I guess you missed the part where it is only a game.
It might be only a game, but it's still fucking over real people who spent real time out of their real lives to do something. The fact it took place on a game is really beside the point, it's people cheating people.
Anyone even thinking of playing EVE Online should know that you put yourself at the mercy of individuals who do nothing but grief people, so if the boring, spreadsheet existence of the game wasn't enough to keep you away, the playerbase itself definitely should be.
No worries, karma will catch up with this guy. Stealing virtual money is no different than stealing in real life. People spent a lot of time collecting that cash and now they feel cheated for wasting time. Personally I think the devs at EVE should refund some of that cash back to the users, all virtual anyway, but I'd warn them it's a one time deal and they should watch out in the future. That would surely make the supporting team stand out from the other MMORPGs that just follow their EULAs.
People spent a lot of time collecting money and then depositing it into a player run bank, not thinking they could ever get cheated out of their money. Smart.
The devs should give players freebies because said players were too stupid to foresee the consequences of their stupid actions?
I'm pretty sure the dev team is responsible for providing a stable and enjoyable product, not hand-holding and telling their players how to play their game.
The mention of karma was hilarious. Clearly you do not understand the world you exist on. Cause life sucks, and the internet is worse.
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I borrowed a copy of [RapeLay] as soon as I heard the news. Needless to say, I still enjoy raping real people more.
That's not feeding an addiction, it is being practical! Why waste hours floundering in a virtual economy when, after a tiny injection of real capital, you could be done with it? This seems like the equivalent of buying somebody's saved game or guide with hints and codes.
What's to stop victims of "e" fraud from banning together, building a jail and putting this rascal in it? Aren't there laws in these virtual realms ... or is it the Wild West?
The ability for a group of people to organize on the side of law and order is dependant on capability. In the real world, this is measured in force and weaponry. In the virtual world, by the constraints of the game itself. Why am I explaining this, are you nine? Anyway, yes - this is the wild west.
The ability for a group of people to organize on the side of law and order is dependant on capability. In the real world, this is measured in force and weaponry. In the virtual world, by the constraints of the game itself. Why am I explaining this, are you nine?
Well it's obvious I've never played an RPG before, but in South Par—wait a minute. You're too old to watch cartoons, aren't you?
I think you are missing the point. There is ONLY ONE server in EVE Online. Everyone is playing in the same ginormous game world.
I've played Eve and I hated it because I didn't want to wait 6 months to have enough skills that I could play PvP in anything besides a tiny ship that is only useful for taking out the NPC drones of the big ships. Even at 6 months, I would just be getting enough skills to pilot a cruiser decently enough to not be a huge ISK dump.
There whole "level up without playing" thing is interesting but at this point it will take literally YEARS to be competitive in PvP.
^No pain no gain. Seriously, high leveling-curves is why I tend to only play MMOs when they're still fresh, new, and when one class is game-breakingly OP'd. Y'know, the Golden Days before things inevitably get balanced to hell and back, and newbies are forced to spend years and hundreds of dollars in monthly fees to reach end-game level.
And did I read that article right-- this guy was able to convert fake money into real cash? How is this not a felony case??
Aren't there laws in these virtual realms ... or is it the Wild West?
