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So I've just been scammed

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Andski
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#101 - 2013-01-20 03:31:51 UTC
Nexus Day wrote:
I am a casual player and I spend money to play the game. I think CCP likes this.

And I enjoy the game alot thank you. But in retort, maybe you would enjoy life more if you spent less time on this game.


2.4b is not worth $70, period.

Twitter: @EVEAndski

"It's easy to speak for the silent majority. They rarely object to what you put into their mouths."    - Abrazzar
dark heartt
#102 - 2013-01-21 08:56:12 UTC
OP I feel you will go far in Eve with an attitude that allows you to admit you f***ed up. All you need now is a natural suspicion of everyone and everything (as they are all out to kill and steal from you) and you will be great at this game. Good luck in your journey through New Eden, and I hope that you get sweet revenge on those who stole from you Twisted

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Buhhdust Princess
Mind Games.
Suddenly Spaceships.
#103 - 2013-01-21 10:34:01 UTC
Being a "scammer" in the past myself. There is one thing we look for: Stupidity.

Don't be stupid, then a scammer has literally no way of taking your things. Think about what you're doing, there are some people out there that can be trusted, but trust is earned just like in RL.

Would you ask some random guy/girl in RL just to hold on to £3,000 for you whilst you go somewhere else for a few hours? No? Then don't in EVE.
Simple!
Also, Start scamming, it's great ISK income :)
-Buhhd
Sir Diablos
Requiem Knowledge
#104 - 2013-01-23 21:38:38 UTC
I've had it happen, albeit the price tag was only around a billion, if that. Fortunately, they only got away with some assets, no money was lost in the venture. What was lost was any desire to be a part of anything nulsec. It probably stung more that a former corpmate and friend did nothing to help me out, he can eat a bowl of...anyways, yeah...I took a risk, there was no reward, move on. You learn as you live, and that's life. Helmet not included. Smile

I sometimes have to wonder when the harshness of space was replaced with the soft foamy feel of a theme park.
FloppieTheBanjoClown
Arcana Imperii Ltd.
#105 - 2013-01-23 22:27:24 UTC
First off, good job not raging on the forums. "So how do I recover from this" is exactly the right question. Everyone suffers setbacks, and you're taking them in stride.

How do you pick up now? Do whatever you were doing before. You know a lot more this time around and it won't take you long to recover. Consider a change in careers: maybe it's time for YOU to be the bad guy. Suicide ganking is fun.

Founding member of the Belligerent Undesirables movement.
Lord Jasta
KarmaFleet
Goonswarm Federation
#106 - 2013-02-02 02:53:45 UTC
No More Heroes wrote:
Krank Jordon wrote:
Bane Necran wrote:
What were you progressing towards?



Hopefully joining a indy corp and then getting into capital construction with some guidance, im kinda nooby, only been here a year


We have extensive capital construction programs, convo me ingame to get started making more isk than you can ever imagine. ------------------> http://i.imgur.com/jquIP.jpg



I guess that was taken before you lost your titan?

And buddy you were scammed once dont fall for the goons to :p
OldWolf69
EVE-RO
Goonswarm Federation
#107 - 2013-02-02 11:03:55 UTC
Why do i have a feeling this all is a carefully planned background story?Big smile And this boy here plans to do exactly what he claims others did to him?Big smileBig smile
Christ...."Gangnam Style"...
Messoroz
AQUILA INC
Verge of Collapse
#108 - 2013-02-02 18:37:57 UTC
ISD Praetoxx wrote:
I have one thing to add to this thread.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGplrpWvz0I
The fate of an empire rests with you.

- ISD Praetoxx


Please go self destruct, you are terrible and CCP should not be hiring you to make really bad posts.
Ellspeth Murdron
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#109 - 2013-02-02 19:26:11 UTC
There has only ever been 1 thief in EVE, everyone else has just been trying to get their stuff back.
Somnorific
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#110 - 2013-02-06 19:32:57 UTC
I wouldn't have thought the outcome would be a corp scam like this. Seems shortsighted to me though, a corp member has potential value far outweighing 2.4b imo.
but this is a lesson to me, ill look out in the future for short sighted vultures.
I love my corp, not going anywhere :)
Psychotic Monk
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#111 - 2013-02-06 19:40:27 UTC
It's true that corp members can be worth far more than that, but in my experience most potential corp members are worth aproximatly nothing and are more hassle than they're worth.

Belligerent Undesirables Selling Griefer Immunity
Jonah Gravenstein
Machiavellian Space Bastards
#112 - 2013-02-06 20:06:45 UTC  |  Edited by: Jonah Gravenstein
Thomas Gore wrote:

Are you serious? RL friend as in someone you actually are friends with in RL, would betray you over some numbers on an online game?

This guy must be a real hero IRL.


I wouldn't expect any less of them tbh, friendship is being able to laugh about it, with the friend that just deprived you of pixels.

In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.

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Diesel47
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#113 - 2013-02-06 20:32:43 UTC
Jonah Gravenstein wrote:
Thomas Gore wrote:

Are you serious? RL friend as in someone you actually are friends with in RL, would betray you over some numbers on an online game?

This guy must be a real hero IRL.


I wouldn't expect any less of them tbh, friendship is being able to laugh about it, with the friend that just deprived you of pixels.


Time is valuble. So is money.

A player spends time or money to get isk.

If somebody wastes your time and steals your money that isn't called friendship.



If you want we can be "friends" and I'll come take all your stuff, but its k cuz we (mostly I) will laugh about it.