What is gold farming?

[cartmanez]

Ok i never really understood what it was so if somebody could explain that to me I would be happy

 

its the process of making money. little kids in china are put to work for minimum wage to do this job and spin flax, etc. for others. they banned goldfarming about a week ago in china.

 

[Dalton]

"Gold farming is a general term for an MMORPG activity in which a player attempts to acquire ("farm") items of value which are sold to create stocks of in-game currency ("gold"), usually by exploiting repetitive elements of the game's mechanics. This is usually accomplished by carrying out in-game actions (such as killing an important creature) repeatedly to maximize gains, sometimes by using a program such as a bot or automatic clicker. More broadly, the term "gold farmer" could refer to a player of any type of game who repeats mundane actions over and over in order to collect in-game currency and items. An organization which organizes farmers is known by some as a sweatshop, though the less value-laden term is "workshop" or "gold farm"."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_farming

 

[cartmanez]

its the process of making money. little kids in china are put to work for minimum wage to do this job and spin flax, etc. for others. they banned goldfarming about a week ago in china.

Totally believable

 

[Jackel203]

its true