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Alexi Jotun

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

New York

Official SteamPowered Guild (Valves Valiant Tyrian Fighters, [VVTF])

01 Sep 2006 at 01:40 - 1

Okay, so I logged onto my warrior who was in LA, and I immediatly got invited to a party to a player named EDIT who opened up my trade window and showed me a PERFECT fellblade. Req 9, sundering 20/20, hp+30. He wisper spammed me saying "65K ok???", numerous times, then I said just to see if he was for real "I'll buy it for 50K" (you would too, you know it.). He then closed the trade window and put up a fellblade, but this time it was a clean 14-20 dmg fellblade. I'm assuming the bot program read the inputed values to haggle, as we made no other conversation other than "60K Okay??" and other such phrases. I'm also assuming that the bot program closed the trading window to avoid the new alert message to check the item after a trade has been updated.

I am putting this out here as a warning to all you unsuspecting buyers out there, to beware of this scam. A good and easy way to detect a bot is to try to have a conversation with the person. And of course ALWAYS CHECK THE ITEM.

Thank you for your time

Xenex Xclame

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

DPX

R/

01 Sep 2006 at 02:00 - 2

Its not a bot , i meet one of these people too, its just asian ( the one i had was chinese) since numbers is easy they know they will use that , who doesnt understand what i mean if a put a bow in trade window and say 50K ok?? Its easy it means i want 50K for that bow.
If you go to complicated they dont know what your saying they also cant/wont speak english good.

Mournblade

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2005

Houston, Texas

Dawn Treaders [DAWN]

W/Mo

01 Sep 2006 at 04:32 - 3

That doesn't account for the person putting a different sword in the window though.

xiao1985

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

01 Sep 2006 at 05:32 - 4

sigh.... shame to see my culture is being dissed like this, but i guess that can't be helped, given all that has happened... farmers, scammers, botters...

why can't they just stay in taiwan district so they can at least communicate well....

but yeh, as a rule of thumb always triple check the items you are buying...

TheDragoon

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2006

01 Sep 2006 at 06:19 - 5

What you think european and american dont scam?

Wrath Of Dragons

Burninate Stuff

Join Date: Aug 2005

New Mexico

E/Mo

01 Sep 2006 at 07:16 - 6

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheDragoon

What you think european and american dont scam?

ooo, they do. There everywhere.
Its just some certain countries have more of these "bots" and such.

n0odle

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Sep 2006

01 Sep 2006 at 07:22 - 7

In all my experinces in MM0s and dealing with farmers, that my friend, is a chinese farmer bot

HAIL LINEAGE 2 FARMERS THE MIGHTEST OF THEM ALL

Xenex Xclame

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

DPX

R/

01 Sep 2006 at 16:01 - 8

The reason i said asians i typed in my post: They cant/wont speak english.
Americans & Europeans on american server will most of the time talk english, Most Americans and Europeans CAN speak english.

BTW Bots dont have conversations with you, they may have some preset messages but they dont have conversations with you , like the person i typed about did.

Before anybody starts cursing at me, im not saying asians cant speak english ( my friend would kill me if i said that) Im just saying they are more comfortable with their own language , like we all are, they just dont move away from it to make it easy for us that fast.

|pyro|

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2006

Me/

01 Sep 2006 at 16:37 - 9

I have em,.
Try being a N/Me and stand over to the statue of bathazar, they will invite you and type 50/50 OK, 500g
Then I say, you are realy going to kill me at smites.
Hes reply,
50/50 OK?

supaet

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

01 Sep 2006 at 17:09 - 10

lmao, i met the same "bot" he doesnt seem to understand english. But that was few days ago, good to see that he hasnt scammed anyone yet lol, please report him

Burn Butt

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2006

Mafia of Annihilation [FeAr]

E/Me

01 Sep 2006 at 17:26 - 11

Hardy har har! Look at all this talk of Asians not being able to speak english. Looks like Americans can't speak english either:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xenex Xclame

...they also cant/wont speak english good.

can't/won't speak english well? Perhaps?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wrath of Dragons

ooo, they do. There everywhere.

There everywhere? Now my brain hurts... Do you mean "They're everywhere" perhaps?

60k ok???

Alexi Jotun

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2005

New York

Official SteamPowered Guild (Valves Valiant Tyrian Fighters, [VVTF])

01 Sep 2006 at 17:38 - 12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burn Butt

Hardy har har! Look at all this talk of Asians not being able to speak english. Looks like Americans can't speak english either:

can't/won't speak english well? Perhaps?

There everywhere? Now my brain hurts... Do you mean "They're everywhere" perhaps?

60k ok???

Settle down and get off your high horse. No one was making fun of you, so don't take it as a direct blow to the entire asian population.

Trvth Jvstice

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

HALE

W/

01 Sep 2006 at 18:10 - 13

Come on Burn Butt! You know exactly what they mean. Being ably to use proper grammar and being able to speak at least a little English are totally different things and you know it.

Although I do understand your frustration at these types of topics.

My Sweet Revenga

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

R/

01 Sep 2006 at 18:49 - 14

Quote:

Originally Posted by xiao1985

sigh.... shame to see my culture is being dissed like this, but i guess that can't be helped, given all that has happened... farmers, scammers, botters...

why can't they just stay in taiwan district so they can at least communicate well....

but yeh, as a rule of thumb always triple check the items you are buying...

Yeah being chinese myself it annoys the hell out of me all these (most likely) chinese ebay gold farmers come around and try to force an item on me. They always come up to me and try to open a trade window and then blurt out 2-3 times "50K OK". Bad enough that they bother me with junk, but do they have to use such a ridiculous phrase? 50K OK...... 30K OK......... sigh. Anytime I see somebody say something like that, I just ignor them it's so annoying and being from the same culture.... just embarrasing.

On another note, not all chinese traders are bad. Going to LA and Droks is like visiting a night market. Can find almost anything you'd need and for fairly cheap as most of them are fighting each other to sell their junk lol.

Mithie

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

Rest En Pieces [RIP]

Me/W

01 Sep 2006 at 18:53 - 15

LOL I've met one of these guys too, I think it could be a scam bot, yeah.

BTW, I LOVE Chinese Farmers. They don't haggle, they always have what you want, and they're usually willing to sell it to you at a relatively good price.

Int district in Augury FTW!

Sir Skullcrasher

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

California

15 over 50 [Rare]

W/Mo

01 Sep 2006 at 19:00 - 16

Clicking on bots is fun!

Burn Butt

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2006

Mafia of Annihilation [FeAr]

E/Me

01 Sep 2006 at 19:18 - 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alexi Jotun

Settle down and get off your high horse. No one was making fun of you, so don't take it as a direct blow to the entire asian population.

I'm not all worked up and in need of settling down.... I don't take issue with people and their personal preference when it comes to dealing with international traders... Simply put, it's just funny to me when someone says that people that don't speak english as their first language "don't speak english good."

eternal pho

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

The Licious Fame Farmers {TLG}

W/E

01 Sep 2006 at 19:19 - 18

Don't trade with them then. Just ignore em.

n0odle

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Sep 2006

01 Sep 2006 at 20:16 - 19

Here A Reply That U Can Use Against Chinese Farmers

Cao Ni Ma
Cao Ni Ma K?

that will actually piss them off xD

from experience it works

Saider maul

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

Baltimore, Maryland

01 Sep 2006 at 21:19 - 20

I have seen this scam as well. However they are not botting.
bug one enough and they get pissed and rant on you.

I had one so bent he logged for 3 days.

Robbing people online to rape them on ebay. LMAO

Man i can't wait for nightfall.

VitisVinifera

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

Northern California

HoTR

N/Me

01 Sep 2006 at 21:21 - 21

I don't really understand why Asian Americans or Asians who speak good English get all offended when someone mentions the term 'chinese botter'. It's because at least 90% of botters and 99.999% of sweatshop farmers are Chinese.

It becomes even more obvious when they don't speak a lick of English and have names that are either Chinese characters or the very obvious English names you see flooding Talus in Droks Int.

Statistics and demographics is not stereotyping.

shinrinningu

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2005

Behind you

I was exiled

R/Me

01 Sep 2006 at 21:46 - 22

Quote:

Originally Posted by VitisVinifera

I don't really understand why Asian Americans or Asians who speak good English get all offended when someone mentions the term 'chinese botter'. It's because at least 90% of botters and 99.999% of sweatshop farmers are Chinese.

It becomes even more obvious when they don't speak a lick of English and have names that are either Chinese characters or the very obvious English names you see flooding Talus in Droks Int.

Statistics and demographics is not stereotyping.

Making up statistics to support your claim about a group of people is stereotyping.

Mosch

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/Mo

01 Sep 2006 at 22:50 - 23

Quote:

Originally Posted by n0odle

Here A Reply That U Can Use Against Chinese Farmers

Cao Ni Ma
Cao Ni Ma K?

that will actually piss them off xD

from experience it works

I do not speak chinese, but doesn't this mean something like "Go red engine you"?
...which might be a little much for someone who's just trying to sell you stuff you don't want....

Riken Chrono

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

around the corner and up the block

Hero

02 Sep 2006 at 02:31 - 24

yeh hearing all this omg its an chiense guy or asian guy stuff is getting really dumb. its just another person trying to scam you ok? you dont need another thread and then bunch of people saying omg its an asian for sure. And when you said it wasnt to the whole asian community, you surely havent seen lots then...

And vitis, you would be too if you were chinese like me or asian of any kind.