Official Rules on Selling Real World Items

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What is FSEconomy?

FSEconomy is a multi-player "persistent world" add-on for flight simulators, with an economical focus. It is "persistent" because the aspects of the game - aircraft location and fuel levels, etc. - are controlled by the players. Other players see changes in these items within the "game world".

FSEconomy is not a Virtual Airline. There is no schedule; there are no "levels"; there are no requirements to start from the bottom and work your way up. However, many VAs do use the FSEconomy system to operate their VA.

FSEconomy strives to be a framework within which players can decide what FSE is to them... their "style of play" is the phrase frequently used. It is an open-ended platform, allowing each member to tailor their experience to their individual liking. Some members choose to use FSEconomy completely on their own; others choose to work with a few other players; and still others choose to join one or more communities of made up of dozens of other players.

The basic concept of FSEconomy is that players use aircraft to move virtual passengers or cargo. Players can own their own aircraft, or rent them from other players or from "the system". Players must be aware of their aircraft's capabilities and fuel levels so that they can carry the cargo selected, or to not become stranded at an airport without fuel. There are many expenses associated with every flight - rental charges, fuel costs, etc.; as well as income from the virtual passengers or cargo. The goal is to make more income than associated operating expenses.

After taking members' comments under advisement, the FSE Board of Directors has decided to revise and clarify the rule regarding the value of virtual Game World currency, as well as the ability to buy, trade, or sell Game World assets for non-Game World assets.

In short:
1. It is no longer allowed to use real world physical items for buying, selling, trading, or otherwise acquiring virtual assets or virtual currency within the FSE Game World.

All Auctions currently in progress may continue to their natural conclusion; however, all For-Sale Listings not completed as of the time of this post are hereby null and void, and all threads have been deleted. No new threads may be started on these items, as of now.

2. It is still allowed to use digital items for buying, selling, trading, or otherwise acquiring FSE Game World virtual assets or virtual currency, provided that
- A: the digital item is directly related to FSE Game Play.
- B: the digital item was created by the seller
- C: the buyer is not authorized to re-sell the digital item for real world currency or real world items.

Items allowed by #2 are things like aircraft re-paints with the buyer's FSE company logo or tail #, 3rd party tools, websites designed for other members to host their FSE comapny, subscriptions to access the seller's website or other digital service, etc. (the preceding list probably does not cover every possible example)

Items prohibited by the above are websites created for someone's use outside of the FSE game play experience, software development for someone's use outside of the FSE game play experience, other digital services provided for someone's use outside of the FSE game play experience, etc. (the preceding list probably does not cover every possible example)

The Terms of Service, specifically rule #4, has been modified to read as follows:

Any earnings or assets within the FSEconomy system are purely virtual and are the sole property of FSE. There is no real-world value to them and they may be terminated, revoked, or altered at any time and at the sole discretion of FSE. Virtual assets within FSE, to include aircraft, FBOs, commodities, or virtual currency may not be sold, purchased, or traded for real currency, physical items, or digital items not directly related to FSE Game Play.

Terms of Service

Most websites have a user agreement or EULA of some sort. FSEconomy is no exception. However, unlike other sites where you "agree" without actually reading, the FSE ToS is very important to our game play. Many of our game world's rules are integrity based (not software enforced), and violating these rules (knowingly or unknowingly) can result in the loss of your account.

Please take a few minutes to read over our rules, and agree to play according to the "Spirit of FSE" before requesting an account.

Terms of Service

Getting Started

Complete the following steps to use FSE with your flight simulator:

Register for an account on this site. This is the "FSE Communities" website. All of our support and member interaction is done here.
Log on to the FSE Communities website, and visit our forums.
Request a "Game World account" in the "Game World Account Request" forum. This will be a separate account on a different website. We will email you a temporary password for this account.
Download the appropriate software client for your simulator version. You will need to enter the username and password of your "Game World account" in order to use the client application.
Read the user manual - at least read the "getting started" portion. View our new user tutorial videos on the YouTube link at the bottom of this page.