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scams: place in global Eve Online Economy?
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Ptraci
3 R Corporation
#21 - 2013-01-05 11:13:30 UTC
0wl wrote:
What's a scam?


Send me a billion isk and I'll show you?
homeland defense
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#22 - 2013-01-05 11:16:48 UTC
scams only target new players and their perpetrators (GOON) are why eve is not growing

Ccp need to ban all GOON and ban all scammers
Darvaleth Sigma
Imperial Security Hegemony
#23 - 2013-01-05 11:17:09 UTC  |  Edited by: Darvaleth Sigma
baltec1 wrote:


Also a very good lesson to learn before the king of Nigeria rings you about your spanish lottery win.


What? You mean I haven't actually... darn.

EDIT:

homeland defense wrote:
scams only target new players and their perpetrators (GOON) are why eve is not growing

Ccp need to ban all GOON and ban all scammers


Woah! This is what I get for not reading the second page straight away. Butt-hurt alert, clean-up in the "I got scammed" isle!

Give a man a match and you warm him for a day.

Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life!
homeland defense
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#24 - 2013-01-05 11:23:29 UTC
Darvaleth Sigma wrote:
Woah! This is what I get for not reading the second page straight away. Butt-hurt alert, clean-up in the "I got scammed" isle!


Im not butthurt, its just not fair that new players get scammed out of everything they have (like here) and forced to either unsub or start over while GOON uses their isk to ruin the game more when they burn jita
flakeys
Doomheim
#25 - 2013-01-05 11:24:30 UTC
Lady Spank wrote:
mate.


Should join RvB , they get fun times saying that word.

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.
flakeys
Doomheim
#26 - 2013-01-05 11:26:33 UTC  |  Edited by: flakeys
homeland defense wrote:
Darvaleth Sigma wrote:
Woah! This is what I get for not reading the second page straight away. Butt-hurt alert, clean-up in the "I got scammed" isle!


Im not butthurt, its just not fair that new players get scammed out of everything they have (like here) and forced to either unsub or start over while GOON uses their isk to ruin the game more when they burn jita



yes, clearly a new player , that guy plays since 2005 if he is the original owner AND red to smitty.If you are in a null alliance , can buy a titan , have that game age and STILL don't know what goons are about you haven't been PLAYING eve.

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.
Khador Vess
Pandemic Horde Inc.
Pandemic Horde
#27 - 2013-01-05 11:27:56 UTC
Scamming in eve is partof the experience... just like IRL caveat emptor.... buyer beware. its all fair game because some careful reading or simple application of logic (too good to be true? check! Then it is) will tell you if its a scam.

A fool and his isk are soon parted.
homeland defense
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#28 - 2013-01-05 11:28:48 UTC
flakeys wrote:
That guy plays since 2005 if he is the original owner AND red to smitty.If you are in a null alliance , can buy a titan , have that game age and STILL don't know what goons are about you haven't been PLAYING eve.


plex and character sales

nobody who plays for 8 years can fall for scams because they already know better , scams only targets noobs
flakeys
Doomheim
#29 - 2013-01-05 11:32:50 UTC  |  Edited by: flakeys
homeland defense wrote:
flakeys wrote:
That guy plays since 2005 if he is the original owner AND red to smitty.If you are in a null alliance , can buy a titan , have that game age and STILL don't know what goons are about you haven't been PLAYING eve.


plex and character sales

nobody who plays for 8 years can fall for scams because they already know better , scams only targets noobs



Checked his posting habbit.First post is from a year ago and in that time this char did not get sold.Meaning his age is AT LEAST 1 year +.

Edit: and just checked crhibbs eve search , nope char never was sold , so yes he is 8+ .

And i noticed OP your posts only consist of anti goon blabla.So either a goon yourself to attract attention or someone butthurt enough to create an alt for bad goon posting.

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.
Khador Vess
Pandemic Horde Inc.
Pandemic Horde
#30 - 2013-01-05 11:46:58 UTC
flakeys wrote:
Lady Spank wrote:
mate.


Should join RvB , they get fun times saying that word.


Hi Mate, thanks for the mention... and now a word from the matettani...
0wl
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#31 - 2013-01-05 11:49:34 UTC
homeland defense wrote:
scams only target new players and their perpetrators (GOON) are why eve is not growing

Ccp need to ban all GOON and ban all scammers


Not true, my last victim was an 06' CVA player.
Lady Spank
Get Out Nasty Face
#32 - 2013-01-05 12:47:05 UTC
Anyone can be scammed. Being a 10 year old eve veteran doesnt stop you being a gullible or overly trusting fool.

(ಠ_ృ) ~ It Takes a Million Years to Become Diamonds So Lets Just Burn Like Coal Until the Sky's Black ~ (ಠ_ృ)
Lord Rixus
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#33 - 2013-01-05 12:57:05 UTC
Its all about personal responsibility. It isnt that scams are great and are a valued part of EVE... its that EVE forces you to protect yourself via your wits at all times. When you carebear candyland safety coat everything, the loss of edge and challenge is significant.

Even shopping is dangerous in EVE.
homeland defense
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#34 - 2013-01-05 13:02:07 UTC
Lord Rixus wrote:
Its all about personal responsibility. It isnt that scams are great and are a valued part of EVE... its that EVE forces you to protect yourself via your wits at all times. When you carebear candyland safety coat everything, the loss of edge and challenge is significant.

Even shopping is dangerous in EVE.


but why should it be? scams only ruin the experience and the only ones who support it are pvp undesirables and GOON
March rabbit
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#35 - 2013-01-05 13:16:33 UTC
Results of 2 pages:
1. Almost no one have read original post below title Lol
2. I'm right about scams - this is just another toy and don't have special place in global Eve Online Economy.

/close ?

The Mittani: "the inappropriate drunked joke"
Randolph Rothstein
whatever corp.
#36 - 2013-01-05 13:25:19 UTC
i dont mind scamms,only thing that is pi55ing me off is flooding contracts with stupid blueprints,when im looking for something i have to spend 15 minutes going through 0/0 junk

wish there was ME/PE filter Ugh
flakeys
Doomheim
#37 - 2013-01-05 14:34:38 UTC
homeland defense wrote:
Lord Rixus wrote:
Its all about personal responsibility. It isnt that scams are great and are a valued part of EVE... its that EVE forces you to protect yourself via your wits at all times. When you carebear candyland safety coat everything, the loss of edge and challenge is significant.

Even shopping is dangerous in EVE.


but why should it be? scams only ruin the experience and the only ones who support it are pvp undesirables and GOON



Besides playing all aspects of eve and having played them i am mostly a trader.I have never scammed anyone , loaned out 100's of billions on market discussion forum.I have lost my part both in loandefaults as ingame through scams/backstabbing and all.

That said i FULLY endorse scamming , it's part of eve and should never EVER be removed from this game.The only ones who want it removed are those who do not like the total package eve delivers.It is a TOTAL package , either accept that or leave eve aside.

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.
Mag's
Azn Empire
#38 - 2013-01-05 16:46:25 UTC
Falling for a scam doesn't make you stupid, but not learning from it does.

Destination SkillQueue:- It's like assuming the Lions will ignore you in the Savannah, if you're small, fat and look helpless.
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