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Anti
Profile Joined January 2004
United States1113 Posts
Last Edited: 2005-02-28 07:37:52
February 28 2005 07:36 GMT
#1
The Great Scam - Eve Online
This link is really really long (over 15k word read) but WOW what a good read it is. Its basically one guys journey in the massively multiplayer Eve, where he starts out making an honest living in a corporate filled world. Eventually lies and deciet take their roots in his experiance and he pulls one of the biggest scams (to my knowledge) ever in a game. I just spent the last two hours reading it myself since its quite an addictive style that he uses, and I'm pretty awestruck with how it all goes.

But anyhow what are other scams or just screwed up things that people have done in MMO's?

I actually meant to post this in the sports and games if somone wants to move it
http://www.clan-rhrn.(?) | sliggy yours are ok too, but grots are sick, hes like the hovZ of RWAs. -HovZ
FroST(TE)
Profile Joined September 2004
United States909 Posts
February 28 2005 07:55 GMT
#2
mmog = ?
PoorUser on LP
Locked
Profile Joined September 2004
United States4182 Posts
Last Edited: 2005-02-28 08:38:24
February 28 2005 07:57 GMT
#3
On February 28 2005 16:55 FroST(TE) wrote:
mmog = ?


massively multiplayer online game i believe...

and i'm going to read it now =o

he probably should have titled it MMORPG... because thats what Eve is



edit: this is actually a pretty good paper i'm partyway through it and will probably finish it




k i finished it, pretty nice read =o

also btw for anyone that read it, a little ironic the first replier is frost(te) huh
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Chibi[OWNS]
Profile Joined May 2003
United Kingdom10597 Posts
February 28 2005 08:02 GMT
#4
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Chibi[OWNS]
Profile Joined May 2003
United Kingdom10597 Posts
February 28 2005 08:06 GMT
#5
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CyuntiyuL
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
Canada1740 Posts
February 28 2005 08:06 GMT
#6
I'm about half way through this and so far it's a pretty good read. His writing style is rather nice.
secret base
Anti
Profile Joined January 2004
United States1113 Posts
February 28 2005 08:12 GMT
#7
On February 28 2005 17:06 Chibi[OWNS] wrote:
btw you should read my shit
http://www.geocities.com/tard17
http://www.geocities.com/tard17
http://www.geocities.com/tard17

that text file could use some   's ^^
http://www.clan-rhrn.(?) | sliggy yours are ok too, but grots are sick, hes like the hovZ of RWAs. -HovZ
n00bsaibot
Profile Joined November 2004
United States1070 Posts
February 28 2005 08:15 GMT
#8
*** SPOILERS ****

For anyone too lazy to finish the story, like me, it sounds like basically he scammed some people out of some fake online game money by creating multiple accounts and having conversations with himself to boost popularity, and ultimately in the end couldnt live with his treachery and ended up giving away his earnings to a random player to make up for it.
You fuck cows in retrospect
hasuwar
Profile Joined April 2003
7365 Posts
February 28 2005 08:22 GMT
#9
haha, I'm reading this..I think I might just end up reading all of it right now. Some of the lines so far are fucking hilarious. I can fully understand where he's coming from, from playing other games kinda like it too.
Diablo3 ID: Exalted#1710 -------R.I.P. http://hasuwar.isgsa.org. Much love to Toptalent
Anti
Profile Joined January 2004
United States1113 Posts
February 28 2005 08:36 GMT
#10
Yeah thats basically the jist of it but the details make it all the worth it compared to just the tidbits
http://www.clan-rhrn.(?) | sliggy yours are ok too, but grots are sick, hes like the hovZ of RWAs. -HovZ
mrmin123 *
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
Korea (South)2971 Posts
February 28 2005 08:46 GMT
#11
rofl that frosttt guy at the end got fucking lucky
Translator태양은 묘지위에 붉게 떠오르고 / 한낮에 찌는 더위는 나의 시련 일찌라!
CyuntiyuL
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
Canada1740 Posts
February 28 2005 08:50 GMT
#12
Just finished reading. That's like the best scam ever. Great read, thanks Anti.
secret base
ComunistHobo
Profile Joined May 2004
Canada208 Posts
February 28 2005 09:04 GMT
#13
They take it to seriously, they need lives.
hasuwar
Profile Joined April 2003
7365 Posts
February 28 2005 09:33 GMT
#14
It was a nice read, although I feel sorry for hardhead. I think I would have given it to him. It's really interesting, because these damn mmo games can take up a large part of your life and shit..and then to be screwed out of everything you've worked for, it would just suck so bad.
Diablo3 ID: Exalted#1710 -------R.I.P. http://hasuwar.isgsa.org. Much love to Toptalent
RoTaNiMoD
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
United States558 Posts
February 28 2005 09:33 GMT
#15
that was hot

i can't believe i read it all

i know exactly how he feels in so many instances too...damn people who think these games are their lives and take it so seriously
hasuwar
Profile Joined April 2003
7365 Posts
February 28 2005 09:39 GMT
#16
For a lot of people, they are their lives.. I bet there's thousands of people that play evercrack with their spare time, every day, and every night. I'd probably be one of them if I wasn't such a cheap skate and unwilling to pay any money per month
Diablo3 ID: Exalted#1710 -------R.I.P. http://hasuwar.isgsa.org. Much love to Toptalent
OneWishOneDream
Profile Joined February 2004
Canada42 Posts
February 28 2005 09:46 GMT
#17
Haha that was a great story that he wrote. Especially Thoggins who took the entire thing a little too seriously I would say.
nOOb powa!
Anti
Profile Joined January 2004
United States1113 Posts
February 28 2005 10:08 GMT
#18
so what about other crazy scams etc, there arent any?
http://www.clan-rhrn.(?) | sliggy yours are ok too, but grots are sick, hes like the hovZ of RWAs. -HovZ
Klogon
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
MURICA15980 Posts
February 28 2005 10:11 GMT
#19
On February 28 2005 18:33 hasuwar wrote:
It was a nice read, although I feel sorry for hardhead. I think I would have given it to him. It's really interesting, because these damn mmo games can take up a large part of your life and shit..and then to be screwed out of everything you've worked for, it would just suck so bad.

Yeah, I don't know why he scammed hardhead. Feel sorry for the guy.
useLess
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
United States4781 Posts
February 28 2005 10:16 GMT
#20
Oh, this scam? I read it months ago. :T
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