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Taydess
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Posted - 2007.07.16 18:44:00 -
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I assume there's no way I'm going to be refunded for being scammed through the contract process, right?
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Tarminic
Black Flame Industries
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Posted - 2007.07.16 18:47:00 -
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Nope...just try and think of it as "Intellectual PvP." That's what I told a buddy of mine anyway. ------------ ULTIMATE LAG SOLUTION IBTL! IBDS/DC! IBTC! 1st in a BoB post! And other such forum tom-foolery. |
Taydess
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Posted - 2007.07.16 18:51:00 -
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Meh, live and learn I guess. Thanks anyway.
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Jack Target
Eve University Ivy League
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Posted - 2007.07.16 18:54:00 -
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Who scammed you?!
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Saker tascarki
Amarr Solstice Systems Development Concourse
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Posted - 2007.07.16 19:01:00 -
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What?? You lost all the money we gave you for that joke? Shame on you we might have to send u more now :)
saker
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Honethite
Gallente
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Posted - 2007.07.16 19:10:00 -
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So, give us the details. How much were you scammed for? -----
--> Give Eve Online the score it deserves - Eve Online ftw ! <-- |
MotherMoon
Huang Yinglong Namtz'aar k'in
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Posted - 2007.07.16 19:14:00 -
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PvP remember? tell us who it is and rack up one PvP point for yourself.
attack back through the forums. ----------------------------------- I'm working my way through college target CCP |
Taydess
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Posted - 2007.07.16 19:18:00 -
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Originally by: Saker tascarki What?? You lost all the money we gave you for that joke? Shame on you we might have to send u more now :)
saker
Heh yeah, lost 25mil on what I thought was going to be a shiny new 'cane to some shady character named Resomos. . .
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Dec V
Minmatar Buffed Rumpuss Zit Dids
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Posted - 2007.07.16 19:52:00 -
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Ahh...thats not so bad....I know mates who have scammed over a billion isk off people
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Jim McGregor
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Posted - 2007.07.16 20:03:00 -
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Try to see it as a learning experience. I bet you wont get scammed again. ---
Originally by: CCP Wrangler You're not supposed to feel like you're logging in to a happy, happy, fluffy, fluffy lala land filled with fun and adventures, thats what hello kitty online is for.
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Taydess
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Posted - 2007.07.16 20:04:00 -
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Eh, I know it's not that bad to people who've played a few months, but it really hurts a 3 week old I can tell ya that much :D
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Jim McGregor
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Posted - 2007.07.16 20:08:00 -
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Originally by: Taydess Eh, I know it's not that bad to people who've played a few months, but it really hurts a 3 week old I can tell ya that much :D
Ive sent you 10 mill since you didnt whine about it happening to you, and I like that in a person. Hope it will help you get back on your feet. :)
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Originally by: CCP Wrangler You're not supposed to feel like you're logging in to a happy, happy, fluffy, fluffy lala land filled with fun and adventures, thats what hello kitty online is for.
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Lord WarATron
Amarr Black Nova Corp Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2007.07.16 20:10:00 -
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Originally by: Taydess Eh, I know it's not that bad to people who've played a few months, but it really hurts a 3 week old I can tell ya that much :D
You got scammed and took it like a man. Good. It will now make you far more immune to scamming now, and you have learned your lesson. Scamming sucks, but its part of the game, and in a way, adds a bit of the real-life underground flavor into the game, which is a good thing.
It is better you get scammed when 3 weeks old, rather than lose your life savings when a few months old! You will look back at this and laugh in a few months time. --
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Taydess
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Posted - 2007.07.16 20:12:00 -
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Hehe, thanks a bunch, nice to know there're some nice people out there. I know I'll think twice about what I buy and really look at the details from now on. . .
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PWNERIZE
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Posted - 2007.07.16 20:15:00 -
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I go by these rules:
Triple check all transactions
Quadruple check when drunk or otherwise intoxicated
Never been scammed.
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Some Caldari
Caldari Mantigen Quanta Ultio Animi Causa
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Posted - 2007.07.16 20:18:00 -
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Ahh that sucks man problem is with scams that most only need a slight lapse in concentration and your wallet goes up in smoke.
Also just curious but what was you looking to buy? ------------
I'm a guy with a female character get over it, and for god's sake stop jerking off. It's creepy. |
Taydess
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Posted - 2007.07.16 20:19:00 -
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Originally by: Some Caldari Ahh that sucks man problem is with scams that most only need a slight lapse in concentration and your wallet goes up in smoke.
Also just curious but what was you looking to buy?
Hurricane, I knew 25mil should be too good to be true lol.
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Callente Riveara
Gallente Raddick Explorations Executive Outcomes
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Posted - 2007.07.16 20:23:00 -
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you can see for yourself how easy it is to scam people.
When I got some faction ammo (Guristas Bloodclaw for example) I put the price at 3000 isk each (100 pieces)
Someone bought it.
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Bimjo
Caldari SKULLDOGS
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Posted - 2007.07.16 20:29:00 -
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A friend of mine was on an all nighter(playing eve) and early in the morning,at his tiredest, he bought a shuttle for 5000 ISK, or so he thought, when he realised he just paid 5000000 , oh how I laughed
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Fto Cruise
Fusion Enterprises Ltd Mostly Harmless
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Posted - 2007.07.16 20:45:00 -
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This might cheer you up some: Scammers make mistakes. Occasionally they'll place a buy order instead of a sell order, and that Bestower they wanted to try and sell, suddenly becomes a 2nd Bestower in their hangar. Then they realise they just paid 250m for it.
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Shinris
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Posted - 2007.07.16 21:09:00 -
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petition it anyway, it is just not right that ccp is not doing anything about it, it is clearly and without doubt an exploit, a misuse of mechanic that was not intended, i really do not realise why ccp is allowing it in anyway when it is so obvious.
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Crumplecorn
Gallente Eve Cluster Explorations
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Posted - 2007.07.16 21:30:00 -
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Originally by: Shinris petition it anyway, it is just not right that ccp is not doing anything about it, it is clearly and without doubt an exploit, a misuse of mechanic that was not intended, i really do not realise why ccp is allowing it in anyway when it is so obvious.
This might be funny, except that some people actually do petition stuff like this, and that gets in the way of real petitions, so no. -
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goatplasma
Killson Corp Interstellar Alcohol Conglomerate
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Posted - 2007.07.16 21:41:00 -
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Originally by: Shinris petition it anyway, it is just not right that ccp is not doing anything about it, it is clearly and without doubt an exploit, a misuse of mechanic that was not intended, i really do not realise why ccp is allowing it in anyway when it is so obvious.
You're wrong. Scamming is fully intended by CCP and has even been stated by CCP on many occasion that it is a valid profession.
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Mr Friendly
That it Should Come to This
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Posted - 2007.07.17 04:10:00 -
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Scamming is fine when you're using game mechanics to do it.. I have no problem with those scammers putting up buy orders titled "1.3 bill for Navy Mega", when a short look will reveal it to be 1.3 million offered instead.
That's just pvp.
I just wish the ignore list was bigger... I filled mine on day 1 or 2 of the new system
Originally by: Dian Cecht Don't talk to me about NHS waiting lists!
My wife got pregnant and we had to wait 9 months before they would deliver it! And don't be fooled, they don't even deliver it! |
Vincenzo Delloro
Amarr Lux et Veritas
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Posted - 2007.07.17 04:24:00 -
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Originally by: goatplasma
Originally by: Shinris petition it anyway, it is just not right that ccp is not doing anything about it, it is clearly and without doubt an exploit, a misuse of mechanic that was not intended, i really do not realise why ccp is allowing it in anyway when it is so obvious.
You're wrong. Scamming is fully intended by CCP and has even been stated by CCP on many occasion that it is a valid profession.
I agree for the most part. I think that there's no real reason for certain aspects of the contract process to work the way they do unless CCP actually wants people to be able to scam each other via contracts (putting a link in the comments field to make it look like they're actually selling/auctioning an item, for example.)
It is pretty cheap though, it's not exactly a machiavellian way to make money. In fact its the scam equivalent of smartbombing pods. So for that reason I'd like the contract system tidied up a little, but I don't think it's a priority.
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Arrgs
Retribution Corp.
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Posted - 2007.07.17 04:30:00 -
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My first video! |
Reven Darklight
Perkone
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Posted - 2007.07.17 04:51:00 -
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yeah scamming is a problem never happened to me yet knock on wood, but i was saying the same about suicide ganging, but it happened to me yesterday, lost about 50 mil in bps alone then 5k of mega and 50k of zyd and quiet a lot of other stuff.
corp mate asked it it was pertionable and its not, i just shrugged my shoulders looked to see what the gankers got, thankfully the 2 secure boxs got destroyed so they got nothing, i just got another bestower and kept hauling though i only had 5 or so million trit to move so probable not worth it.
corse now i only have a few million in the bank, those bps would have been good to have had, but oh well thats Eve.
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Culdees
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Posted - 2007.07.17 04:52:00 -
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Originally by: goatplasma
Originally by: Shinris petition it anyway, it is just not right that ccp is not doing anything about it, it is clearly and without doubt an exploit, a misuse of mechanic that was not intended, i really do not realise why ccp is allowing it in anyway when it is so obvious.
You're wrong. Scamming is fully intended by CCP and has even been stated by CCP on many occasion that it is a valid profession.
yeah right!? heh
read the PLAYER CONDUCT page in the player guide on this very site and you will see how much ccp endorse scammers.
it is perhaps too low a priority, but that does not mean they mean it to be taken advantage of. i thought the contract system was devised to counter a lot of the scam problems with the escrow system.. doesnt seemed to have helped.
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Cpt Branko
Guardian Heroes
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Posted - 2007.07.17 06:18:00 -
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Edited by: Cpt Branko on 17/07/2007 06:18:37
Originally by: PWNERIZE ... Quadruple check when drunk or otherwise intoxicated ...
Now that's a very good rule to go by
I'd also go with flying T1 frigs while drunk. At least losing a Rifter because you tried to tank gate guns with it doesn't hurt your wallet ;P
Regarding contract scams, don't ever try to buy things off freeform conctracts. And, generally, if something looks too good to be true, it most likely isn't.
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Lolapa
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Posted - 2007.07.17 06:23:00 -
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How anyone would want to be GIVEN isk is beyond me. Gaining it by duping someone can at least give a sense of achievement, but to first loose your money to someone smarter than you and then accept money off people who feel sorry for you must make you feel really, really pathetic. I mean what's the point of this game if not making your money (well one of them).
So for your own peace of mind you'd better give all the donated isk to me thx
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