Crime & Punishment

There's a major problem because CCP allows to convert money into ISK by PLEX or GTC. I don't think that an EULA of a gaming developer can defy general laws that someone's money can be taken by another one in a legit way. This means we have an exeptional situation when someone is using the mechanics to convert money to ISK. I know that many people don't want to hear that new people or people not knowing much about EVE will get too much information about the mechanics or bad things what might happen to them. But in my optinion there has to be a clear warning when people transfer money into the game by PLEX or GTC that they might risk to lose this money by losing stuff like getting killed even in hi-sec or getting scammed. With PLEX and their EULA CCP allows people to steal money in this case. If there wouldn't be a method to convert money into ISK they steal your time only. What finally means for sure: no noob will fly a 60 bil ship from the beginning or within the first years if he's not a hardcore Sanctum farmer in null-sec. And this would make a huge difference because when former noobs are flying a 60 bil ship some day they should be aware about the different faces of EVE. If not. Their problem.

So he got scammed out of half a titan. Big deal.

I'm pretty sure a lawyer would laugh at someone trying to make a case out if it. Simply put, there isn't one.

Question is if Eve is a pay to lose game or not.

Because all the stories I hear about someone buying a bunch of ISK through plexes end with it going badly for the buyer.

There are many people who have not lost these ships yet, just flying around afk and such. It's sickening, I know. That's why we need your help in making highsec a better place.

If that was true, they would just exclude your small island nation from eligibility to play surely.

I'll try to make this as easy as possible.

Crazy dude decides to spend 3,000$ for a few pixels on a screen. RL and its laws end exactly here: CCP offered him pixels, he paid and got the pixels.

He didn't RISK his money in any way. He SPENT his money. His money is now gone FOREVER, because re-converting pixels back to $ is not allowed.


Later, his pixels interacted with other pixels in a game called EVE. They did exactly what they were supposed to do.

If his pixels had failed to properly interact with other pixels, he could have asked for a reimbursment I guess.

But they sure did interact, right?

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For anybody who is insane enough to spend that kind of RL cash on a game ought to be shot. I don't care if this guy who claims to be a lawyer even knew what this community all about. Certainly his grammar and sentence structure told me right away what kind of education he has and it's shows in the transcripts.

But HOW in the name of the Empress did this person get into the situation he gotten into?? Did he buy from the Character Bazaar and proceeded to get in the game or what was he trying to cover up something that he doesn't want to reveal about why he did what he did?? I am almost certain from telling about his conduct he's very much a question mark in my system and even mentioning he came from WoW makes it more interesting. And then to be scammed by of all people, somebody from the GSF.

Gotta love those delicious tears!!

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