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Arec Bardwin
#41 - 2012-12-31 00:10:02 UTC  |  Edited by: Arec Bardwin
CCP Sreegs wrote:
If there's anything here to look into it'll be looked into.
This sounds really ominous.
CCP Sreegs wrote:
In the meantime we've been working on a blog to be published within the next few weeks with some fun new information.
You will finally reveal that you are, in fact, Batman? Big smile
Eight Two
SWIFT Inc.
#42 - 2012-12-31 00:10:07 UTC
Sentamon wrote:
Here we go, the usual counters to defect attention:

~ personally attack the messenger and those that agree
~ mock it as a conspiracy with the required mention of 9/11
~ tell people to READ the article, it clearly says something else

Lol pure comedy and so predictable

has anyone blamed semi-AFK mining on this botting behavior yet?


Guys... it just dawned on me that the poor alliances are forced to use bots because of all the semi-afk miners in highsec. Nerf highsec and ban miners!

Happy?


CCP Sreegs wrote:
We action against botters and RMTers


I'm sure you are and the people pulling the strings behind the botting are going to have to buy the beer themselves at this year's Fanfest Blink

Sorry for being so cynical about this whole matter - I guess you have one of the most tedious jobs in the gaming industry - but stuff like that has been going on for too long to believe anything without seeing results.

That would include some people put in their place and we all know the history of that, don't we?
Dave stark
#43 - 2012-12-31 00:11:39 UTC
Shootmenot dammit wrote:
CCP Sreegs wrote:

If there's anything here to look into it'll be looked into.


We'll take that as a promise.

Thanks.


just remember "looked in to" doesn't mean "banning 90% of null sec players"
Simetraz
State War Academy
Caldari State
#44 - 2012-12-31 00:12:13 UTC
CCP Sreegs wrote:

nor will it stop the conspiracy crowd from pushing turbo on their already overactive speculation machines.


LolLolLolLol

CCP Sreegs keep up the good work and thank you for your understanding we all like a good conspiracy now and again Big smile
After all that is the very definition of politics, and EVE is not short on politics Big smile

EVERYBODY KNOWS
Slap Chop
Native Freshfood
Minmatar Republic
#45 - 2012-12-31 00:12:50 UTC
Nicolo da'Vicenza wrote:

story seems pretty legit
horus' ole gang of botters working their way into some non-discriminating mass recruitment alliance like TRIBE - normal
horus getting into some r-tarded ebeef with corp/alliance mates and burning them with an EN24 expose - seen it
Montolio trying to bilk horus out of his botted e-gold - a celebrated nullsec tradition of ******* over horus


I understand the reasoning however as Sreegs pointed out it is nothing but speculation. To relay an unsubstantiated accusation of something so serious to our game via a so-called news website would be akin to defamation in the real world.
iskflakes
#46 - 2012-12-31 00:20:17 UTC
CCP won't ban anybody for this.

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Amber Coldheart
Doomheim
#47 - 2012-12-31 00:20:47 UTC
Shootmenot dammit wrote:

We'll take that as a promise.


One suggestion, dont hold your breath while waiting P
Arec Bardwin
#48 - 2012-12-31 00:21:26 UTC
Slap Chop wrote:

... as Sreegs pointed out it is nothing but speculation. To relay an unsubstantiated accusation of something so serious to our game via a so-called news website would be akin to defamation in the real world.
Good thing slander, gossip and rumor mongering is totally acceptable for a mmo news website then, and also quite entertaining Big smile
Slap Chop
Native Freshfood
Minmatar Republic
#49 - 2012-12-31 00:25:22 UTC
Arec Bardwin wrote:
Good thing slander, gossip and rumor mongering is totally acceptable for a mmo news website then, and also quite entertaining Big smile


Unfortunately a few people here seem to mistakenly believe these are facts being reported on, but you're absolutely right.
Il Feytid
State War Academy
Caldari State
#50 - 2012-12-31 00:26:23 UTC
CCP Sreegs is on the case. Sounds good to me. I loathe botters.
Il Feytid
State War Academy
Caldari State
#51 - 2012-12-31 00:28:12 UTC
Also funny how this thread is turning into one eve news site versus the other.
La Nariz
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#52 - 2012-12-31 00:30:03 UTC
Andrea Roche wrote:
I knew this was happening but never to this level.
CCP should act!
~braindamagecausinglink~


en24 causes brain damage do not read

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Ana Fox
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#53 - 2012-12-31 00:30:09 UTC
Ok ,now lets make nerf high sec tread this is boring and no way it is true !
Slap Chop
Native Freshfood
Minmatar Republic
#54 - 2012-12-31 00:31:18 UTC
Marlona Sky wrote:
Also funny how this thread is turning into one eve news site versus the other.


Check the past 53 posts in this thread. You are the only person who has mentioned any other website than the one being discussed.
Shootmenot dammit
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#55 - 2012-12-31 00:33:03 UTC
Slap Chop wrote:
Arec Bardwin wrote:
Good thing slander, gossip and rumor mongering is totally acceptable for a mmo news website then, and also quite entertaining Big smile


Unfortunately a few people here seem to mistakenly believe these are facts being reported on, but you're absolutely right.


Well, I expect something can be done about it.

Those toons mentioned...perhaps CCP can spare a minute or two to look at them, income, active hours, etc etc?

Follow the isk. That Krall Amarr was a botter, was banned, and ended up in a Test pet alliance. Some other suspected botters ended up in another Test pet alliance, Tribe. Just see how much isk they're earning, how, and where is it going.

I hope something dramatic comes out of this.

Also, if this was about AAA, we'd have Goons clapping and asking for blood, with an article on The Mittani already.

But no, Goons and friends are here overloading the Damage Control II, and The Mittani is featuring an article about redeeming your fireworks Roll
Slap Chop
Native Freshfood
Minmatar Republic
#56 - 2012-12-31 00:34:56 UTC  |  Edited by: Slap Chop
Shootmenot dammit wrote:
Also, if this was about AAA, we'd have Goons clapping and asking for blood, with an article on The Mittani already.


If this were about AAA, we wouldn't give a **** since they are no longer relevant.
baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#57 - 2012-12-31 00:36:28 UTC
Sentamon wrote:
Nicolo da'Vicenza wrote:
Sentamon wrote:
oh Nullbears, you're so precious.

I guess this is what you do when you've blued everyone and won EVE.

true story, The Forge has more botters then all of nullsec put together



I hope that makes you feel better about it.


It did when we were able to blow up everything in the caldari ice beltsTwisted
CCP Sreegs
CCP Retirement Home
#58 - 2012-12-31 00:41:42 UTC
Oh I also want to mention in case anyone is paying attention that if you really care about this issue this is the polar opposite of how to get a result.

We'll use the security world as an example because that's what I'm most familiar with. If I discover a vulnerability on a website it is completely irresponsible for me to go and publish that vulnerability in the public without first notifying the responsible parties and giving them time to act.

In this case you're basically telling these people someone's watching them and you think they'll continue doing bad things if they think we're going to look into this?

This is completely irresponsible and in the future if you honestly care about an issue you will report it to me and give us time to look into it before telling the world about it. I'm not saying not to write about it at all, but saying we've been notified and publishing all the potatoes without giving us an opportunity to look into it is more than a bit disingenuous.

"Sreegs has juuust edged out Soundwave as my favourite dev." - Meita Way 2012
Arec Bardwin
#59 - 2012-12-31 00:42:31 UTC
La Nariz wrote:
Andrea Roche wrote:
I knew this was happening but never to this level.
CCP should act!
~braindamagecausinglink~


en24 causes brain damage do not read
I see goon indoctrination clearly causes major enlightenmentLol
Red Teufel
Calamitous-Intent
#60 - 2012-12-31 00:42:54 UTC
basically eve has so much data it's hard to sift through it. but now ccp caught wind of peeps worth investigating. gl ccp and destroy those botters.