Most large scale MMOs balance their economies around the idea that most people play with one account. Now while it isn’t unusual to see people with multiple accounts, usually there are too few to do any sort of long term economic damage. But what happens when you combine eight accounts with a savvy eye for detail? That’s exactly what Patrick Desjardins did when he played Star Wars Galaxies. You see Patrick did some research early on in the Beta, eventually asking the development team how the game’s economy would be structured. Their response, “We haven’t really planned for much of anything. I think the players will structure it organically.” Patrick was “dumbstruck” that the team wasn’t going to put any restrictions on the game’s gigantic in-game economic system, so he had an idea.

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