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The Economics of Online Gaming
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The Economics of Online Gaming

by Andrew Wagner
February 2020
Beginner
202 pages
4h 37m
English
Business Expert Press
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Appendix A

Who Is Mr.Mind?

There are more people in the world who know me as Mr.Mind than by any other name. It’s not completely unique, but it’s a name that I came up with on my own. I first used it in a game called Diablo, a game where players play the part of a hero who fights demons. I chose to be a sorcerer, and I needed a name that fit the fighting style of a player who uses magic; one who chooses to use the mind over muscle. What I uncovered later, long after my story of Eternal Lands (EL) reached its conclusion, is that googling my own character’s name, Mr.Mind, brings up several webpages about a DC comic book supervillain. That character was a two-inch worm with an extraordinary power—it could take over the minds of other villains and ...

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