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- Natetendo83, on 04/03/2008, -9/+148I'm sure there's more than 7
- pbaehr, on 04/03/2008, -3/+115I spent an hour and a half slashing bushes in my neighbor's yard last weekend and I only found some arrows and two hearts. I was already maxed out at the time, though. : (
- Narcism, on 04/03/2008, -3/+100I thought the article was going to be slightly more realistic with appearances from WoW gold, and Second Life currency, but this is decent none-the-less.
- redheadguy719, on 04/03/2008, -0/+87plus, you can always just dig randomly in the dirt with a shovel until you find more rupees. Trying doing that to find a dollar!
- nickerbocker, on 04/03/2008, -0/+77People were getting pissed at me for just walking into their houses and smashing pots.
- rebotfc, on 04/03/2008, -1/+71"What It Means: On a side note, give one gold ring to your girlfriend and you unlock the bonus stage where everything you do leads to your life being over. "
So true ... - rentmitchum, on 04/03/2008, -3/+60I like that they threw Starcraft in. Didn't really see it coming from Maxim I guess, talking about non-recent non-mainstream games.. POWER OVERWHELMING!
- NathanielJ, on 04/03/2008, -0/+55"Worth: $250 (U.S.)
Methodology: 100 GTA dollars = Colt .45 Pistol (M1911 A1). Custom model 1911 A1 pistol made by the Springfield Armory = $2,500"
Well, I guess we really shouldn't expect math to be Maxim's strong suit... - RawrAtYoo, on 04/03/2008, -0/+53Going to the First Bank of Rapture soon enough..
- VIrus9, on 04/03/2008, -1/+50When did Starcraft become "non-mainstream"?
- plizard, on 04/03/2008, -2/+41wtf no final fantasy? phoenix down = 100 gil!
- Epacitythug, on 04/03/2008, -1/+38where's Bioware's currency? Mass Effect and KOTOR both use credits.
- Seventus, on 04/03/2008, -0/+34I thought a human life was only worth around $100k, at least according to previous analysis by Ford's legal teams.
- lmlypfan, on 04/03/2008, -8/+37actually the dollar is stronger than the CAD. Last tick USD/CAD 1.0129
I know its digg's wet dream to see the fall of America, but lets keep our facts straight. - iamblueman4, on 04/03/2008, -6/+33RUPEE (The Legend of Zelda)
Worth: $3 (U.S.)
Methodology: 100 rupees = magical shield. Crappy shield on eBay = $300
What It Means: U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke could learn a couple of things from Hyrule's math whizzes, who have kept the region's inflation rate at an astounding 0.00 percent for over 20 years.
GTA DOLLAR (Grand Theft Auto III)
Worth: $250 (U.S.)
Methodology: 100 GTA dollars = Colt .45 Pistol (M1911 A1). Custom model 1911 A1 pistol made by the Springfield Armory = $2,500
What It Means: If you do find a handgun for a hundred bucks in the real world, you'll probably have to call Nerf for more ammo.
COIN (Super Mario Bros.)
Worth: $37,000 (U.S.)
Methodology: 100 coins = 1 life. Human life = $3.7 million, according to the Environmental Protection Agency
What It Means: What can we say? Girls dig guys with large coin boxes.
GOLD RING (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Worth: $103,000 (U.S.)
Methodology: 50 gold rings = A bonus-level shot at a chaos emerald as big as your head. The largest emerald ever found was 86,136 carats, valued at over $5.2 million. In today's market, 50 real gold rings, or about $10,000 worth of gold, will net you a 3.9-carat emerald.
What It Means: On a side note, give one gold ring to your girlfriend and you unlock the bonus stage where everything you do leads to your life being over.
SIM DOLLAR (SimCity)
Worth: $61,100 (U.S.)
Methodology: 1,000 Sim dollars = baseball stadium. The new Washington Nationals stadium = $611 million
What It Means: Think the government is the only waste in D.C.? Each Nationals win in 2007 cost $13.70 in SimCity money, $8.4 million in today's economy.
MINERAL (StarCraft)
Worth: $25 million (U.S.)
Methodology: 100 minerals = Terran Vespene gas refinery. A gas refinery in Arizona = $2.5 billion
What It Means: At this point, you might as well make a three-button suit out of your worthless money and light yourself on fire.
ADAM (BioShock)
Worth: Infinity
Methodology: 1 murdered Little Sister = 160 ADAM. 1 real murdered little sister = life in prison. You'll probably meet about 160 Adams there, too. Some may make you call them "Big Daddy."
What It Means: They use cigs as currency in the joint, so you're better off with smokes than you are with C-notes anyway. - LiquidIse, on 04/03/2008, -1/+23Vespene Gas must be off the chart... every time I used to buy something some Protoss overlord would be bitching at me to get more of it
- appleseed1234, on 04/03/2008, -3/+24I checked to see if "check" would register as a misspell with Digg's "CHECK spelling" button, but it didn't. Check your facts.
- Grimdotdotdot, on 04/03/2008, -2/+21I thought this was going to be serious. In it's heyday, the gold in Everquest changed hands on eBay for real money values that made it worth more than the Italian Lira (before Italy switched to the Euro).
- DivisibleByZero, on 04/03/2008, -0/+18I think my favorite video game economy was Deus Ex 2. At one point, a guy offers to pay you 200 credits to kill his business partner, then when you go to the soda machine, it'll charge you 20 credits per can. That's right kids, for the cost of 10 Cokes, you can have a dude offed.
- Zihuatanejo, on 04/03/2008, -1/+18Dugg for not having 7 separate pages. Thank Jeebus.
- theaceoffire, on 04/03/2008, -0/+171 bottled fairy=1 life=$3.7 million.
So you got a bondage fairy worth way more than a few rupees. - inactive, on 04/03/2008, -2/+17different language centers, different spellings and usage. deal with it.
/and yes its center not centre - kinseyincanada, on 04/03/2008, -2/+17but this year the CAD has been stronger than the USD.
- mcphatty, on 04/03/2008, -0/+15..... your michigan gf?
- ddrirc, on 04/03/2008, -0/+15What is the conversion rate for Stanley Nickels?
- Theisos, on 04/03/2008, -1/+15"Cheque" is British. "Check" is American. I have a personal list of rules and somewhere near the bottom of that list is a rule advising me not to correct American versions of words on Digg.
- kurtwinter, on 04/03/2008, -0/+13How about the actual exchange rates between MMORG currencies and dollars? And tracking them over time? WoW GP, Linden Dollars, EVE? Anyone? Anyone?
- Nobiting, on 04/03/2008, -0/+13Would you kindly pick me up a lollipop?
- argaen21, on 04/03/2008, -5/+16Anyone else sick and ***** tired of annoying ass British people trying to correct American English? NEWSFLASH *****: hundreds of millions of Americans speak in a different dialect than you; get over it. Just to piss you guys off I'm going to say one word repeatedly to piss you off in return: soccer soccer soccer soccer soccer soccer soccer soccer soccer soccer soccer soccer soccer soccer soccer soccer soccer soccer soccer soccer soccer.
- Zihuatanejo, on 04/03/2008, -0/+11It really depends on what race you are.
- nomadofthehills, on 04/03/2008, -0/+10The same as leprechauns to unicorns.
- JeyNyce, on 04/03/2008, -1/+11To make matter worst, they don't have to pay taxes!
- Theisos, on 04/03/2008, -2/+11Don't you mean "spelt?"
- Idgit, on 04/03/2008, -1/+10What about Starcraft 64?
- lime148, on 04/03/2008, -1/+10Those aren't games, they're work simulators.
- KingGoonie, on 04/03/2008, -1/+9Actually your right... since Monday. But from December 23 2007 - March 31st 2008 it has been. I
- CCoe, on 04/03/2008, -0/+8Depends what circles you run in. None of the people I know have played BioShock. Does that mean it's not mainstream?
- bmdubya, on 04/03/2008, -1/+9The currency in Oblivion should be on there. If you got the special edition, you even got a replica of the coin used in the game.
- Navicerts, on 04/03/2008, -4/+12He probably said that because it's not a console game.
- nickrct, on 04/03/2008, -0/+8If you want to get real conversion rates and avoid inflation, buy up some Linden Dollars.
- BryanTravers, on 04/03/2008, -1/+8It's because they REQUIRE MORE VESPENE GAS!
- appleseed1234, on 04/03/2008, -0/+7I was just expressing my right to not give a *****.
Stressing the American brain? Isn't it easier to have one spelling of "check" instead of two? Sounds pretty smart to me. - Wormfather, on 04/03/2008, -0/+7Quick question, if you're not a virgin and you start playing Wow, do you get your virginity back?
- aznwild0, on 04/03/2008, -4/+11What a bad article. They should have instead done a half-way real editorial and plot MMO currencies vs the dollar and the euro. Currency in the more realistic economies like EVE's ISK comes to mind as one of them.
But then again, it's Maxim, not the Economist, so dugg. - MacSuxWindozSux, on 04/03/2008, -1/+8It's about 1:1 ratio between CAD and USD. Some weeks CAD is higher and others USD is higher.
All with a historical fall for the USD and consistent value for the CAD. - insertAliasHere, on 04/03/2008, -1/+8RUPEE (The Legend of Zelda)
Worth: $3 (U.S.)
Methodology: 100 rupees = magical shield. Crappy shield on eBay = $300
What It Means: U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke could learn a couple of things from Hyrule's math whizzes, who have kept the region's inflation rate at an astounding 0.00 percent for over 20 years.
GTA DOLLAR (Grand Theft Auto III)
Worth: $25 (U.S.)
Methodology: 100 GTA dollars = Colt .45 Pistol (M1911 A1). Custom model 1911 A1 pistol made by the Springfield Armory = $2,500
What It Means: If you do find a handgun for a hundred bucks in the real world, you'll probably have to call Nerf for more ammo.
COIN (Super Mario Bros.)
Worth: $37,000 (U.S.)
Methodology: 100 coins = 1 life. Human life = $3.7 million, according to the Environmental Protection Agency
What It Means: What can we say? Girls dig guys with large coin boxes.
GOLD RING (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Worth: $103,000 (U.S.)
Methodology: 50 gold rings = A bonus-level shot at a chaos emerald as big as your head. The largest emerald ever found was 86,136 carats, valued at over $5.2 million. In today's market, 50 real gold rings, or about $10,000 worth of gold, will net you a 3.9-carat emerald.
What It Means: On a side note, give one gold ring to your girlfriend and you unlock the bonus stage where everything you do leads to your life being over.
SIM DOLLAR (SimCity)
Worth: $611,000 (U.S.)
Methodology: 1,000 Sim dollars = baseball stadium. The new Washington Nationals stadium = $611 million
What It Means: Think the government is the only waste in D.C.? Each Nationals win in 2007 cost $13.70 in SimCity money, $8.4 million in today's economy.
MINERAL (StarCraft)
Worth: $25 million (U.S.)
Methodology: 100 minerals = Terran Vespene gas refinery. A gas refinery in Arizona = $2.5 billion
What It Means: At this point, you might as well make a three-button suit out of your worthless money and light yourself on fire.
ADAM (BioShock)
Worth: Infinity
Methodology: 1 murdered Little Sister = 160 ADAM. 1 real murdered little sister = life in prison. You'll probably meet about 160 Adams there, too. Some may make you call them "Big Daddy."
What It Means: They use cigs as currency in the joint, so you're better off with smokes than you are with C-notes anyway. - chubbstar, on 04/03/2008, -0/+7and when you are revived you get like 10 hearts. probly worth alot if you sold them in china on the black market.
- MorbenDK, on 04/03/2008, -0/+6no, Michigan's gf... she's kind of a slut
- Elranzer, on 04/03/2008, -0/+6A bottle of Hi-Potion costs 500Gil. A bottle of Bawls in real-life costs about $2.50. That puts the Gil below the dollar.
- themage78, on 04/03/2008, -0/+6guess you've never seen someone at the beach with a metal detector.
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