The Truth About Making Money Playing Video Games

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[00:20] thumbnail and the title of this video, we're going to talk about the truth about making money playing video games. In this case, of course, it has to do with MMO RPGs. Sounds incredible, doesn't it? This is what

[00:35] everyone has been waiting for, what many players are doing. Some do well, others do badly, but then I have to tell you something that almost no one tells you, and that is yes, it can be done, but not in the way all those who

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[01:14] folks, let's get started with today's video. So let's talk about the truth, the reality of making money playing video games, in this case MMOs, because you already know what

[01:28] this market is about, right? Let's put it in a certain way, especially games, but everyone already knows how it is with World of Warcraft, Tibia, Puff of Exile, Albion Online, Run Escape, in short, a lot of games where

[01:44] profit. But anyway, let's start by dividing this video into several parts. Let's start with the first part, and it has to do with fantasy. Yeah? Look, you'll find many videos on YouTube, also on TikTok,

[01:59] wherever you want. And I've even brought some up regarding what has to do with profits. Yeah? In some of these you can find where it says $100 a day playing. Well, this is already too

[02:13] playing. Well, this is already too extreme. Yes. Uh, making a living from MMOs, easy money from home, but well, what almost no one will ever show you is the real context, and that's what I want to show you. Because? Because

[02:29] this is a fantasy [music]. This is a fantasy. It really is possible to live. Let's see what reality and fiction are. Yeah? So, that's precisely the second point, and we're going to see what fiction is. The fiction is that we play for 2

[02:43] hours a day no more, although more than one already knows that this is a lie. You sell items, you sell them wherever you want, Discord, GG G2g, El Dorado, wherever you want, and earn money constantly. This is fiction.

[02:57] Because? Because reality is two different things. The first is the learning curve. If you want to get into a game, a video game, whatever it may be , whether it's a shooter, a MOBA, an MMBO, whatever you want, it

[03:11] has a learning curve. Yeah? And that learning curve, when the game is more complex, like Tibia, Run, Escape, World of Warcraft, well, that learning curve is going to take much longer. Yes, an MMO is not the same

[03:24] you know that in a shooter like Call of Duty, Fortnite, Hello, you can given a character, you get weapons in the scenario and you go shooting.

[03:36] And they earn points in a game, for example, like Albion Online, like World of Warcraft, like TV, where you have to maintain constant progression. So, the learning curve is something you have to take

[03:48] into account if you really want to make a try to earn money or make a profit. The second thing is competition. Because? Because obviously this is a supply and demand market and there are many occasions

[04:04] where demand exceeds supply. It has happened and it has occurred that, for example, in Discord, I have seen in some Discord where they even some Discord where they even prevent people from buying, right? Or do they

[04:17] Because? Because there is already a lot of supply of that item, of that money, of that or whatever you want, and this causes the market to become saturated and prices example of that is, for example, the silver in Alven Online, where you

[04:31] can go and find it. About a year and a half, two years ago it was being sold, they were buying it from people for 25 cents, 30 cents, even a million, and now they are buying it for less than 20

[04:47] cents, which has dropped quite a bit because there is an oversupply. Ready? So there is always competition and this, of course, makes the market very saturated. Ready? crowded. In what sense? There are many games too.

[05:00] So, for example, in my case, I don't play to earn money, obviously, but I have a lot of games. I have Tibia, I have World of Warcraft, Albion Online, uh I have Run Escape, I also have shooter games and I also play

[05:12] games like Dofus and even uh I also play some less traditional games, but I still play them. Therefore, the saturated market means that many people cannot focus on a single

[05:24] game because they tend to get bored. Yes, this is another point. So, the conclusion of this little bit of reality is that you have to keep in mind that in most, mind you, in most MMO RPGs, that for example

[05:39] you are going to play to earn money, in the first days and even the first weeks you are not going to earn anything and later what you will earn is later what you will earn is little. Yes, maybe they'll win

[05:51] little. Yes, maybe they'll win , and that's being optimistic. So, this isn't a casino, this is more like a small business, but within the gaming industry. So, you have to invest time in it, you have to invest a

[06:03] little money in it, and that's where we're going to move on to the third point. How much third point. How much can you really earn in or by playing on many factors. It's not the same to suddenly earn money by farming, earning

[06:19] money by reselling, earning money by being a bridge, an intermediary, or also by participating, for example, in tournaments, because there are many tournaments that pay out and if you place well

[06:31] you can win. So, let's focus on what has to do with MMOs in this case, okay? And let's talk about what realistic ranges are. First, let's talk about a beginner. A beginner is not going to earn more than

[06:46] even $20 a month. And this is being optimistic, as I said before. Because? Because a beginner has to go through the learning process, the learning curve. So go ahead and buy a leveled account wherever

[07:00] you want, for whatever game you want. They need to learn about the game, the mechanics of the game, and how the game works. Otherwise they won't make any progress. This learning curve, this learning process is going to take them quite a

[07:12] while. Nor, obviously, should you expect much efficiency. They will have very little efficiency until, for example, they get the hang of, I don't know, a basic function. Let's say, in my case, when I started playing World of Warcraft maybe

[07:26] started playing World of Warcraft maybe 2 years ago, uh, in World of Warcraft and all that, uh, I didn't know how to fly or how to maintain flight well, so that took me time to learn. It was silly, of course, it was ridiculous, but it

[07:39] still took time. Yes, why? A very kind subscriber came in and showed me several things about the game. So I had to learn like that with all the games, the same with Alvion, the same with Runcape. Yes, an

[07:53] intermediate player, how much can an intermediate player play, how much can they win, sorry, an intermediate player? Well, basically it could be between $30 and even $100, being optimistic. Yes, that's the range. Because? Even an intermediate player can

[08:06] have optimized routes, a basic knowledge of the market, because the market is complex. Yes, if you don't know how to manage the market, you can sell items [music] at a ridiculous price and that

[08:19] can even cause you to knock out part of the supply. Yeah? Therefore, an intermediate player needs to at least know the market. Yes. And this allows them to reach a certain level of profit, but not enough, for example, to

[08:33] live on. Yes. To live. Because? Because of the costs involved in all of this. Okay, an advanced player, and this is where we also get into the reality of things. An advanced player. And when I say advanced, I mean a player who has

[08:46] multiple accounts, who has been playing the game or games for years, and who knows the entire structure and mechanics of it very, very well. These people can earn anywhere from $150 to over $500. It's not a

[09:01] lie, it's not fiction, I'm telling you why. When I talk about an advanced player, I'm also talking about people who resell items. And obviously, these are the people who earn the most. I mentioned it to you in a

[09:13] market, it's best to become a reseller, because in farming, you need to know a lot or have a very well-organized structure. For example, the Runescape theme. In Runescape I have met people who

[09:28] Runescape I have met people who have a lot of structures built just for this game. Note: This only applies to this game. They have three PCs, they have six accounts, they have bots, they have a lot of things that have really been

[09:44] shocking to see how they need to have such a high infrastructure to earn that such a high infrastructure to earn that money. Yes, which obviously brings us to the costs, right? We'll see that in the fourth point, but

[09:57] these people need a lot of time, a lot of organization and, of course, constant risk. Why constant risk? Because obviously they already know that everything related to RMT is bannable, meaning "tibia" (meaning "tibia"). But even if

[10:11] you use external software on TB, you will still be penalized, which means that, for example, if someone has three or four leveled accounts and is farming something, they will be banned and lose almost everything. And

[10:26] even most of the people I 've spoken to who do this already 've spoken to who do this already have that intrinsic cost; they already have it included in their relational costs, in their

[10:38] World of Warcraft account lost, they lost, I don't know, the gold, 100,000, 200,000, 1 million gold. They already have a calculated loss included in their costs , which can be between $ 30 and $100. This is shocking, that's why I'm

[10:53] telling you that it takes a lot. Yes. And also lastly, the conclusion regarding earnings is that this is not a fixed salary; there is no fixed income statistic in these games. It's either a few good months or

[11:09] even a few very bad months. So, we need to keep that in mind. Ready? The fourth point we are going to analyze is also the [music] hidden costs. Because? Things need to be distributed as they are. I've brought you

[11:22] many free games on this channel, but there are also some paid games. Ready? So, here we have to make a brief digression regarding make a brief digression regarding

[11:35] Because? It's not the same, for example, for you to go farming in Albion Online, opening of the account it is completely free, to being the best gankers of the gankers. They don't need to pay anything for premium or anything.

[11:49] Most of the costs within Albion are for skins, decorations, and aesthetics, but not for gameplay. The only cost is, for example, the premium,

[12:01] but you know that the premium is optional, you don't necessarily need it to farm more, so to speak, simply with a good tool and do it. So, this is not the same as, for example, World of Warcraft.

[12:15] Retail, you have to buy the expansion, for example, and you also have to pay for playtime. So, hidden costs are definitely something to consider. And here it's not just the costs of the games, but also

[12:29] the costs of the games, but also the costs of the time invested, of electricity, for example, which although it's not much, is still a cost. And the most important thing I can tell you is the PC. Many

[12:43] people have joined the Discord to ask me how to play, I don't know, a game [music] like uh Pff of Exile. Yes. And obviously, to play Pff of Exile you need either a next-gen console, a PS5, an Xbox

[12:56] next-gen console, a PS5, an Xbox Series XS, or even an older one, but you need something like that, or a very good computer with a many people back. When I made the Warframe video, many people asked me how they

[13:10] could play it. I asked them if they had an Xbox or a PC with a graphics card. So, this is a very implicit cost that you have to take into account. Ready? As I mentioned, the

[13:26] cost of the bank's risk also exists in the matter of profits. Yes, I'm telling you from my own experience. In Alvion Online, as I mentioned, I never did RMT, but I got banned and lost my mammoth, I lost my items, I lost the account itself and it was already an account that was

[13:40] 2 years old. If we take it, for example, to a real cost of how much that account was worth, maybe about $100. Yes, [music] maybe that counts. Including the mammoth, the mammoth can be roughly estimated at 280 million silver. That's

[13:55] roughly $60, I'd say, something like that. So, my account could have been worth between 100 and 150 when it was banned. I never played to RMT, but I got banned. So, you have to keep that in mind,

[14:08] a good PC or you have a small PC, you have your account, you have everything and then you get banned, well, it's very likely going to be a big blow to your morale, to your spirits, and you're going to give it up. Also keep in mind that

[14:23] the market is really very dynamic. same if you farm one day in one game and the next day in another. that has held up fairly well is World of Warcraft in terms of

[14:37] costs and payments, but now with Binary 9 coming, there will surely be a difference there. I don't know, not so much about the value of gold, but about the price

[14:49] of items. I've already seen it, I've shown you in some videos how the prices have dropped, for example, for Bismuth, for Fantastic Flower . So, the market is constantly changing. The conclusion here is that

[15:04] the biggest cost isn't money, it's the time we could be using for something else, right? Yes. Let's look at the fifth point then. Why do so many fail in this scenario, in this type of market?

[15:20] Well, the first thing is that they copy saturated methods. In this, obviously, we YouTubers have a lot to do with it, but logically it's a challenge for us to find good methods and we also want to present them to the

[15:33] community. So, the ore and plant method in World of Warcraft is already too saturated, which causes prices to drop. Entering solely for money, and this is a very important point. If you

[15:46] only enter a game for money, you will most likely fail, because first and foremost you have to like what you do. If you don't love playing video games, if you don't love being in a game, don't waste your time because you're going to fail, you're going

[16:00] to burn out too quickly, you won't have the patience to be able to farm. For example, I really like World of Warcraft, but I find the Warcraft? because I like the game. Why am I still playing Alvion Online despite being banned

[16:15] ? Because it's the best MMO in my personal opinion. For me, I absolutely in my personal opinion. For me, I absolutely love Albion Online. So, many people have a low tolerance for frustration with this. If

[16:28] they get banned, they'll lose that motivation. Those who come in just for the money are usually the first to leave. So keep this in mind. leave. So keep this in mind. Ready? Let's move on to the sixth point,

[16:41] as we finish this video. It's worth doing RMT, because many of you will be saying, "Manani, you're not counting, huh, there's no point in even trying." And well, here I obviously have to make a clarification. I neither

[16:54] support nor, to put it more accurately, approve nor disapprove of the RMT. For me it's simply an ordinary business, just like any other business. So, with that in mind, I'm going to tell you more or less what's

[17:08] worthwhile and what's not, but for you, mind you, not for me. Ready? So, if you like the game, it's definitely worth it . If they are consistent, if they are people who enjoy it, if they are disciplined, then

[17:21] go for it. If you're looking for extra income, not a fixed income, so to speak, or something that will be your livelihood, don't do it. Yes, only if they are looking for extra income and are

[17:33] thinking long-term. Because I keep telling you, for example, on Discord someone told us that they bought their apartment playing Dofus. It wasn't a apartment playing Dofus. It wasn't a lie, but far from being pure

[17:47] clickbait, pure lies, and just pure boasting, he showed us or told us about the whole process he went through. It really wasn't easy, it didn't happen overnight, it didn't even happen in a month. It took me about 3 years to be playing Dofus for 12 to 18

[18:05] hours a day, reinvesting, buying better equipment, buying a better PC, changing accounts, in short, constantly sacrificing weekends, everything to be able to reach that level. Yes. So,

[18:18] think long-term. Now, it's not worth it [music] if you need money urgently. If you're looking for a way to make money urgently, don't do it . You'd be better off going and finding a job. If you hate farming, then don't do it; it's

[18:32] not worth it because farming is boring. If I spend an hour in World of Warcraft farming mines and plants, I get bored. And I'm not doing it for money, but I'm bored. The same applies to any game.

[18:45] The only game I don't get bored with is Alvion Online, but all the others are boring. So you're coming in for urgent money, but if you're coming in because you hate farming, don't do it either. Even less so if they're looking for easy money. And as I mentioned

[18:59] earlier, if you can't tolerate frustration, because you're very likely going to get frustrated. Ready? This is all I can tell you. Okay, so let's move on to the last point, which is my personal approach to this. I went through that

[19:15] RMT hype phase, I have to tell you. In all honesty, I've never done it, but I did get caught up in that hype phase. Moreover, at some point I posted that I was going to buy Silver from Alviol Online. It didn't happen, fortunately, but

[19:30] well, not that fortunate because I still got banned. Well, but what I do have to tell you is that I went through that stage, I saw that many people burned out. While the business is interesting, I don't have to say no to them. I've told them

[19:43] how to sell, where to sell. Uh, I have to be honest with you, this is tough and you can get burned. In my case, without even having started, I burned out on the RMT without even having done it . Perhaps because of what came from

[19:56] NFTs and in the NFT, well, obviously we do RMT. So, after seeing so much of that and so many losses in NFTs, that's probably why I got burned out on this quickly. But today, I honestly prefer something sustainable, playing for fun, analyzing and growing

[20:11] above all to bring you content. So, folks, the conclusion is that, of course, I'm not telling you not to do it, I'm just telling you to be very aware of everything that's needed to make a living from a

[20:25] video game or video games. Yes, remember, there are ways to do it legally. They can participate in tournaments, they can even do it with games where RMT is legal, such as Tibia, where everything

[20:39] you do in Tibia is legal, except for multi-accounting, but you can do that in Tibia . I already brought you a little video on how to even put a character up for sale So, the conclusion is that if

[20:51] you want to do RMT, well, just keep this whole video and this whole analysis in mind and do it if that's what you want to do. If not, you'd better do something , that's all I wanted to say about today's video.

[21:05] I hope you liked it. Stay tuned to the channel because I'll keep bringing you more videos. I'm analyzing many more games as well, and I'm also testing new methods. I'm going to be playing

[21:18] Midn World of Warcraft Mid 9 very soon. I think everything that's happening there with wood, houses, decorations, and even farming is amazing. So I'm doing my best to get the Midnight expansion quickly. See you later and bye bye

[21:30] Midnight expansion quickly. See you later and bye bye .