Gold farming, generally , is the practice of grinding in a game specifically for the purpose of producing in-game money or other content to be exchanged for real world money. As soon as it's prohibited by Runescape's rules,
RS gold is also a relatively secure and comfortable job in a location where one's security is by no means ensured.
"I gold farm mostly for the raw advantages of it," a participant who goes by the handle Fhynal explained through DMs. "I don't have to go out. That may sound strange, but we live with a great deal of crime.
Fhynal stated he earns around 200,000-250,000 Venezuelan Bolivares, or roughly $US15-$US20 ($19-$26), per week. This adds up to"double, sometimes triple" the typical monthly salary in Venezuela, he said, even factoring in the intermittent week he takes off to keep a"low profile" and avoid getting caught.
For Fhynal, it's only enough to make ends meet for himself and his mother, as long as inflation doesn't hurl food prices to the stratosphere.
"In fact, there are people who, when they did not play, they weren't able to eat
cheap OSRS gold and could perish of hunger," a former Runescape farmer who wished to stay anonymous told me on Facebook. "I have friends who perform daily and if they do not play, they don't eat daily."