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Recruitment Scamming. Now a bannable offense.

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Nex apparatu5
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
#1 - 2011-11-09 16:53:50 UTC
From the recruitment channel:

Channel MOTD changed to "Welcome to the recruitment channel....No scamming is allowed in this channel and this includes, but not limited to, using the recruitment channel as a platform to find or target players to scam. As per subject, we ask everyone to use their best judgment before contracting assets or ISK as part of corporation’s recruitment process and any deals made or finalized outside this channel are done at your own risk and responsibility. An additional recruitment source is the Alliance and Corporation Recruitment Center section of the forums. by GM Thunder

First wardecs are basically made useless, insurance is removed for gankers, and now this? How long until PVP flags?
Barakkus
#2 - 2011-11-09 16:55:13 UTC
Maybe they're trying to retain subscribers?

http://youtu.be/yytbDZrw1jc
Wacktopia
Fleet-Up.com
Keep It Simple Software Group
#3 - 2011-11-09 16:56:01 UTC  |  Edited by: Wacktopia
It is likely a lot of new players visit this channel to find a corp. Scamming players could be considered grief and grieving new players is a potentially bannable offence.

It does not say anywhere in that message that scamming a non-new player outside of that Rec' Channel is a bannable offence.

Therefor if you private-message someone who you saw outside the Rec' channel and scam them I do not believe this falls under the rules because you are not at that time using the channel to scam them.

Kitchen sink? Seriousy, get your ship together -  Fleet-Up.com
Apollo Gabriel
Kill'em all. Let Bob sort'em out.
Ushra'Khan
#4 - 2011-11-09 16:57:08 UTC
The beatings will continue until morale improves.

There will NOT be pvp flags, although making the game's interface less problematic is a good thing. You can still make your own channel called recruitment! and scam to your heart's content, but there is no longer a CCP sanctioned scam channel.

It isn't a nerf, it is a return to sanity, and never should have been allowed.


Always ... Never ... Forget to check your references.   Peace out Zulu! Hope you land well!
Sinistra Arc
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#5 - 2011-11-09 16:58:13 UTC
Puts popcorn in the microwave waiting for an official Goon response.

Twisted
Vincent Gaines
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#6 - 2011-11-09 16:58:40 UTC  |  Edited by: Vincent Gaines
This is limited to the recruitment channel, and not outside of it. No big deal, pretty good policy as usually only new players use it.


Misleading title is misleading.

Not a diplo. 

The above post was edited for spelling.
Armtoe
Arton Yachting and Angling Club
Domain Research and Mining Inst.
#7 - 2011-11-09 17:03:16 UTC
Nex apparatu5 wrote:
From the recruitment channel:

Channel MOTD changed to "Welcome to the recruitment channel....No scamming is allowed in this channel and this includes, but not limited to, using the recruitment channel as a platform to find or target players to scam. As per subject, we ask everyone to use their best judgment before contracting assets or ISK as part of corporation’s recruitment process and any deals made or finalized outside this channel are done at your own risk and responsibility. An additional recruitment source is the Alliance and Corporation Recruitment Center section of the forums. by GM Thunder

First wardecs are basically made useless, insurance is removed for gankers, and now this? How long until PVP flags?


Where you been? There is already pvp flags in empire -- its called "cans." You put out a can, label it something like 1v1 and wait for someone to show some interest. People do it all the time in rens, I hear. . . .
Igualmentedos
Perkone
Caldari State
#8 - 2011-11-09 17:03:16 UTC
Nex apparatu5 wrote:
From the recruitment channel:

Channel MOTD changed to "Welcome to the recruitment channel....No scamming is allowed in this channel and this includes, but not limited to, using the recruitment channel as a platform to find or target players to scam. As per subject, we ask everyone to use their best judgment before contracting assets or ISK as part of corporation’s recruitment process and any deals made or finalized outside this channel are done at your own risk and responsibility. An additional recruitment source is the Alliance and Corporation Recruitment Center section of the forums. by GM Thunder

First wardecs are basically made useless, insurance is removed for gankers, and now this? How long until PVP flags?


1. You're an idiot.

2. Stop crying.
Messoroz
AQUILA INC
Verge of Collapse
#9 - 2011-11-09 17:04:17 UTC
The recruitment channel is an "official" channel that CCP controls, if you don't like it, make your own recruitment channel. I can make my own channel and say no scamming and ban anyone that tries to. There's no difference.
Krios Ahzek
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#10 - 2011-11-09 17:07:06 UTC
If you're scamming someone for 500 million ISK, he's not a newbie.

 Though All Men Do Despise Us
Alice Katsuko
Perkone
Caldari State
#11 - 2011-11-09 17:08:20 UTC
You can still make recruitment scams, just not in an official in-game channel made by CCP. Shouldn't be too difficult.
Jack bubu
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#12 - 2011-11-09 17:14:26 UTC
irc there has been the same rule for the rookie channel for a long time, so i dont see how this is a big issue.
Barakkus
#13 - 2011-11-09 17:16:44 UTC
Krios Ahzek wrote:
If you're scamming someone for 500 million ISK, he's not a newbie.


Or he's a n00b with $17.

http://youtu.be/yytbDZrw1jc
Katarina Reid
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#14 - 2011-11-09 17:17:36 UTC
noobs cry ccp listen
Aitena
Singularity Expedition Services
Singularity Syndicate
#15 - 2011-11-09 17:50:30 UTC
Pretty easy to circumvent that... Invite player to private channel, scam them of their shinys, laugh while they cry. Perfectly legal.
Ladie Harlot
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#16 - 2011-11-09 17:55:04 UTC  |  Edited by: Ladie Harlot
New Goons discover fairly quickly that posting recruitment ads in the Recruitment channel doesn't work (apparently there are a bunch of players who literally do nothing in game but sit and wait for Goons to be mentioned so they can cry about us scamming them to other players) so we just have them look for dumb people looking for a corp and then convo them privately. Business has been good lately.

The artist formerly known as Ladie Scarlet.
Ilkahn
Ideal Mechanisms
#17 - 2011-11-09 17:55:23 UTC
Katarina Reid wrote:
noobs cry ccp listen

4 noobs = 60/ month. 1 player with 4 alts = 60/ month. In the future one emo-raging player will only cost them 15 / month instead of 60 / month they seem to be suffering from now.

I endorse this plan ccp, break the backs of the 100 players with 10 accounts and replace them with 1000 players. We need people to enjoy this game with, not individuals with far to many alts. Give us more spaceships, give us better FW, fix all that you built, then PLEASE give us WIS with the ability to blow the implants out of the guy at the poker table!
Ladie Harlot
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#18 - 2011-11-09 17:55:47 UTC
One of our newer members scammed 500 million from some pubbie within 30 minutes of joining Goonwaffe.

He's a goddamn Goon hero.

The artist formerly known as Ladie Scarlet.
The Offerer
Doomheim
#19 - 2011-11-09 17:56:47 UTC
Vincent Gaines wrote:
This is limited to the recruitment channel, and not outside of it. No big deal, pretty good policy as usually only new players use it.


Misleading title is misleading.


This.

It doesn't stop you from being scammed without any problems in other channels Blink
Akrasjel Lanate
Immemorial Coalescence Administration
Immemorial Coalescence
#20 - 2011-11-09 18:35:11 UTC
Nex apparatu5 wrote:
From the recruitment channel:

Channel MOTD changed to "Welcome to the recruitment channel....No scamming is allowed in this channel and this includes, but not limited to, using the recruitment channel as a platform to find or target players to scam. As per subject, we ask everyone to use their best judgment before contracting assets or ISK as part of corporation’s recruitment process and any deals made or finalized outside this channel are done at your own risk and responsibility. An additional recruitment source is the Alliance and Corporation Recruitment Center section of the forums. by GM Thunder

First wardecs are basically made useless, insurance is removed for gankers, and now this? How long until PVP flags?


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