It ranges from locating items like a obtaining a boil to killing demons and monsters. But one thing is for certain, once you have accomplished that quest, you would surely collect the reward. Though it is suggested that you choose your quests wisely. Some quests give out huge rewards while some give out only small ones.

In order to take on certain quests and kill off powerful monsters, you will need to equip yourself with necessary weapons and armor. First start off by gaining experience by either killing monsters that are weaker than you or choosing a quest that does not require a huge amount of experience from the player. Some quests would suggest that you level up your character first before proceeding.

Some quests would require you to visit other places first before going into the actual quest. There are some that requires you to buy a certain item first or equip certain weapons before continuing. It is suggested that you follow them. That way, you wouldn’t merit a hard time in completing the said quest.

Aside from playing the game solo, it would also be a good idea to team up with other players. If you decided to go on and switch to a multiplayer game, you can share the loot you’ve gained with each other and gain experience too. This is ideal when you are fighting off tough monsters or looking for items that are hard to find.

Another way of earning money is locating treasures. Chests and treasures can be located outside towns specifically in randomly-generated 3D environment zones. There are even certain wild levels of the game that have chests that contain more loot. The items you obtain in the chest may vary. As such, you can keep them, trade them off, sell them, have them modified or have them auctioned.

Aside from the usual approach, you can also have your virtual items auctioned. Trading your goods is also another step in earning money. You and the other player must agree to a fixed price if you want to exchange your items. You can also opt to modify your weapons with a feature in the game called Augmentrix. With a modified weapon, you could sell it to the market at a higher price.

The value is higher if a higher level of a modifier is used. Of course, if you truly want the easy way to get money, then your last resort would be to use cheats to win you more Palladiums.

Once you’re done collecting your game money, it’s off to a website called IGE. IGE or International Gaming Entertainment is a site that lets you convert your game money to real cash. They assure a safe and secure network wherein you can safely exchange your money without any worries.

With HellGate: London, you can assure yourself that you can have fun playing your favorite role playing game at the same time earn from it.

Photo Credits: Shane Warne 60000

How to make money off MMORPGs: TABULA RASA

July 25th, 2008

Let’s face it, CG characters are far richer than us who control them.

Looking at all those digits and having the capacity of purchasing expensive items for our characters, undeniably, we hoped that we can do that in real life. Wishful thinking?

Not anymore.

Recently, online games have been a source of income for gamers across the globe. Among these games is NCsoft’s Tabula Rasa, a MMORPG, or massively multiplayer online role-playing games, rapidly expanding throughout South Korea. NCSoft is the gaming company that released Lineage, the world’s largest MMORPG at present.

Tabula Rasa invites the gamers to serve as as rebel soldiers who wield a variety of futuristic weapons, possible demolitions and the mystical power of “Logos”. They are expected to create strategies that involves stealth, ingenuity and skill in assisting coalitions formed by commoners who become rebels, as they hope to stop a nemesis known for its intelligence and intense determination to enslave the Universe.

Allowing the gamers to be familiar with the basic actions and formats of the game, it has adapted  many characteristics of MMORPGs. Among these familiar specifications are tactical combat techniques and inventory systems. Like many online games, having a superb inventory system will help you achieve utmost gaming experience. To have an effective inventory, however, specialty items can help gamers advance their gaming status. Unfortunately, these items are either often hard to find, or costs too highly that only professional players or through cheats that they can buy it. For others, they prefer to save a hefty amount of “online” money as they are expecting its use for future transactions that are significant for the games’ storyline.

Thanks to any of these agendas, online sales arose, making our wishful thinking into reality.

Generally, these online transactions take place in two ways. First, it may be directly accomplished between the seller and his potential buyer/s. These forms of sales talk are similar to how we purchase goods and services in real life. The other option is through websites that sells and buys items,  currencies and even the gamers’ personal accounts. Among these servers is IGE.com (http://www.ige.com).

Selling is as easy as buying if you will be using IGE.com. Clicking appropriate buttons and links, you may reach specific web pages which accommodate whatever item or how much currency you are willing to sell with them. If you desire to sell your personal account, a site affiliated with IGE.com,  known as Accounts.com will give you their bid after submitting the necessary information about your selected MMORPG account.

To generate a higher amount of bid from these websites, make sure that whatever your selling is at its best quality which will make its most interesting to its potential buyers. This will happen only when you have adapted unusual combinations for your characters, and attained experiences and strategies that cannot be earned easily without professional expertise. These information are always asked before any website bids for your product.

If you believe that your product is not given the right price, try explaining why it deserves a higher rate before completely declining the offer. Make sure you indicate the price you were expecting to receive from them.

Before you complain of a lower price rate for your product, make sure it is in its best condition, well-nurtured, and interestingly enhanced. This can happen if you find the best places and/or ways on upgrading these items and where you may earn more currencies. The best places or ways on how you may earn “online” products the easiest way possible is by managing to hunt down the game’s hot spots. These are areas that have not been deeply explored by other players. However, hot spots are seasonal. By nature, these areas are quickly spotted by game gurus and quickly exploits the location, leaving it less valuable as it was before.

To learn early about these hot spots, the best way would be to mingle with other gamers. Unconsciously, they will give you first hand data in areas that may soon become hot spots. In addition, this will enhance your social skills, leading you to potential buyers. In turn, this allows you to have a better price control on your items, currencies, even your account.

With all these possibilities, Tabula Rasa is more than a blank slate or a gamer’s new paradise. It’s something that non-gamers may need to look at, even one thing they need to face in this game-based world we live in.

Photo credits:  Travis Vocino

How to make money with Age of Conan

July 23rd, 2008

Is online gaming your one true passion in life? Congratulations! Online rampage need no longer be an empty, gory pursuit. The great news is you CAN now make REAL money while brutally pounding on your keyboard, playing Age of Conan (AOC) among other massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs).

A tip on how to generate a lot of “online money” playing AOC

Sell, sell, sell!

Here’s a good way to learn some entrepreneurial skills. Sell your stocks and loot in AoC as often as you can. The more you sell, the more virtual cash you make. Frequent selling is a wise advice to take when playing AoC, because you will encounter money quite infrequently while playing the game. Even until you reach level 40, where you can actually buy gold, but do not have enough to buy.

In other words, while plodding through the first half of the game, do not expect to bang big bucks. Just keep going and eventually, your money-making skills will improve along the way.

Places in the game that generate easy money:

Level 20 is a good place to generate easy money in AoC. Here, players can face off against their enemies, in single combat mode. Setting: combat arena. To supplement this type of combat are 20 “PvP levels” where players can earn and at the same time collect blood money. The blood money is equivalent to a PvP loot. When a player kills an opponent, that player can loot some the blood money.

Another place to earn in AoC is when going to the border kingdoms, where a player’s money is converted to blood money.
How to use IGE.com to sell your game money and earn REAL dollars

The good news about playing MMOGs is that you can actually make real cash, simply by trading your virtual AOC cash. One way to do this is through the Internet Gaming Entertainment (IGE.com) company, dedicated to the online trading of virtual assets and currency from massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs). The company has only been around since 2001. But to date, it is considered a leading e-tailer of MMOG virtual assets and currency.

To sell your AOC virtual money to IGE.com, you must first register and open an account. You will be asked to provide your complete name, e-mail address and password. Finally, you will be asked to subscribe to the company’s mailing list. Subscription is optional. And, voila! You are ready to create your account. For emphasis’ sake, no one will be allowed to buy or sell at IGE.com, unless that individual is registered with the company.

Selling at IGE.com

At the right side of IGE.com’s homepage and succeeding webpages, visitors or members will find the “Sell Extra Currency” box. Let your mouse hover on it and the message changes into “Sell Now! Click Here!” One mouse click on the box and this will automatically open a message in your Microsoft e-mail client that asks you to fill out some information regarding your intended selling transaction.

The automated message promises a response, ASAP!

Bottomline, whether you hang around inside the world of AoC or cross outside borders to trade your cash and loot, the possibility to earn may just be a mouse click away.

Photo credits:  Eleanor H.

How to make money with Everquest II

July 22nd, 2008

Everquest II is a very popular MMORPG (massive multiplayer online role playing game) wherein players acts as avatar in a massive virtual world and do various activities. Like in the real world, the avatars in the game earn money from their experience points and items that receive and sell-to the point that the game has an economy on its own like in a real country.

Some enterprising players want to translate the virtual money earned in the game into real world currency. This phenomenon of exchanging virtual money for real currency is not only a trend in Everquest II alone, but also many MMORPG games such as World of Warcraft. Some do this by selling in-game objects, currency or real estate in real auction websites such as e-Bay, eventually translating to real income. This practice has since become illegal in several auction websites, especially e-Bay.

Other players also resort to “gold farming” (constantly earning virtual money by battling, which would be sold to other games) and “power leveling” (hiring a professional gamer to play one’s avatar) just to earn money.

In reaction, Sony, the developer of the game, launched Station Exchange in 2005 for players to legally buy and sell in-game items for virtual profit. The site also assured players of secure transactions. Live Gamer online took over Station Exchange’s role as of March 31, 2007.

Money-making tips on Everquest II

There are various ways to generate a lot of “virtual income” in the game, as well as many MMORPGS, suggested in several websites. Specific to Everquest is “crafting” which is manufacturing in-game items for sale to other games. Players in “crafting” engage less in battling the game’s resident monsters.

Like in selling goods in the real offline world, money is also exchanged in the game. A good tip is to sell rare items as supply and demand might pull their prices and up again. Also, following supply and demand, the player can set prices depending on the whim of the other players, but a good idea is to haggle for the best price when buying, but giving the best high price when selling. Selling to the right NPCs (non-playable characters) with the highest faction also ensures the player that the items sold would translate into income. A player can also sell non-rare harvested items as some of them can sell in a much higher price.

It is also good to sell on broker and the player should distinguish saleable items on broker from “vendor trash” depending on the law of supply and demand, as these terms apply in real-world economics.

When it comes obtaining “tradeskills,” the most profitable is of the sage or jeweler, as these skills are famous making easy money. Players can also be provisioners that earn very steady incomes that add up easily.

For players wanting to sell items to other players, they can set up usually shop in Freeport, where merchants and artisans usually sell their wares. But it also good to do so in Neriak, where living there is cheaper and is equally accessible as Freeport. But players must set up shop as accumulating too many items can upset the broker.

Selling goods on IGE

For players who want to sell their in-game items for real money, some people turn to third party exchange sites, such as IGE.com for profit. Sites like IGE act as a middleman wherein it uses real money to buy virtual in-game goods from certain players and sells them to other players. But after such transactions were done, exchanges and hand-offs have to be physically done back in the game.

The conversion of in-game money into actual currency is problematic, however. Like real-world economics, the virtual prices in the game can change to inflation and deflation and because the game has no “central bank” to control the flow of money, the money in the game continues to flood its market. Even IGE.com admits that coming up with an accurate real cash-virtual money exchange rate can be tough.

If a player still wants to sell extra game currency on IGE.com, the player must contact the company through e-mail using the “$ell Extra Currency” link. In the e-mail to be sent, the player must fill out the name of the game, the server the player uses in the game, the amount of currency to be sold, and other additional information. The company will send a reply and further instructions, especially on the exchange rate to be used in the sale.

Whether done legally or illegally, selling virtual currency for actual money does make a profit for many players. But they must put into mind that sooner or later, when real-world governments take notice of the profitabilities of such MMORPG games such as Everquest II,  the virtual currency they earn might also subject themselves to real-world taxation, as they are exchanged in fair market values.

Photo Credits: Gruntzooki

How to make money with EVE Online

July 20th, 2008

Massively Multi-Player Online Games (MMPOG) drew popular support and attention from most online gaming “addicts” because most of them viewed it as a great “source” of income.

There have been a great number of websites that exist today that allow MMPOG players to have an “online transaction.” Like any other transactions where money is involved in exchange of something, “online gaming transactions” can actually be done by two or more people through the web alone. People who are actually engaged in this kind of deal actually sell either their characters,weapons,or different kinds of properties that are essential to the game to other players who want to acquire such items because they want to improve their online gaming status.

One popular example of MMPOG is Eveonline. The said game attracts online players because of its unique concept. Unlike the traditional MMPOG games where the players already have an idea as to how the game will start or end, Eveonline breaks away with the tradition and though of a better idea.

Unlike in other MMPOGS games wherein the players need to go through a series of challenges in order to proceed to the next level, the players of Eveonline are actually given the chance to be involved in this game because they are the ones who will “control” the flow and even the outcome of the game. This adds much more excitement on the part of the player because he or she feels the sense of responsibility and power that comes in playing the said game.

Another interesting feature of this online game is that it allows for a wide interaction among people. Unlike other MMPOGs, Eveonline is considered as a wide network because it only has one server, which means that it can allow for the interaction of 10,000 online players as compared to the multiple servers being offered by other MMPOGs, which can only serve between 500 and 3000 players in “each” server.

Exchange “gifts”
Power is what actually motivates most MMPOGs players, just like in Eveonline. The players are actually looking for possible ways to acquire political and even financial power which they can use to control the military and the market itself.

Every players’ desire is to improve his or her current status. Because of this, there are a number of online gamers who are more than willing to buy weapons or whatever item/s that are needed just so their status could be lifted.

But online players who are into these “online transactions” should keep in mind that their desire to improve their ranking and their willingness to invest their money on such items are only the second and third important reasons only. Players who really want to buy other peoples’ items should work doubly hard to earn that “virtual thing” that they desire.

Like for instance, other MMPOGs like World of Craft, Second Life, and Ultima Online require and take the players’ time before they can actually made a transaction because there are instances wherein a specific amount of “money” is needed for the trade to push through between or among people.

But if there’s one way to assure that one can generate money and power out of Eveonline, one should made a good investment with their Interstellar Kredits (ISK) which serves as the games’ currency. Having a secured ISK is very important because these ISKS will serve as one’s “ticket” in order to get the desired item.

Having an understanding and background in business and possessing a critical and analytic-mind can also help a person make “money” online.

Eveonline’s market also supports the law of demand and supply. So before a person decides to make a purchase or agree to trade an item, he or she should study the market first. Is the item that I am holding has a big value in the market today?If the answer is NO, don’t they take the risk of selling it immediately. Instead, wait for the perfect time wherein the demand for that item is great and then sell it with a bigger amount. That way,one can actually earn double or thrice of the “original” amount of the item.

Finding the “treasures”
Eveonline players have their own “styles” in acquiring wealth.

One way is through engaging in a trade. Even if a player has so many loans with a high interest on it already, getting to a multiple transactions a day could actually help him or her not only earn but as well pay the loan that he or she borrowed.

Eveonline.com, in its website, also enumerated nine possible tactis to help increase a player’s wealth or ISKs. These nine areas are the following: Mining, NPC and Bounty huntings, Research agents, Agent missions, Production, Pirating, Trading, and Deadspace complexes.

Business provider goes online
IGE was founded back in 2000 in order to serve the millions of online players, especially those who are heavily drawn into MMPOGs, into virtual trading of items. In fact, most MMPOGs directly hire the exchange services of IGE for their players’ use.

The basic features of IGE that appeared interesting to most online players are its ability to process transactions in a snap, provide 24-hour customer assistance to the public, and lastly, a guaranteed security in transactions.

Photo credits: Psycho AI

How to make money with Vanguard Saga of Heroes

July 17th, 2008

Released in 2007, Vanguard Saga of Heroes is a PC game created by Sigil Games Online and published by Sony Online Entertainment. This high fantasy-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) takes place in the virtual world of Telon, a vast land with a thousand ruling kingdoms which was destroyed after years of war and later on forced the inhabitants to struggle to re-establish their once great civilizations and desperately search for heroes that can help save their land from the invading forces of fragile alliance.

Online “money” is being bought by players for real money

MMORPG is the ultimate gaming experience for which you can interact and talk to other players. Out-of-game sales of in-game items is superiorly a way to make money. Apparently, a player can also sell high level items in-game for in-game maps on eBay or IGE. The former could be an in-game revenue-generating player, and the latter can be a real-life money maker creating a vibrant secondary market for MMORPGs. The game’s economy depends on the players themselves who find and even creating items that can be sold to others, trade them and even put up for auction in a cycle that will make and distribute wealth. What makes it unique is, business skills are the featured highlights of Vanguard that crafting/trade skilling system is now being used in this MMORPG phenomenon. The richer a character that a player creates, the easier it is to advance in the game quickly.

Tips on how to generate a lot of “on-line” money playing Vanguard SOH

What makes it more exciting and fulfilling is, unlike other mainstream MMORPG’s, Vanguard has banks and a player gets paid to do quests. A lot of die hard MMORPG players’ way to make on-line money is by killing monsters and selling the loot for in game currencies. Aside from these, Vanguard suggests that players can also do various crafting skills such as weapon making, lumber jacking, reaping, blacksmithing, jewelry-making, carpentry and the like. The general crafting process requires selecting raw materials or components for the crafting recipes or, in the Vanguard world, it simply means a list of the details outlining how to craft a certain item. These details comprise of the tools and ingredients (materials). Another basic crafting process is quality and progress of your chose items or materials. The player can select to use one action such as refining the raw materials into usable ones, which can improve the quality of your item. The higher your item’s quality, the higher price it will be at the vendor. Higher quality work order items gain more experience, improved rewards and lots of money.

Where are the places in the game that generates easy money?

Beyond the regular “kill the beast”-style in almost all RPG or MMORPG gaming, Vanguard makes it one-of-a-kind an on-line virtual PC game which is capable of creating robust crafting systems without going through the bloody, gore-type of battles with the monsters, beasts and other eerie characters in the game.

How to use IGE.com to sell your game money and earn REAL dollars

Power-leveling your character is the most vital key in playing Vanguard and same concept goes to all MMORPGs which takes a while bashing and beating your opponents. The powers are fathomed by a certain number that players identify as “level.” The higher the level, the more powerful the character which likely the more it could beat other players, thus, the higher your money will be. Selling “on-line” money can be done through IGE, a diversified service provider operating the world’s largest secure network of buying and selling sites for MMORPG virtual currency and assets over the web. Here’s how to use IGE to sell your virtual riches and in-game assets:
Log on to www.ige.com
Create an account space
Click on the “sell” icon at the top of the screen
You will be directed to the “Selling Game Currency” page, choose the game to which you would sell your leveled up characters or goods/equipment to sell
Click OK

A player who wants to sell his “gold” (as what IGE web site’s term is) or currency can be put on the site to make it viewable to potential buyers in exchange of real bucks. Now, how remarkable can that be? You judge.

Photo credits: Psycho AI

Virtual Worlds, Real Money: Making money with Lineage II

July 16th, 2008


Be afraid, tyrannous parents – your children might make enormous amounts of money just by slaying monsters and fighting gigantic dragons in online games. Who knew that fictional currencies used in massive multiplayer online roleplaying games (MMORPG) could actually be traded for cash in the real world? This phenomenon, called Economy Interaction, has been utilized by gamers who want to see their hard-earned electronic credits turn into solid financial income.

Economy Interaction is so popular in the gaming community that players of a popular MMORPG called Lineage 2 have started trading virtual currency called “Adena.” The game is set in a fantasy world replete with monsters and various magical races such as elves and dwarves. Like most online games, Lineage 2 introduces a complex marketing system that trades powerful weapons and armor. What makes it unique is its emphasis on earning credits that can be sold in websites for real money.

By slaying monsters as well as looting the castles and armor of opposing players, the participants of Lineage 2 can accumulate vast amounts of “Adena,” which can then be used to buy better weapons and armor. Because there are hardly any methods to collect finances during the game except by performing quests, players may take hours to collect in-game profits by going off on solo or team adventures. There are also places within the game called “instanced dungeons” that can be explored to search for treasure or to kill enemy creeps for profit.

Some players have even decided to join the game solely for generating more and more “Adena.” These enterprising gamers use trading clients such as www.IGE.com for selling and evaluating the monetary value of their virtual assets. For these gamers, Lineage 2 isn’t only a diversion from the mundane confines of reality. It is an endeavor that holds promising financial returns and may even pay the electric bill and apartment rent.

According to gaming analysts from www.IGE.com, Economy Interaction could become a very lucrative business venture in the near future. The website has been trading and selling virtual assets since it was founded in 2001 by a group of commercial-minded gaming enthusiasts. It gives financial compensation to die-hard gaming fans who invest dozens of hours playing MMORPGs – in other words, fortunate gamers can now sell their “Adena” for earnings that may reach hundreds of Pesos. Or Dollars, depending on the country and monetary rates preferred by clients.

Players who are strapped for virtual cash and have no time to commit for hunting monsters and gathering treasures can also go to the website and purchase credits using real currency. This system has proven to be very efficient for both veteran players and newbies who wish to get experience without suffering heavy losses.

www.IGE.com predicts a surge of more than $ 7 billion Dollars for the virtual assets market by 2009. With a huge financial boost backing the online gaming industry, international governments are actually considering tax implementations for MMORPGs. The business has become so profitable that, like the Hollywood film scene during the early 1970s, governments within the United Kingdom (UK) are now looking to slap tax rates for commercial ventures and profits made using online gaming.

For those looking to take a huge piece of the virtual assets pie, why not play Lineage 2 and start earning huge bucks just by clicking on the mouse and using your bad-ass gaming skills? Go ahead and ask your parents, “Who says being a couch potato doesn’t reap any rewards?” Then sit back and enjoy the voyage to an incredibly profitable world of modern virtual entertainment.

Photo Credits: SolGrundy

How to make money with Final Fantasy XI

July 15th, 2008


Today, people are totally immersed in the world of online games. Kids, teenagers, and adults are now combined into this community of online gaming, which has been there for quite a long time. Such games are played through the use of the Internet, and players from around the world are actively playing their characters in these games they call MMORPGs, or massive multi-player online role playing games. One specific online role playing game would be Final Fantasy XI, created by Square Enix USA. This role playing game defines a world of war in which players fight for peace against evil forces, all with a dash of war and a lot of adventure.

Playing this game is not as easy as it looks. Of course, one has to fight along the way, all while not getting lost, not being killed or getting eaten. In online games such as these, players get to have their own character to be played in this virtual arena. Their character defines who they are in the virtual world of online games. This character often starts with a standard level of power, much the same as the other characters in every start of the game. As the game progresses, the character eventually levels up and becomes more powerful, thus having more opportunities in fighting and conquering battles in the game. But in order to achieve this, one must play long hours online, so as to get higher points of experiences, giving the player a level higher for more chances of winning the game.

In line with this, people from all over are seeing this as a form of income. Online gamers have their own username and password, all included in their online account, which basically sets their identification online. In most online games such as Final Fantasy, players are open in buying items and other goods that may do good for their characters. Such items can be bought by using online money, or any specific form of currency that they use in the game. For other players, earning online money may be equal to spending at least three days playing online. To tap this problem, players can pay other gamers online to play their character, and let them earn the online money. An exchange of time for dollars, players would usually pay real currency for money they need or want online.

On the safer side, players can earn their online money by simply playing the game all throughout. The player’s character is defined by his/her job, race, gender, and so on. Each individual character sets on a unique journey in search for adventure and power. In relation to this, players must meet a certain amount of money, or gil, in order to move up from their current level. In the Final Fantasy game, players can earn more gil by beating and taking over several characters seen as the game progresses. One can beat and destroy a one-eye, just for his weapons. Such weapons can then be sold in the game for around 60,000 gil. Another tactic would be taking an earth-eater in the game. The player has to revise either the weapon or the shield, and get around 150,000 gil for each.

For starters, players can easily earn their gil by playing the first few levels of the game. Farming is the term they use to earn or get money, and players can farm for their gil even at the start of the game. For example, bats are a good source of gil for starting players. Players can go to King Ranperre’s Tomb to search for bats, and their fangs and wings can be farmed for an average of 5000 gil. This may not be high enough, but it is a good start. King Ranperre’s Tomb or the Horutoto ruins are examples of specific areas in Final Fantasy wherein players could get hold of skeletons, selling for around 3000 gil. Other areas suitable for farming and earning gil also includes San D’Oria, Windurst, Giddeus, Valkurm Dunes, Jugner Forest, and Pashhow Marshlands.

If that’s not enough, players can opt to sell their online money, or gil, in exchange for good dollars. Websites like IGE.com provides online players a chance to either buy or sell their online money in exchange for real currency. To be able to do this, online gamers simply click on the specific amount that they would want to buy or sell, complete the required information, and choose their mode of payment. The company will then deliver what they ordered fast, and with the lowest price possible for each transaction. Such websites offer safety and privacy for the transaction, with good customer support and guaranteed delivery, suitable for online gamers around the world.

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Online writing jobs in the Philippines

July 10th, 2008


Are you a writer who would like to earn on the side while keeping your full time job? Do you want to continue learning about different styles of writing and earn at the same time? Then, online writing jobs may just be the thing for you.

What are online writing jobs?

Online writing jobs involve producing high quality, commercial articles, reviews, blog entries, academic researches, and papers according to the standards set by the client. Online writing jobs include web content writing jobs, academic paper writing jobs, and copywriting jobs.

One of the many formats of online articles is the keyword-based article. In keyword articles, the online writer has to input the specified keyword as many times as required by the client. Repeating the keyword or keywords in the article increases its search engine ranking. The sample below, which has “cable modem” as the keywords, will clearly illustrate this idea.

Sample Keyword Article: Cable Modems
What are cable modems? Cable modems are devices used to connect your computer to the Internet. These cable modems are also similar to the cable used for cable television. Although cable modems are quite efficient, you still have to consider their many benefits and disadvantages.

Informative articles are brief summaries dealing with various kinds of subject matter. Some informative articles contain links for those who want to know more about a particular topic.

Sample Informative Article:
Diesel fuels are used in diesel engines. Different variants of diesel fuels include petrodiesel, biodiesel, biomas to liquid (BTL), or gas to liquid (GTL) forms. Of all these variants, petrodiesel is still the most widely used diesel fuel.

Sales page writing compels the readers to purchase the product being featured in the article. It contains the essential elements of a hard sell, which is short of saying “buy me”.

Sample Sales Page:
Are you looking for a type of bank account that would best suit your needs and lifestyle? You don’t have to look far! You can get any bank account of your choice simply by visiting our website.

What are the tasks and responsibilities in online writing jobs?

Online writing jobs require you to perform the following tasks:

* conduct online researches for different articles or projects
* write, edit, and proofread articles assigned by the editor/supervisor
* produce high-quality articles on the set deadline
* coordinate with editor/supervisor regarding quota and quality standards
* scrutinize and subject articles to standards of checking and counter-checking
* avoid plagiarizing
* participate in team efforts to improve quality of the output

What does it take to get online writing jobs?

Online writing jobs are quite flexible and do not have specific requirements, but having a background in writing will certainly be an advantage. Most employers of online writing jobs require you to have a bachelor’s degree in any field. Some employees, however, prefer people with degrees in creative writing or journalism. Aside from having an interest in writing, you must also demonstrate impeccable English grammar and excellent writing skills. Familiarity with a stylebook manual may also be an advantage.

Online research is a primary aspect of online writing jobs; so it’s important that you’re Internet savvy. Technical proficiency in using computer applications can work to your advantage. You must also have a keen eye for details. The ability to produce high-quality and 100% original articles is very essential in keeping onling writing jobs.

How good is the pay?

Online writing jobs are usually on a freelance basis; the pay may vary depending on quota, quality of work, and employer.

For those who are interested in applying for online writing jobs, please email manager@forumcash.com using “online writing jobs” as the subject line and we’ll refer you to a company that recruits freelance and office-based writers.

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