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@cstross I mean ... video game bots have been a thing for ... a long time. Just missing a monetization angle so far.

Jacek Wesołowski

@isaackuo @cstross I'm pretty sure it's been at least ten years since the first time I heard about people using bots to play MMOs for them so they could make money selling items farmed by said bots.

@jzillw @cstross Oh yeah, I forgot about that! Is that still a thing? People buying/selling MMO items with "IRL" money?

@isaackuo @cstross I dind't know, so I did a quick check with the most cutthroat MMO I could think of, and apparently real money trading is considered a form of cheating these days, but it's still something they have to deal with: support.eveonline.com/hc/en-us

@jzillw @isaackuo @cstross
I knew someone 20 years ago doing that with Diablo 1 & 2, covered all his bills with it.