The Venezuelan Runescape gold farmers I spoke to are well aware that they are in a precarious line of work, and they do not expect people to play knight-in-shining-armour when players decide to kick them down. It's an occupational hazard, and given the alternative, they're willing to take their opportunities.

"I know I am not doing right by those who work hard for their own game," explained Fhynal. "When you do not understand what the Buy OSRS gold future promises, and you fear for your life and the lives of those that you [care about], you kind of don't care about people's opinions."

Yasser believes there's also a cognitive disconnect . "I am sure that if you [told] people that, somehow, it is possible to help individuals affected by [hurricanes] Harvey and Irma simply by playing Runescape, they would take action," he said. "But if RuneScape Wiki you tell them that by killing a player, they will be harming a household in a small state that nobody cares about, they won't mind killing that participant."