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wjrasmussen
05.15.2014 , 10:22 AM | #31
Quote: Originally Posted by Mrdann View Post
ok i have noticed in the last few months there have been gold farmers spamming chat at the station, instead of the starter worlds now.

i mean i realize this game is free to play but seriously? something needs to be done about removing them because this is getting out of control
You don't like spam? YOU PEOPLE NEED TO STOP SPAMMING THE FORUM about gold farmers. Report the person and move on. You just added to the problem by creating this thread. The problem of people spamming in case you couldn't figure it out. Now go away.
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Knorlac
05.15.2014 , 10:25 AM | #32
Wouldn't it be possible to implement some sort of filter that blocks all messages containing their gold-selling website addresses? I think that would be more of a hassle for them than a easily circumvented IP ban.

Other than that I support the idea of just muting them without their knowledge

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Andryah
05.15.2014 , 11:35 AM | #33
Quote: Originally Posted by Darth_Wicked View Post
That was awesome.
It was a PR stunt, that while mildly entertaining on the few occasions when they actually did this did nothing to squelch the selling of in game currency. Aion was actually one of the worst at enforcement, particularly early after launch.
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Wylf
05.15.2014 , 11:40 AM | #34
Quote: Originally Posted by Knorlac View Post
Wouldn't it be possible to implement some sort of filter that blocks all messages containing their gold-selling website addresses? I think that would be more of a hassle for them than a easily circumvented IP ban.

Other than that I support the idea of just muting them without their knowledge
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/edit: Just in case: This is a hopefully fictional site. If a site of that name actually exists and sells credits, I'd like for my post to be deleted please.
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DarthMaulUK
05.15.2014 , 11:40 AM | #35
Quote: Originally Posted by Andryah View Post
It was a PR stunt, that while mildly entertaining on the few occasions when they actually did this did nothing to squelch the selling of in game currency. Aion was actually one of the worst at enforcement, particularly early after launch.
In steps the fan boy AGAIN

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Wylf
05.15.2014 , 11:41 AM | #36
Quote: Originally Posted by DarthMaulUK View Post
In steps the fan boy AGAIN
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DarthTHC
05.15.2014 , 11:47 AM | #37
Quote: Originally Posted by Andryah View Post
So if you want to get on target here...... you should be carping about the players that sell their credits to currency resellers. They are the source of the problem.... and for that.. it is actually smart of Bioware to not have auto-ban (or auto-squelch) features in the game. Why? so they can comb their database and follow the credits back to their sources. Like law enforcement practices against organized crime.. MMO security teams for the most part use the same net casting methods and ban entire groups of players at a time.

Learn what you are actually upset about, IMO, before you prosecute it in the forum.
Won't work.

The people doing the spamming are spamming on behalf of the brokers. The credits move from the seller to the buyer in the game, never touching the broker's account.

The spammers are an annoyance only. They will never be a way to track down the transactions.

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DarthTHC
05.15.2014 , 11:49 AM | #38
Quote: Originally Posted by Wylf View Post
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/edit: Just in case: This is a hopefully fictional site. If a site of that name actually exists and sells credits, I'd like for my post to be deleted please.
Yeah, writing a filter that strips the white space out before comparing to a configurable list of known spammer URLs and their variants is a task well beyond what a skilled MMO developer could accomplish.

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DarthTHC
05.15.2014 , 11:50 AM | #39
Quote: Originally Posted by TUXs View Post
I agree - this game needs a spelling and grammar check built into chat that boots you from the game if you continually make mistakes.
There would be like 7 players left on PvP servers, wouldn't there?

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Wylf
05.15.2014 , 11:51 AM | #40
Quote: Originally Posted by DarthTHC View Post
Yeah, writing a filter that strips the white space out before comparing to a configurable list of known spammer URLs and their variants is a task well beyond what a skilled MMO developer could accomplish.
There are still lots of ways to mask an URL while spamming. Hell, if I were a seller I'd just start spamming tinyurl links :P
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that bring the fog and mist
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