Abyss Wyrm
Caldari
Starbridge
Brotherhood of Starbridge
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Posted - 2010.03.09 01:59:00 -
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Edited by: Abyss Wyrm on 09/03/2010 02:02:18
It won't work, and actualy it will do worse then now, as ppl will flag every person they dont like as a scammer, and scammers themself will simply flagg evryone they see to confuse everyone else.
Besides that, IMHO scamming itself isnt a problem, the amount of scamming in EVE now, and scammers spamming is the problem. Its about 1 year since i prefere to buy and self stuff in amarr, not an jita. All becuse there is almost none scammer spammers in amarr local, while jita local now is real trash.
Three solution.
First, make links in chat unable to modify, so if you link raven contract, it will show raven contract, not an CNR contract. Or allow them to modify while typing, but nethertheless posted unmodified. For example, i create contract for raven, set the price to 400m ISK, link that contract to local channel, and then tried to modify it so it would say Raven Navy Issue instead of raven. But then i press 'enter' to post it, and will actualy post unmodified link of raven.
Second solution is about same link in local, but about those who spamm the local about zydrin or mecacyte contracts. First of all same make contracts unable to modify, secon make links say amount in words, not in numbers, or at least mixed. For example again. I've create contract with 40k zydrin, and trying to sell it as 400k of zydrine. I linking that contract to local chanel, and suprusigly find that its said 'Forty thousand of zydrin' or '40 thousand of zydrin'. And if i'll try to modify it, at will post exact amout of the good i with to sell anyway.
Last thing is about direct trading. there is also contantly spamming in local about selling something via direct trade, because of DT's little defect, wich is used alot to get ISK from ppl. Its about changing amount of changing amout of offered ISK in last moment. DT now prevent to removing offered items from DT window, but it doent prevent to change the price. And fix is also very simple. Make the summ of ISK for DT 'locked' after first typing of it. So you if yo are actualy make a misstake in typing summ of ISK, you need to close current DT window, open new one, and then try again. Ist raher small irritation for those who using DT not for scamming, but it will almost kill DT-scamming iitself, as it is it will finaly make spamming in jita local about such scamming worthless.
Finaly, i dont belive scamming will be beating in EVE ever. But, it can be reduced to the point there only ppl who realy dedicated for scamming, who belived thats exactly thier playstyle, who is using thier own brain to make the scamming possible will continue to... ehm, doing what they do:)
And that for good.
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