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SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
Being an mmo vet, I expect to see some spam from goldfarmers.

I also expect the devs/gms to filter these and automatically delete them from my email box when it becomes known to them... I have 124 gold seller spam adverts in my forum email currently.

If the devs don't care about the game enough to filter them and delete them once they are known, then I do not care to be a subscriber.

So long and thanks for all the fish.
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    there's a way to deal with them that i didn't know of at the outset. Try typing /whitelist_emails 1. Also check the Privacy options on your social window (i only noticed those last night). I also use /anon and i don't seem to appear on /who lists as i never get spam emails anymore. I reckon if you try this until your time runs out it may improve your game.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Did you ignore and report them?

    I haven't received a credit spammer message in weeks.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    thank you for those suggestions. they are helpful for those who wish to continue with this game. The simple dealbreaker for me is the way it is handled.

    I hoped to give it a fair shake, but I also feel like in a lobby too much.

    I'd expect a dev/gm to be on the ball and filter them manually if need be by scanning for keywords and autodeleting recognized/confirmed goldsellers.

    Shame they didn't.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    thank you for those suggestions. they are helpful for those who wish to continue with this game. The simple dealbreaker for me is the way it is handled.

    I hoped to give it a fair shake, but I also feel like in a lobby too much.

    I'd expect a dev/gm to be on the ball and filter them manually if need be by scanning for keywords and autodeleting recognized/confirmed goldsellers.

    Shame they didn't.

    They did for a while but some players were getting temp banned or warnings.

    In the end, no system is perfect. At least they're gone from zonechat mostly.

    Stormwind is terrible with its gold spamming to this day.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    I've not gotten a spam in my mail since mid april ^_^
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    i think you may be doing something wrong, there's numerous more valid reasons for quitting this game,havent received a spam msg in a coon's age......good job devs and or gms
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Shawkorrr wrote: »
    I've not gotten a spam in my mail since mid april ^_^

    Me either.
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    edited May 2010
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    In all honesty, as an mmo vet, i think you'd know that no game is safe from this problem and no game has nailed down a perfect anti spammer system. Once you implement the suggestions i suggested and give the game a chance based on it's merits not it's email spam you'll be a bit more objective in your decision making regarding the game. Searching the forums will show you that they've made efforts to improve and combat spamming in zone and email but like every game (and for that matter email service in real life) they're not infallible.

    Giving us the tools as well as the measures they take server side has for me, made a huge improvement.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    A guy with a Ferrengi symbol is complaining about gold spam. Am i the only one that sees the irony?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
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    << polskymwu Tue, 04/13/2010 - 02:59
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    << hopegfdfg Sun, 04/11/2010 - 16:19

    Wait a second, you complain when you have not really been spammed since Thu, 04/15/2010?
    I believe, if am not totally sleeping here, that it is 05/15/10 today......

    /confused
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    I used to get numerous " Gold Spammers " mail...but once i started to " Report Spam " they all dried up.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    I also haven't received a single piece of gold spam since mid april.

    Op needs to check their dates.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    that's fine and dandy... but for people on the fence... simply doesn't cut the mustard.

    GO GREYSON CHANCE!

    I look for comprehensive resposne and not just words... wouldn't surprise me if cryptic wasn't behind most of those emails themselves to make more profit.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    But cryptic has sorted out the gold spam. hence none received since april.

    And as other people have posted. Go find an MMO where you dont receive any gold spam.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    that's fine and dandy... but for people on the fence... simply doesn't cut the mustard.

    GO GREYSON CHANCE!

    I look for comprehensive resposne and not just words... wouldn't surprise me if cryptic wasn't behind most of those emails themselves to make more profit.

    Now tell us about how NASA faked the moon landing!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Nothing since april here either.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    that's fine and dandy... but for people on the fence... simply doesn't cut the mustard.

    GO GREYSON CHANCE!

    I look for comprehensive resposne and not just words... wouldn't surprise me if cryptic wasn't behind most of those emails themselves to make more profit.

    I have the feeling you are just trolling here.
    This game has so little gold spam.

    Im curious though, you claim to be a mmo vet, what mmo's did you come from?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Shawkorrr wrote: »
    Wait a second, you complain when you have not really been spammed since Thu, 04/15/2010?
    I believe, if am not totally sleeping here, that it is 05/15/10 today......

    /confused

    Just answer the question cuz I did have spam but not since somewhere in april. I think you are in need of attention here so you should get out more and talk to people. Your complaint is not valid.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    troll likes to troll from parents basement
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    have not seen any gold spammers for weeks, in game or in my mail

    it did require me blocking and ignoring a fair few people
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    One thing I would love to see in the game though is Klingons falling from the sky/roof and their corpse spell the name of their creditsseller web-site! WHERE HAVE I SEEN THAT ONE BEFORE HMM? mwhahaha
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    This is the strangest reason to leave an MMO I have seen yet.
    I respect CanyonTrador's opinion and I am sad to see him go, but expecting the GM department to go through every player's logs and delete their e-mails seems a little steep of a request.
    I mean I guess I could, but all that time I spend deleting player's e-mails is time taking away from actually helping players with issues caused by bugs.

    Besides, isn't going into your character's mails a little intrusive?

    Anyways, while the questions this post raises are interesting at its heart it is still an "I quit" thread, and as such it must be locked.
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