d2jsp, Wallstreet of Internet Gaming

So, I was looking for something to write about when I was with some friends, and one of them said that they were still playing an old Blizzard game from 2000, "Diablo II". I was wondering why he was playing such an old game when there were so many new and updated games. His reason was that he wanted to "build up forum gold" for other games that he is playing now and games that will come out earlier. I was confused at first, but then he explained it.

Basically, d2jsp is a site where many gaming communities congregate to trade economic gaming goods and currency across different games. For instance you can get items/currency from a game in Diablo II, trade that with another member from d2jsp for "forum gold" and then go on to buy items/currency in another game that you aren't as established in.

It might not mean much to most people, but it spans such a huge variety of video games. The list of games on consoles range from PS3, Nintendo Wii, Xbox360, PC, etc. The thing that made my jaw drop was when I went to the "other" section of the forum. People were trading "forum gold" for people to do requests of graphic design and programming. Another thing that was shocking was how you could actually buy "forum gold" with real life currency with an exchange rate of $100 to 3000 "forum gold".

There are so many little things about the forum that I might be missing, but there is also a code of conduct when using the forum. One of them is that if you're an older member from say... 2002, you have more respect and trust. That will help you out when you're trading with someone newer, it is similar to the eBay feedback system.

I'm just learning the basics of the forum, so I will continually update about this community.