Originally by: Pa'ak Hagen

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Edited by: Pa''ak Hagen on 20/02/2009 14:49:33

Originally by: Miz DeMille

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So, a little over a year ago, when I began playing EVE I'd have my now seven year old son sitting and watching from time to time. He'd enjoy watching me run missions, he even seemed to enjoy it when I'd explain how the manufacturing process worked. Every once in a while he'd make some comment about some obscure portion of the game (like one time he remembered that Caldari have low EM resists, and that Amarr lasers would be a good weapon against them). It was then I thought, 'Heck, why not train up an alt for him and let him play a bit on his own'. So, I did.

He took to EVE pretty quickly - running basic missions, etc. He loves most every aspect of EVE, even the financial side (at which he seems to have an amazing knack for his age).

Anyhow, the other day I mentioned how things are getting tight for people because of the economy, and after knitting his brow and thinking hard about a solution he said, 'How about we put my alt back on your account to save money'. It was a generous offer, as he loves learning new skills, and he mentioned that he'd sacrifice his training for me to get mine in. Maybe we could switch back and forth from time to time. We'd work something out.

So, kind soul that he is, he decided to surprise me this afternoon by saving us some money by using in-game ISK to buy some PLEXs. Problem is, he got scammed - to the tune of about 10 bill.

So, he learned his lesson. And while I'm not mad in the least (it's no different than gold coins in Mario to me), he feels awful. It's a valuable lesson for a kid to learn. A little early maybe, but valuable nonetheless.

So, in conclusion, if you're a scammer - keep in mind who you might be scamming. You never know who's on the other end.

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Scamming Characters and GTCs is not endorsed by CCP and nor should scamming PLEX. These have a direct link to RL cash since they can be converted from GTCs into in-game tradable items.

Petition it ... it is very strange that they allow it. Some GMs apparently said it was legit, but it is inconsistent with their general policy -> see rules on GTCs and character sales -> PLEX is nothing but a GTC converted for ingame use.

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