Player Studio (SOE)  

Announced September 6, 2012, Player Studio is an SOE program which allows players to create in-game items and sell them in game at a profit. The website is at Player Studio.

Initially launched in EverQuest and EverQuest II, SOE plans to expand the program to other SOE games including Free Realms, Vanguard, and Planetside 2.

Here's a series of statements made by John Smedley on Twitter:

• I want to be honest and say others did this first. We're just making it a core part of our company from here on out. ^[1]
• Users will NOT be making stats on items. The ones we will select we will balance properly. Although we will listen to the creators.^[2]
• Players will be paid with cash (well a check). ^[3]
• In the US we have to issue a 1099 tax form to people who we cut checks to. In Europe it's far more complicated but we're on it ^[4]
• It will be open in the EU as soon as we work out some very complicated legal and tax issues. ^[5]

Find out more at http://www.everquest2.com/player-studio and http://www.everquest.com/player-studio.

Sony Online Entertainment Wikibase™

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1. ^ Smed on Twitter, September 6, 2012
2. ^ Smed on Twitter, September 6, 2012
3. ^ Smed on Twitter, September 6, 2012
4. ^ Smed on Twitter, September 6, 2012
5. ^ Smed on Twitter, September 6, 2012