In Venezuela, it is not easy to feed one’s family. However, with gold farming in the German MMORPG Tibia, it is manageable, as a player now shares.
What did a player from Venezuela share? On reddit, user Jk_gl shared what his daily work life looks like. And it takes place in the MMORPG Tibia.
The man farms gold to earn money. He does this because it allows him to feed his family better than with one of the few regular jobs in the country. His daily routine looks as follows:
- His day starts at 6:00 AM. He brushes his teeth, has breakfast, and finally turns on his computer.
- Then he begins to kill some boss monsters with three characters. This takes about an hour.
- After that, he logs in with his main character, a level 500 elite knight.
- Now he farms gold until he has enough to buy 250 Tibia coins. Depending on the server, he needs several million gold coins.
- Gathering these usually takes about 5 to 6 hours.
- As he farms gold from Monday to Sunday, he manages to gather about 6,000 Tibia coins per month.
Gold selling is, of course, not legal and can lead to a ban of the account. However, Jk_gl takes this risk for his family.
A Lucrative Job
How much money does the player make with this method? The gold price and also the price for Tibia coins vary in the MMORPG. Jk_gl explains that he makes about 200 US dollars a month. This is significantly more than the minimum wage in Venezuela, which is currently about 8 US dollars per month.
Through his gold farming, the player can properly feed his family and lead a relatively good life by Venezuelan standards.
Interestingly, this is not so unusual. Other Venezuelan players also earn their money by playing the MMORPG Tibia.
Why Gold Farming in Tibia? Farming gold in Tibia is not the most lucrative way to earn money. According to the player, it would actually be better to do this in Runescape, Path of Exile, or WoW. However, he has been playing Tibia since he was 10 years old and has a lot of fun doing it. Therefore, it is essentially a job that brings him joy.
Especially Runescape is a popular gold farming game in Venezuela. It goes so far that the entire MMORPG economy is affected when the power goes out in Venezuela and all the gold farmers can no longer play.
What is the situation in Venezuela like? Venezuela is referred to as the “poorhouse of South America,” as can be read in an article by Frankfurter Allgemeine. The country has been in a severe economic crisis for about seven years. Hunger, diseases, and violence are common, which is why many residents leave the country. There is hardly any work. The few jobs pay very poorly. It is almost impossible to support a family with regular work.
Gold farming represents a good way to quickly acquire a lot of money in some MMORPGs. How quickly one can get rich from it was told by Valve’s Gabe Newell, who was once a gold farmer in WoW. However, this gold is technically not allowed to be sold.
