Nordenwatch's Guide: Rags to Riches

[Spitty]

I don't believe you.

[casdegere]

He forgot the part where he and others were 2boxing which made it easy for him to pocket 100% of said profits.

[Nordenwatch]

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

He forgot the part where he and others were 2boxing which made it easy for him to pocket 100% of said profits.

stupidest way to get banned in this game is by 2 boxing. A small shortcut and you lose everything.

[Nordenwatch]

Spit I'm not a stupid person. The hourly rate in plat making / RMT is ABYSMAL. Its trash, I could easily make more money working. As soon as I decided to RMT, I stopped farming stuff, because it instantly became 100% not worth it at all.

[Barkingturtle]

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

If the basic principle here, that he was accepting money in a situation where it's explicitly forbidden to accept money, is not only acceptable in his career but praised...well, that's fucking sad.

No, it's not okay, but even worse is failing to report that income.

The people claiming it is okay are simply ignorant. What they know about law they have gleaned from television or brief stints as defendant.

His actions could have real world consequences.

[kenzar]

I feel most people in this thread can't understand Nordenwatch's actions because they can't understand ever leaving p99..which is sad.

The RMT consequences for the quitting player selling his things is 0, it's all win for them. RMT punishment for the seller is all but impossible to enforce because by the time it's done, the money is in their pocket. The Staff don't really mention that side of it, but it's true. All their investigations do are catching people after the fact (after the fact that they just pocketed 5 figures off of a video game) and if the seller is quitting to begin with...who cares about a ban? So Nordenwatch, who had chosen to quit was looking at no risk, and 5 figures worth of reason to RMT. If you hold that against him, you've already lost, both IRL and in-game.

[Spitty]

I may be the last goddamn person on Earth who finds it utterly unacceptable to fuck over a bunch of people just to go flitting around on some holiday, but I'm sticking to that ideal.

I don't know you, and you obviously think I'm an idiot, but I'd still decline the chance to take $10 out of your wallet without fear of retribution. Minyin too, even. Maybe even Nord.

[kenzar]

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

I don't know you, and you obviously think I'm an idiot, but I'd still decline the chance to take $10 out of your wallet without fear of retribution. Minyin too, even. Maybe even Nord.

And this is because you can't conceive of yourself leaving the server forever. That's sad. Once you get over that mole hill, you'll see how silly you're being.

[Lune]

So it's okay to fuck over people you don't know, simply because you don't know them? It's okay to be a crook and act at the expense of other people, because you think you're shrewd and you've found an opportunity to get away with it?

That's the real world if you're a sociopath.

[kenzar]

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

So it's okay to fuck over people you don't know, simply because you don't know them? It's okay to be a crook and act at the expense of other people, because you think you're shrewd and you've found an opportunity to get away with it?

That's the real world if you're a sociopath.

Can anyone show me a victim in this "crime"? Some could argue the buyer is the victim, but the market has a well known "buy at your own risk" clause that's been plastered all over the forums more than once. So really...who is the victim in this crime?