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Post by Dom Dunc on Aug 3, 2005 16:53:57 GMT -5
Wow, this is a pretty amazing story of a couple of guys who discover a glitch in EverQuest 2 and use it to make real cash! They call it 'duping'. Essentially it is duplicating items without having to pay for them. Then selling the EverQuest money they make on Ebay. I'm putting it in announcements because I think everyone should read it. Ethical? You'll have to decide for yourself. EDIT: Original thread got deleted (I knew it would) so here's a local copy. www.vortiginous.com/domdunc/Money%20from%20EQ2%20glitches.htm |
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Post by Dom Dunc on Aug 3, 2005 16:59:57 GMT -5
On a sort of related note, here's another story about a guy who became the most wealthy player of Eve online through scamming people. He didn't make any real money, but the story is a great read. static.circa1984.com/the-big-scam.html |
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Post by Conor Lindop on Aug 4, 2005 13:31:05 GMT -5
OMFG that guy had guts, i don't usually admire scammers but he was seriously good! and if somebody came up to me and said 'do you want 300 million isk?' i would die at my computer i am going on Eve (not to scam) and i'm gonna have fun!
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Post by MrJackimpulse on Aug 30, 2005 22:43:33 GMT -5
Which reminds me... I have to do my ENITELY LEGAL method of inflating the markets at neopets.com (I'm gonna make an accout today...) I wanna see if the method that my uncle described to me works.
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Post by one must fall on Aug 31, 2005 17:34:50 GMT -5
i do neopets too (im dalc789) what mehtod are you talking about?
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Post by SDR on Nov 28, 2005 17:56:07 GMT -5
I think conspiring to raise or lower inflation or SWAs is against the rules on Neopets.
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Post by Conor Lindop on Nov 30, 2005 15:35:56 GMT -5
He isn't 'conspiring' and he posted that 3 months ago, I think he's done it by now :\
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Post by SDR on Nov 30, 2005 20:59:02 GMT -5
Oh, and by conspiring I meant "Getting a bunch of people to raise/lower the price of an item to lower the Shop Wizard Average and possibly the inflation."
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Post by Conor Lindop on Dec 1, 2005 6:57:00 GMT -5
I doubt that it would be possible, as they would be instantly bought and sold at a higher price, increasing the inflation again.
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Post by SDR on Dec 1, 2005 9:27:11 GMT -5
Yeah, true. But if you RAISED the price and fooled someone into buying it, or if enough people raised the price so that it would be hard to find normal-priced items using the Shop Wizard, people would buy it, and most likely sell it for even higher to make a profit--and as a result, continue the stunt so you and your helpers can make more NP.
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Post by Conor Lindop on Dec 4, 2005 10:23:29 GMT -5
It would still fail, the natural way to gain money is to sell lower than the rest so that yours sell quicker, so this 'stunt' would actually lose money in the long run.
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