Although I personally do not think that racialization should exist, but some Chinese gamers incurred blame for gold farming. It is pretty understandable that some Chinese people do not even afford their living expenses and try to earn some money in World of Warcraft. Furthermore, such trade between real money and game money only exists because there is a demand. Lisa Nakamura, the author of "Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Game" is also pointing out that players buy gold because they lack the time or avoid to perform tedious tasks to earn game money.
However, the point of criticism is not the trade itself. The problem is that Chinese players use illegal methods (at least not fair in the game) to earn money. They do not play by themselves but instead use algorithms that will make characters move and earn money automatically. In this way, a person can control tens of characters at the same time, which is the reason why there are many computers in Chinese "farms". To create a character, they also collect and illegally utilize other people's private information. Their methods directly and indirectly harm other players; the characters from a Chinese farm often occupy a hunting ground and prohibit other players from hunting there. Considering that some people play game to feel a sense of accomplishment, this exchange market may cause the players to feel that money is the most important thing even in the game world. Last but not least, since the game money from Chinese farms are earned using illegal methods, Blizzard often penalizes even people who buy game money from these farms. Since it is hard to recognize between Chinese Gold and another Gold, people may hesitate to play World of Warcraft again once their account has been suspended.
It will be impossible for Blizzard to crack down on all Chinese farms, so they will exist as long as the game exists. Even if there are gold farmers from other countries, people cannot know whether they are from China or other countries, so it will still affect the reputation of China. I personally suggest that Chinese players should stop gold farming and try to change other people's perspectives, and other players should not assume that all gold farmers are Chinese and apply gold farming to the general evaluation of Chinese people.
However, the point of criticism is not the trade itself. The problem is that Chinese players use illegal methods (at least not fair in the game) to earn money. They do not play by themselves but instead use algorithms that will make characters move and earn money automatically. In this way, a person can control tens of characters at the same time, which is the reason why there are many computers in Chinese "farms". To create a character, they also collect and illegally utilize other people's private information. Their methods directly and indirectly harm other players; the characters from a Chinese farm often occupy a hunting ground and prohibit other players from hunting there. Considering that some people play game to feel a sense of accomplishment, this exchange market may cause the players to feel that money is the most important thing even in the game world. Last but not least, since the game money from Chinese farms are earned using illegal methods, Blizzard often penalizes even people who buy game money from these farms. Since it is hard to recognize between Chinese Gold and another Gold, people may hesitate to play World of Warcraft again once their account has been suspended.
It will be impossible for Blizzard to crack down on all Chinese farms, so they will exist as long as the game exists. Even if there are gold farmers from other countries, people cannot know whether they are from China or other countries, so it will still affect the reputation of China. I personally suggest that Chinese players should stop gold farming and try to change other people's perspectives, and other players should not assume that all gold farmers are Chinese and apply gold farming to the general evaluation of Chinese people.