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Re:Database “sharding” came from Ultima Online? (2009) by SketchySeaBeast on Monday June 08, 2020 @03:23PM (#23459821)
They do, though it's a constant arms race.

Is the idea that the company is just doling out items? An artificial scarcity? Doesn't that make the market super untrustworthy if they could flood it at any time? You can't do traditional coin mining as that would remove the effort from the gameplay.

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Re:Database “sharding” came from Ultima Online? (2009) by dmurray on Monday June 08, 2020 @04:14PM (#23460276)
Yeah, I don't really think this is a hot idea but just playing devil's advocate. You could make versions of the same argument for de Beers and diamonds, but I suppose pension funds don't invest in diamonds.
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