RMT Hackers?

[Akame]

Originally Posted by amanduhh [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

you are a moron

That was such a useful addition to the conversation. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]


Hacker's generally grab other players accounts to steal their platinum and sell it because it takes less effort than duping or farming the platinum themselves.

[quido]

Pretty much anyone who says their account got "hacked" means one of two things:

1. I am stupid and shared my account and now it's stolen.

or

2. I am stupid and am trying to get away with questionable business.

[Pyrocat]

Originally Posted by quido [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Pretty much anyone who says their account got "hacked" means one of two things:

1. I am stupid and shared my account and now it's stolen.

or

2. I am stupid and am trying to get away with questionable business.

Yes, because systems NEVER get compromised on the internet.

[Nedala]

Originally Posted by quido [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Pretty much anyone who says their account got "hacked" means one of two things:

1. I am stupid and shared my account and now it's stolen.

or

2. I am stupid and am trying to get away with questionable business.

well you are probably right, but there still is a chance your acc gets hacked...i think. In like 3+ years of EQ2 my account got hacked twice, and i know from at least 5 other people that got their accs hacked too. It wasn't a big deal because soe would give it back to you each time.

Oh and i never gave my logins to anyone, so yes it got hacked.

[Teensy Weensy]

It's like when everyone's "little brother" would delete their char and people would beg GM's for it back

[BobSmith]

Originally Posted by amanduhh [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

you are a moron

No, I think it is a good question.

For example, people who sell WoW gold, need accounts so that they can store and move the gold. The accounts cost money. So they frequently attempt to gain access to accounts, in part, to use as mules.

But here, accounts are free, so the only incentive would be to strip the characters of loot and PP. It is not obvious why it would be worth the trouble to hack an account just to make a real money trade.

[Rogean]

If EQEmulator was compromised I think we'd be dealing with bigger issues, such as GM Accounts being used, instead of some minor accounts being logged into.

I'm not going to say our system is foolproof secure but it's pretty damn well locked down.. Please provide me with proof if I'm wrong.

[Chanus]

I dunno... Uthgaard said something nice the other day.

Jus sayin...

[quido]

Originally Posted by Pyrocat [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yes, because systems NEVER get compromised on the internet.

I'm not saying they don't, Pyrocat. I am into security myself and know pretty well how vulnerable systems can be. That being said, I would bet you that damn near every claim of getting "hacked" in an online game is bullshit. What people really should be saying is "I got keylogged because I am stupid" or "I am just sketchy/stupid."

[Nealio]

If someone hacks a user's account to perpetuate some duping, RMT scam, or whatever, it's a minor infraction compared to hacking a GM or ADMIN account. I mean really... what is the result of getting caught doing something againt policy if you're on someones hacked account? The hacked account get's banned. What is the result of hacking a GM/ADMIN account? Certainly further investigation and the possibility of having your own IPs banned, criminal charges, etc..

That said, of course people would hack users accounts to get their kicks in instead of a GM/ADMIN as the odds are nothing will happen to them personally, only the hacked account.

Alot of you are assuming every instance of hacking is done by an intelligent person with common sense that wouldn't waste time hacking someones account for trivial things. That assumption itself is senseless.