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how to get rid of Jita scammers?
Muke
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what would you think would be enough -and simple- to get rid of that Jita local scam spam?
Scammers on newb chars getting blocked; creating new chars to spam again, getting blocked and again and again....
So what would be a good idea to CCP or the community?
*close local chat asap?
*limit local posts to characters older then 6 months?
*introduce a chatfilter from anyone younger then 6 months? (would introduce lag though)
*never visit Jita?
*change Jita to a 0.0 system
"going into arguments with idiots is a lost cause, it requires you to stoop down to their level and you can't win"
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Not a big Eve fan and only spent so long there but even I wasn't an idiot to fall for their stuff.
You start policing the game as a company and you're starting down a slippery slope.
ALL of your ideas hurt new players. Again, not a smart move.
Did someone from Jita scam you or something because you've clearly not thought any of this through?
IRL I get spam all the time in my email. I know the FBI isn't wanting me to pay them, nor is some African prince trying to give me his inheritance. Eve is about players policing other players. The real world has dirtbags too. You don't see us cutting their tongues out.
Your suggestions are quite bad.
Limiting a players ability to play the game if they have not been on it for 6 months. Glad you aren't running any games I play sheesh.
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There is actually a limited amount of scammers in Jita. Just keep blocking them and the channel will slowly but steadily grow more bearable.
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There's no need to do anything. It works as intended currently.
If you have troubles with scammers, then it's quiet possibly your own fault.
be very glad indeed.
No, I was just putting forward some ideas.....I know most em don't work, just trying to put get some sort of conversation going.....of course you always have trollers -like you- in such threads who can't comment in a normal adult way.
And to a earlier poster, I have been playing since beta.....and I read contracts before accepting so untill this date I have NEVER been scammed in EVE.
It's just that I earn my money visiting Jita for a few minutes before embarking back to my moons but lately I have been in Jita local a bit longer so it caught my attention.
"going into arguments with idiots is a lost cause, it requires you to stoop down to their level and you can't win"
But why should it be eliminated? It's not like anyone is using Jita local as a legitimate business or social channel anyway so you can just ignore it.
Nah, it was just the case if I block 300+ players for scamming......they delete the chars and create new alts to start new spambots to reach the community after they get blocked by everyone.
Got a grunt in my corp doing just that, using a bot to spam local spams for 1w, then he kills of 1 char and creates a new one and starts again...
I was looking at that and just thinking like: should there be a way besides minimizing local or leaving system to prevent that?
nothing more, nothing less.
"going into arguments with idiots is a lost cause, it requires you to stoop down to their level and you can't win"
Since CCP endorses the Jita spam and scam, probably not.
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Using Phry or dave's way is the best. I rarely go to Jita and when I do I don't even look at my local window (which is segregated on its own from my other chat windows.) Nothing is wrong here. Working as intended. The best thing us (possibly) non-scammers can do is to keep educating n00bz about ignoring Jita local as well. The only thing they should see while in Jita is clicking Dock on 4-4 when they enter the system and clicking Jump on their exit gate as they undock from 4-4 (aside from conducting whatever business brought em to Jita in the first place.)
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The simplest solution is to get players on their own initiative to read the contract before they accept it and the scammers would all go away.
Second to that would be player driven awareness about scamming in Jita.
Your solutions turn CCP into some sort of nanny.
EvE is a sand box not a nursery. CCP provides the tools and leaves the rest up to you.
This is a huge issue in the game, and what's worse is the total lack of control by the Eve Development Team, to address this issue. in part, these scammers, have no fear of the Eve GM/Devs at all, and, if I was on that team, the first thing I'd do, is pop into the major trade hubs, and State in Bold Chat, that if any scammer is caught, shouting out while a Dev, or, GM is visiting the system, that player is Banned automatically for 7 days, without the ability to delete, and/or, create another character, that way, when a Dev/GM shows up, the real sellers, can still carry on, knowing at least thier voice is getting heard.
Second, if, that player is warned, and, has recieved a banning, and, he/she gets caught again, their inventory on second offence gets locked for 7 days, and all trades and contracts are also locked.
That way the GMs and Devs put the fear of watching back into the scammers, and, maybe regain a little respect, after all, today, I've no respect for any of them, as, they don't care one bit about the scammer problem, let alone, actually trying to solve the problem in some for or fashion.
Eve online is one of those unique games that we are fortunate to have on the market. Let it be. It obviously worked for them for years.
If this stuff bothers you, why do you want to go to jita? Or even play the game?
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You are playing the wrong game. Scamming, spying, suicide ganking and all that stuff is what EvE is about. If you don't like that why are you even playing the game?
You probably don't realize that scamming is allowed in EVE?
Just before you jump into Jita, minimise local.
Since everything posted in Jita local is a scam or people calling out scams, you will lose nothing of value.
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I didn't say abolish it altogether, I said, that scammers have NO FEAR, of the GMs, and, Devs. And, that the GMs and Devs aren't willing to put the fear of banning in the game, because of those scammers. What angers me is the stupidy of the GMs and Devs to make the excuse that its allowed in the real world, and, that no one has been caught doing scamming in the real world, WERE AS, the real world, scammers in some countries, are locked up for several years, or, worse, depending on the scams, lose either a body part, or, even worse. And, that's what I'm suggesting. If they want to make the excuse of the Real World applications, then, maybe they ALSO, make the crime of getting caught fit the real world politics.
In a scenario like this, nothing is more powerful than players educating players.
Something to consider is that Jita is not like Orgrimmar or other static dev-created trade hubs. If Jita becomes a hassle to trade in for any reason, trade will just move to another system.
Jita is its own best example in that case, as it only became popular because the previous hub, Yulai, was no longer as accessible due to a change in jumpgate routes.
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cmon
It is Eve ,NO limitations
We all was victim or if not yet, We ll be
What ever you do it will either;
a, Change the system that is used
or
b, Create more problems that it solves.
(\ /) ?
( . .)
c('')('')
I would argue that it does already. Those that commit the crime of getting scammed pay the price. Working as intended, nothing to see here, please move along.
o7,
-k