[Guide] How to make money playing Video Games

in #gaming7 years ago

It was always my dream,as a kid and even as adult now to do my favorite activities and earn money out of them.My childhood friends and i always talked about how we imagined the impossible and that is Playing Video Games to earn money.We would constantly talk about how we disliked school and wished they taught us in school how to make and play video games.

For quite some time i though that was impossible,when i stumbled upon a friend who told me he bought a new high-end computer playing video games.I was puzzled.I thought to myself,"how is that even possible?"So i sent him some question and got an answer.Turns out gaming is huge nowadays and people invest money to have fun,especially on MOBA and MMOs.

So i went researching and found out that there are markets that will pay you real money to sell in-game products and services.
One of the services include power-leveling(i will explain what everything is in detail)gold-farming/selling among other things.
Selling products include in-game accounts,items and more.

*Essentially power-leveling is nothing more then taking your time and expertise to level another person's character since it seems hard or bothersome for them so they would pay you to do that for them.

Now when someone mentions gold-farming i am instantly transported to the 2000s when gold farming was a thing in World of Warcraft.Remember when chinese gold farmers use to offer service,i was like "Aha,thats it!"Thats how you can make money,and it was a world wide phenomenon,entire firms were dedicated to making gold in WoW.

So when i asked my friend,what was he playing,he mention a game called Blade and Souls,a korean martial arts game that was booming like wildfire on the East.Knowing how asian games are grindy it was a good earning potential.But i i didnt want to play B&S,i was thinking about how can i enjoy it in the process and thought of,how can i fit a game i like in order to enjoy both the game and work that was involved.

So i tried none other than World of Warcraft!

I remember this game from my childhood and was super excited when i saw that there were Vanilla servers(servers that provided the original first version).And behold here was an earning potential,players were looking for services.

I played the game for a while looking for opportunities,and i found out that there are forum markets on which you can sell these products and services.
They are called EpicNPC and OwnedCore.These are gaming forums on which you can sell your digital items/services.
I am going to make a step by step guide on how you can actually make money playing games,and gather capital for investing in bitcoin or other crypto currencies.

THE GUIDE FOR MAKING MONEY AND PLAYING VIDEO GAMES

WARNING!

This guide is created for you to try something new,find another money making opportunity and have some fun.By no means should you quit your job,or drop out from school or change your life plans in order to do this,simply view this as another potential way to add to your income.

Ok now that we went through that,time for me to explain it to you how you can actually do this.

Step 1
PICKING A VIDEO GAME THAT HAS EARNING POTENTIAL

The goal of the first step is to find a game that is on the market,select it and start playing it.
First you would have to register on one of the forums,and pick the game from below the search bar

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There a bigger list of games on the forum,if these games are not to your liking,in the Full Game Directory like so.

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Remember the key here is not to go for the profit,but rather to have an immersive experience and profit something on the side

Step 2
SEARCHING THE POINT OF INTEREST

If the buyers are interested in accounts or gold services,look to provide them with that service when playing.
If someone is interested in an Night Elf Rogue account or is in demand by large amount of players,you should go with that option.

Think through your decisions carefully when taking on this step,you will actually be playing from now on with that character.
Search through the opportunities on the sales/buying page:

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Step 3
DOING THE WORK/PLAYING THE GAME

if you went on the option to create a high level character,and market it,all you have to do is play the game.
My recommendation is to learn how to play with the basics,download addons and find guides.

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Most important of all which,must not be forgotten is to ENJOY YOURSELF.

Step 4
SALES AND COMMUNICATION

Once you ve completed your road to the max level,and mostly explored the entire game,you are now ready for the step of selling.Most of the sellers communicate through skype,so you are going to need that tool in order to sell your character.

Be very careful of scammers on the skype,use only the Skype buttons that are embedded into their posts.
Even so when the contacts open on skype,double check their user names,scammers use these tricks to get value out of you.

Characters go for 100$ or more,depending on their demand.

AND THERE YOU GO,CONGRATS IF YOU MADE IT THROUGH THE ENTIRE GUIDE YOURSELF.

If you guys have anything to add,a constructive critic,or just plain opinion,dont hesitate to contact me or leave a comment

I will be making and extensive strategy on how you can sell more characters for potential earnings in the next post,since attention is limited:)

Thank you for reading,hope this was helpful.

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