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Man Spent $16,000 on a One-of-a-Kind Digital Sword

Posted on Wednesday, December 28 @ 15:11:42 Eastern by Keri_Honea
I get made fun of A LOT for buying virtual stuff for my Xbox Avatar. Yes, I admit it's a little sad that I used my MSP that I had to get by using real money for a Mass Effect hoodie and hat and a Gears of War lancer for my avatar. They do nothing but make me smile when I log on to XBLA, and I guess that's all that really matters. But I do feel a little guilty over spending real money for virtual items.

Well, I'm not going to feel that guilty anymore. GameInformer has reported that a man in China has spent $16,000 (yes, you're reading that right) for a one-of-a-kind virtual sword he can use in an MMORPG, Age of Wulin. The best part? The game isn't even friggin' out yet.

Snail Games, the game developer, held an online auction for this sword and a couple of sheaths—sans weapons—for $1600 and $2500. Note the fact that these are just the sheaths and not the weapons. 

I seriously hope that Age of Wulin is the best darn game ever for these guys, and I also hope you can bludgeon players and enemies with just the sheaths. It would be a shame to just run around with empty sheaths all game long, because you know that no other weapon will fit in them except for that one it was designed for.

I may never make fun of a World of Warcraft player for buying a shiny pony again.
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  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Dec 28th, 2011 at 4:13 pm
    Somebody with more money than brain cells.
    0 0
  • whoisme
    whoisme
    Joined: Apr 2009
    Posted: Dec 29th, 2011 at 2:29 am
    well, he/she could say "we are the 1%"
    0 0
  • cyberjim2000
    cyberjim2000
    Joined: Feb 2010
    Posted: Dec 28th, 2011 at 4:49 pm
    Hey! People paid for horse armor.
    0 0
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Dec 29th, 2011 at 1:12 am
    Yes, but not $16,000 horse armor.
    0 0
  • whoisme
    whoisme
    Joined: Apr 2009
    Posted: Dec 29th, 2011 at 2:31 am
    I got meet the CEO of the company I work for. His quarter bonus was more then what my house (i got a mortgage) is worth. I weep...
    0 0
  • drathbone
    drathbone
    Joined: May 2011
    Posted: Dec 28th, 2011 at 5:29 pm
    That's an incredible strategy for development funds before a game is released.
    0 0
  • Bras
    Bras
    Joined: Jul 2008
    Posted: Dec 28th, 2011 at 9:04 pm
    Dude, just take the money and ran away!
    0 0
  • Bras
    Bras
    Joined: Jul 2008
    Posted: Dec 28th, 2011 at 9:04 pm
    Dude, just take the money and run away!
    0 0
  • Bras
    Bras
    Joined: Jul 2008
    Posted: Dec 28th, 2011 at 9:05 pm
    I've been a victim of the double post ...

    COCK
    0 0
  • Ashalar
    Ashalar
    Joined: Jan 2008
    Posted: Dec 29th, 2011 at 12:33 am
    But only once...
    0 0
  • Daddio
    Daddio
    Joined: Nov 2008
    Posted: Dec 29th, 2011 at 7:24 pm
    If only I had that much money to throw at my tv monitor, because I would do it, and you would to!
    0 0
  • Blazin13
    Blazin13
    Joined: Dec 2010
    Posted: Dec 31st, 2011 at 11:41 am
    $16,000 for something that doesn't even exist in any real physical sense. It's nothing more than lines of code. A masterstroke would be if the company offered the guy insurance on his sword, that way if the servers crash or something goes haywire his digital weapon remains covered. Total dibs on the digital insurance idea!
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  • HK-47
    HK-47
    Joined: Jun 2007
    Posted: Jan 1st, 2012 at 10:06 am
    I bet the creator is smoking with a hundred dollar bill right now and can fuel the fires with stacks of bills once it's out.
    0 0

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