Is finding gold such a huge problem in WOW? I've been playing LOTRO recently and money isn't that hard to come by in there, as I've already got a hundred and some silver in change, and it wasn't hard to get. So why is Blizzard looking to sue a particular group of gold farmers? It's like Blood Diamond...but with cow men and women.

From the article:

The World of Warcraft message boards has a post from a Blizzard team member announcing they are taking legal action against a particular group of gold farmers in their hit MMO title:

As many of you know, the latest content patch, along with many great new content additions, contains technical counter-measures designed to combat in-game gold spamming. Our efforts to reduce in-game abuse and create a fun, safe environment for everyone are never-ending.

With that said, we felt that it was important to share with the community just how serious we are in our efforts to combat this type of abuse. Blizzard has filed a federal lawsuit against the operators of Peons4hire, a popular gold-selling organization which many of you have no doubt seen advertised. As part of the lawsuit, the operators of Peons4hire have been asked to immediately cease all in-game spamming efforts by all entities and websites under their control.

If this organization refuses to act accordingly, further legal action will be taken. We'll be sure to keep you posted on the progress of this topic.

Read the full article over at firingsquad.com