You can always trust EVE Online to provide a good scandal. The MMO / Virtual World / economics toy is now approaching its sixth year of life and still proving its ability to surprise players with its emergent gameplay shenanigans.
This week, a former investments manager at the in-game Dynasty Banking organisation, called Xabier, disappeared with over 80 billion ISK, the game’s currency. In real money terms, it’s thought to be worth around £1,850.
At a time when the Government is chucking millions at the banking black hole, a couple of grand might not sound like much, but in the world of EVE Online, such a crime can basically go unpunished. EVE’s special sauce is its player-driven economy, which is left almost completely unregulated by the developers, CCP.
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