Quote Originally Posted by 'Clanked',index.php?page=Thread&postID=155864#post 155864
Interesting read indeed.
Multi-boxing enabled the start of IGE. If this was slashdot, I'd tag it Whodathunkit.
Actually it is consumer need that was the start of IGE. IGE is just a facilitator here. I'm not defending them, I'm simply stating that there was/is an extreme desire for real money trades. When enough people crave something, somebody will surely start selling them it.

I played Lineage 2 back in the day and saw first hand the havok that IGE wrecked on the game itself (not just the economy). Because of that I'm sorta of anti-IGE. Its a funny story that someday may be told, but as much as I dislike IGE's effect on games, I still sold Wowhead to them