I hesitate to talk trash about Bigpoint games, and not just because the company could throw a million bucks my way to shut me up and it’d be like the CEO dropped a few pennies out of his pocket, but because the company has indeed found a way to monetize any aspect of their games as promised. And the players? Could not be more overjoyed, at least according to the $200 million that Bigpoint drew in in 2010.
The spaceship that you see to the left has sold two thousand copies in four days. DarkOrbit, by Bigpoint Games, has put this item up for sale for the insane price of €1,000 or approximately $1,337 USD (I see what they did there).
Bigpoint is, and really always has been, the company to come right up front and admit that they sell power, and that there are plenty of people willing to pay major sums of money for that power. I find interesting how many people are disputing that the numbers presented are fact. I dispute the claim that The Old Republic will not be profitable, but I don’t dispute sales figures put out by a company who stands to lose a lot of good faith and press if they lie.
All I know is, Bigpoint has nothing on Eve Online’s theorized $10,000 golden ship.
MMO Fallout 
But clearly, anyone with a goatee is evil.