Comments on: The Hidden Price of Hiding http://pumpingirony.net/2008/10/01/the-hidden-price-of-hiding/ Me, My Virtual Self, and I Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:43:03 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Channel Massive » Blog Archive » Episode 61 - Hacked Again http://pumpingirony.net/2008/10/01/the-hidden-price-of-hiding/comment-page-1/#comment-1160 Channel Massive » Blog Archive » Episode 61 - Hacked Again Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:19:28 +0000 http://pumpingirony.net/2008/10/01/the-hidden-price-of-hiding/#comment-1160 [...] The Hidden Price of Hiding [...] [...] The Hidden Price of Hiding [...]

]]> By: Scott http://pumpingirony.net/2008/10/01/the-hidden-price-of-hiding/comment-page-1/#comment-1083 Scott Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:07:15 +0000 http://pumpingirony.net/2008/10/01/the-hidden-price-of-hiding/#comment-1083 No. I can't say what "we" are doing, but I am not blogging about the gold spammers. They are a faceless, nameless entity. If I wrote complaining about spammers for a specific gold selling site and mentioned that site, <i>that</i> would be giving them press as well as search engine hits. For similar reasons I will not mention by name a certain disreputable -- and finally, disbarred -- attorney on my blog. Nearly anyone who's played a single MMOG knows that gold spammers are out there somewhere. Or just spammers... I recall two years ago when a professor from the University of Nevada kept logging onto America's Army servers and spamming the names of US soldiers killed in the Iraq war as his way of protesting. It annoyed the hell out of everyone and those on his team would usually kill him, not that it stopped his spam. What "we" <i>are</i> doing is providing search engine hits complaining about the near inability to do anything about it currently so Mythic can hopefully see it, in addition to their perusal of fan-forums. No. I can’t say what “we” are doing, but I am not blogging about the gold spammers. They are a faceless, nameless entity. If I wrote complaining about spammers for a specific gold selling site and mentioned that site, that would be giving them press as well as search engine hits. For similar reasons I will not mention by name a certain disreputable — and finally, disbarred — attorney on my blog.

Nearly anyone who’s played a single MMOG knows that gold spammers are out there somewhere. Or just spammers… I recall two years ago when a professor from the University of Nevada kept logging onto America’s Army servers and spamming the names of US soldiers killed in the Iraq war as his way of protesting. It annoyed the hell out of everyone and those on his team would usually kill him, not that it stopped his spam.

What “we” are doing is providing search engine hits complaining about the near inability to do anything about it currently so Mythic can hopefully see it, in addition to their perusal of fan-forums.

]]> By: Hudson http://pumpingirony.net/2008/10/01/the-hidden-price-of-hiding/comment-page-1/#comment-1082 Hudson Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:04:38 +0000 http://pumpingirony.net/2008/10/01/the-hidden-price-of-hiding/#comment-1082 I feel we are giving gold spammers too much press over this. It is a shame really. I hate them but what can we do? Now I am starting to think they are more about ruining a game experience than trying to peddle their wares. I got gold spam in City of Heroes, and they dont even have gold! I feel we are giving gold spammers too much press over this. It is a shame really. I hate them but what can we do? Now I am starting to think they are more about ruining a game experience than trying to peddle their wares. I got gold spam in City of Heroes, and they dont even have gold!

]]> By: Openedge1 http://pumpingirony.net/2008/10/01/the-hidden-price-of-hiding/comment-page-1/#comment-1081 Openedge1 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:13:36 +0000 http://pumpingirony.net/2008/10/01/the-hidden-price-of-hiding/#comment-1081 They could do what Funcom did, and just scare away all your customers first, so that no one feels they can sell the gold...then fix it a year after the fact. I get ZERO spam on 3 different servers...lol (wonder why) They could do what Funcom did, and just scare away all your customers first, so that no one feels they can sell the gold…then fix it a year after the fact.

I get ZERO spam on 3 different servers…lol (wonder why)

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