EVE General Discussion

the mittani sends his regards

Let's be realistic, regardless of what the CCP verdict was on this case, SOMER was never going to be allowed to survive. The community demanded their pound of flesh, and that's what they got. Although some won't be happy until people have been burnt at the stake.

Sadly seems to be a fair amount of "can't manage to become a success so can't stand to see others become a success" behind a good bit of the attacking of somer, don't really know enough about what somer does behind the scenes as to whether they were in the wrong or not or brought it on themselves or not but have noticed the efforts some have gone to in an effort to bring somer down with poorly hidden agendas of their own.

I understand the basics of it I just don't have enough (factual) information to know/care if what somer is doing is "legal", meanwhile some of the biggest sources of anti-somer sentiment are easier to break down the motives behind what they are doing which are more often that not regardless of whether somer should or shouldn't be operating (EDIT: or in regard to post above methods of operating) far from orientating in any real concerns as to whether what somer is doing is wrong or not.

People who played his lotteries would have continued to do so. Somer would have had to come up with a different way of monetizing his site, and even if it makes millions it's fine as long as it doesn't involve anything that remotely resembles a conversion of ISK to real money.

At only 1000-2000 users per day this would never happen, they only thing he had to monetize was gobs of isk

Not to be impolite, but are you stupid? Falcon is being more polite here than I would be because Somer's proposal that he gave CCP isn't actually what he did. Go read the document Somer sent them. Pay particular attention to the "no bonus isk" bit and the subtle weasely last line that betrays his actual intent.

It's not spin, it's reading comprehension. Come back when you get some.

Now let's watch the PLEX market unravel.

If proven to be true, this is another scandal, Somerblink RMTing. That would mean Somerblink and Co cheated, manipulated outcomes of blinks and winners to benefit them because when it comes to real money, people get weird and would do anything to keep making money. Somerblink defraued people who played on their site and your game was the vehicle that they used to perpetrate their activities. They have cheated the community and CCP. I am not a lawyer, but I would say that this is fraud and the numbers involved are astronomical. I have played Somerblink over the years and have seen some shady/questionable things. Whenever someone is found guilty, the punishment usually includes restitution. Other players and myself that have played with large sums of isk should be compensated. At least the amount of tokens and 5% of deposited funds should be rewarded to all players. Be assured that Somblink's coffers can take the hit.

You have to ask yourself at what point will/would Somerblink start changing the dynamics of our game? Just like the giant corporations in the real world, they are not too big to fail. Shut them down.

Darn you Sabriz, I literally cannot call cats anything other then catlets anymore, my girlfriend feels the same way, and it's making me crazy :P

I wanted to thank CCP actually. I enjoy two things in EVE, Wormholes and Blink. You are ruining both. Thanks.