somehow I was under the impression that buying AUEC was frowned upon and maybe even in violation of the rules and that the companies engaged in the practice had figured out how to bypass the system to deliver said currency. I have always believed that to some extent if a player wants to spend money on a game in process than that's totally up to him or her. The only drawback is that the wipe normally clears any item purchased. I'm also ok with that. At any rate great experience and very efficient.