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GM Team Update Bans Most Scamming

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flakeys
Doomheim
#21 - 2013-09-09 16:49:24 UTC
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You may not impersonate or falsely present yourself to be a representative of another player, group of players, character or NPC entity.


How can i fool someone to give me isk if i impersonate as an npc entity ?



''Hey there , i am a diplo for the guristas.Currently we have a lot of problems with our SRP in venal as BL is killing our ships left and right and as such are doing a quick round to gather isk from others in the form of a loan.We provide a 10 % interest bonus as well as accomodate a stationoffice for half the price in venal for your own use''


We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.
Eram Fidard
Doomheim
#22 - 2013-09-09 16:50:16 UTC
This just in:

CVA Sov drops after every single alliance member banned from EVE.

Poster is not to be held responsible for damages to keyboards and/or noses caused by hot beverages.
Sasha Angelis
Tax Evasion Corp 5347
#23 - 2013-09-09 16:50:44 UTC
KuroVolt wrote:
Wait...we claimed Providence in the name of the Amarrian empire, which is an NPC group.



Guess we will just have to add CCP to the KOS list...


NEVER BEND THE KNEE! :ccp:


March rabbit wrote:
why on Earth anyone would care about some stupid goonie who was punished for his scams? What?


Are we playing the same game or am I just smelling highsec carebear who got scammed?
Eto Tekai
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#24 - 2013-09-09 16:51:24 UTC
Good, Recruitment scams are a leading cause of people quitting the game after attempting to dip their feet into 0.0.

Cheers CCP.
Weaselior
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
#25 - 2013-09-09 16:51:35 UTC
Comor Dunathis wrote:

Perhaps CCP would like to enlighten me as to the diffference between the CFC and the New Order, since last I checked, they were both groups of players. Why is impersonating the CFC a violation of the TOS, but impersonating one of the New Order's subgroups not a violation of it?


Yeah, this is a good example of why this is bad, unworkable policy.

Head of the Goonswarm Economic Warfare Cabal Pubbie Management and Exploitation Division.
Hra Neuvosto
Party Cat Enterprises
#26 - 2013-09-09 16:52:26 UTC
Does this mean roleplaying is dead?
Kismeteer
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#27 - 2013-09-09 16:52:36 UTC  |  Edited by: Kismeteer
How quickly is CCP going to be removing the alliances that role play as NPCs, since it is now illegal per the TOS? Will it be today?

Someone might want to tell Mordus Angels to establish a new alliance.
Aryth
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
#28 - 2013-09-09 16:54:02 UTC
Instead of reworking their TOS to cover the Pizza incident (which I presume is the seed for this) they did a blanket catchall to I suppose save a crying GM team some work.

How about noting it now covers ISD and official WIKI defacement in the pursuit of a scam. Rather than blanket banning something that is fundamental to the sandbox.

Leader of the Goonswarm Economic Warfare Cabal.

Creator of Burn Jita

Vile Rat: You're the greatest sociopath that has ever played eve.
Leigh Akiga
Kuhri Innovations
#29 - 2013-09-09 16:56:41 UTC  |  Edited by: Leigh Akiga
Soo dont let third parties list themselves on CCP wikis? Sorry Chribba but you dont need it bro, instead of blanket banning impersonation
Eram Fidard
Doomheim
#30 - 2013-09-09 16:56:48 UTC
'Pizza incident'

/comes out from under rock

link/enlightenment plz?

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Rich Uncle PennyBags
EVE Online Monopoly
#31 - 2013-09-09 16:58:13 UTC
Eram Fidard wrote:
'Pizza incident'

/comes out from under rock

link/enlightenment plz?



A couple of guys ransomed a pilot for a pizza IRL.

CCP was unhappy with this.

I think that's the Pizza story. Unless there is another one.
Solstice Project
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#32 - 2013-09-09 16:58:21 UTC  |  Edited by: Solstice Project
This comes from the fact that there are players telling new people that they are representatives of,
for example, Republic University or other NPC corps
and ... i have this info from a scammer who did this and had a GM convo ...
because it seems to be a scam so widespread that it interferes with lore and live events, or something.
Paraphrasing this, because i forgot the exact wording.

Edit:
Definite info is that people scammed as NPC characters actual CCP devs use, which created issues. Obviously.

Second hand infk from a first hand affected.
Alavaria Fera
GoonWaffe
#33 - 2013-09-09 16:58:39 UTC
KuroVolt wrote:
Wait...we claimed Providence in the name of the Amarrian empire, which is an NPC group.



Guess we will just have to add CCP to the KOS list...

You're not part of the Amarrian empire, you're gonna be banned for pretending to be

Triggered by: Wars of Sovless Agression, Bending the Knee, Twisting the Knife, Eating Sov Wheaties, Bombless Bombers, Fizzlesov, Interceptor Fleets, Running Away, GhostTime Vuln, Renters, Bombs, Bubbles ?
Red Crown
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#34 - 2013-09-09 16:59:14 UTC
Okay, I think what's happening here is that CCP wants every claim of identity to be checkable using the game. Impersonating CFC is off limits now because a player can't use EVE to determine if you're actually CFC. If I'm reading this right, then you CAN impersonate GoonWaffe because it's as simple as checking your information sheet.

I'm seeing this as a way to level the playing field for people who don't know Eve's meta-political landscape. Under these rules, everyone has the tools to verify someone's claim to identity - or at least to demand said proof with an in-game source.
Weaselior
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
#35 - 2013-09-09 16:59:34 UTC
Solstice Project wrote:
This comes from the fact that there are players telling new people that they are representatives of,
for example, Republic University or other NPC corps
and ... i have this info from a scammer who did this and had a GM convo ...
because it seems to be a scam so widespread that it interferes with lore and live events, or something.
Paraphrasing this, because i forgot the exact wording.


That sounds like an...exceptionally weak justification for a poorly written policy that bans roleplaying. It's not at all a justification for all of the extra crap tacked on.

Head of the Goonswarm Economic Warfare Cabal Pubbie Management and Exploitation Division.
Comor Dunathis
Ex Alis Angeli
#36 - 2013-09-09 16:59:43 UTC
My understanding of the Pizza thing is that pizza claimed to be a third party service which they aren't. Isn't there a clip of an alliance panel where Goonswarm had scammed a guy out of his supercarrier by claiming The Mittani was a third-party service?
Eram Fidard
Doomheim
#37 - 2013-09-09 17:00:01 UTC
WTB Plex for Pizza service.

Like the /pizza command from games of yore

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Alavaria Fera
GoonWaffe
#38 - 2013-09-09 17:00:03 UTC
Hra Neuvosto wrote:
Does this mean roleplaying is dead?

WHat do you think.

Let's start reporting all roleplayers

Triggered by: Wars of Sovless Agression, Bending the Knee, Twisting the Knife, Eating Sov Wheaties, Bombless Bombers, Fizzlesov, Interceptor Fleets, Running Away, GhostTime Vuln, Renters, Bombs, Bubbles ?
KuroVolt
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#39 - 2013-09-09 17:00:28 UTC  |  Edited by: KuroVolt
Rich Uncle PennyBags wrote:
Eram Fidard wrote:
'Pizza incident'

/comes out from under rock

link/enlightenment plz?



A couple of guys ransomed a pilot for a pizza IRL.

CCP was unhappy with this.

I think that's the Pizza story. Unless there is another one.


That is an AMAZING way to get your dinner!

Alavaria Fera wrote:
Hra Neuvosto wrote:
Does this mean roleplaying is dead?

WHat do you think.

Let's start reporting all roleplayers


Harsh..;-;

BoBwins Law: As a discussion/war between two large nullsec entities grows longer, the probability of one comparing the other to BoB aproaches near certainty.
James Arget
Future Corps
Sleeper Social Club
#40 - 2013-09-09 17:01:14 UTC
KuroVolt wrote:
Wait...we claimed Providence in the name of the Amarrian empire, which is an NPC group.



Guess we will just have to add CCP to the KOS list...

CCP declared war on PL, clearly they're out for blood and you can't be too safe.

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