Xfire and Gold Sellers
some guy
Not sure this belongs here, but I think this is the closest thread to post this in.
Some of you people know Xfire, it's a big IM for gamers, and it's really popular.
I really like the program until now.... Now gold sellers are harassing the entire GW community, and the bad thing is there are so many of them! It's impossible to block them all.
Since Xfire is not doing any thing about it, I suggest you turn off Xfire.
A little information from the poop.
Edit: I actually posted this in the wrong forum, can some one move it to riverside please?
Some of you people know Xfire, it's a big IM for gamers, and it's really popular.
I really like the program until now.... Now gold sellers are harassing the entire GW community, and the bad thing is there are so many of them! It's impossible to block them all.
Since Xfire is not doing any thing about it, I suggest you turn off Xfire.
A little information from the poop.
Edit: I actually posted this in the wrong forum, can some one move it to riverside please?
Riken Chrono
how is xfire supposed to do anything about it...it does and never said it helps gold sellers did it? unless they harass you on xfire. in that case dont make your name public.
some guy
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Originally Posted by Riken Chrono
how is xfire supposed to do anything about it...it does and never said it helps gold sellers did it? unless they harass you on xfire. in that case dont make your name public.
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stuntharley
You shouldn't of bought off of them. They wouldn't have you xfire then.
//RogueNine
Ive never got messaged ever. Maybe turn off the ability for friends of friends to message you. Or only allow people on your friends list to message you.
Arcane De Farad
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Originally Posted by some guy
I've never revealed my name and I rarely post on forums, but for some reason, these gold sellers keep on messaging me and my friends.
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p.s Dont like ebay goldies ppl ~~.
Clord
Stop people talking against OP when you don't know nothing about matter. It is real and happen to me too. When you get huge friend list they will find your account and message to everyone in those friend lists. They possibly even check based to hours played that game if player is maybe wanting that somebody sell gold.
Arcane De Farad
Can you explain me something ? Do you talk about in game friend list or xfire ? If you are talking about Xfire i doesnt see any details about my ingame nick. So how they know about your "friends" nickname ?
Westofeden
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Originally Posted by //RogueNine
I've never got messaged ever.
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Lonesamurai
Ok, it's not xfire, or msn, its the people that use it...
grow up, move on and stop blaming your stupidity on others, use the Block button
Oh, and english classes might help
grow up, move on and stop blaming your stupidity on others, use the Block button
Oh, and english classes might help
Amity and Truth
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Originally Posted by Lonesamurai
grow up, move on and stop blaming your stupidity on others, use the Block button
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IMs have indeed a certain weakness to this method, same as with E-Mail Spam. It takes one jackass to completely ruin it. Once you're in one of those lists you'll never ever get out of it again.
And those jackasses are quite easy to come along. Did you publically post your X-Fire Account somewhere? Did you use the signature feature?
Lonesamurai
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Originally Posted by Amity and Truth
You have yet to heed your own advice there. Grow up. Constantly insulting people over the internet isn't exactly mature. Hammering onto grammar or mistakes is neither. So... grow up, move on and stop flaming. Thank you.
IMs have indeed a certain weakness to this method, same as with E-Mail Spam. It takes one jackass to completely ruin it. Once you're in one of those lists you'll never ever get out of it again. And those jackasses are quite easy to come along. Did you publically post your X-Fire Account somewhere? Did you use the signature feature? |
Its not something to get completely het up about as these guys are, just use that wonderful block button and move on
Although if i sounded harshe before its because posts like these are quite idiotic, and as has been said in this thread before, how did they get the account details? Sig, email addy? but it doesn't matter, just block them and be done with it
It is not upto the companies themselves (again i mean Xfire or MSN) to stop this as they can't stop so many, just as ANet can't stop so many things happening in game all the time! It comes down to individuals being careful
lyra_song
I would imagine spamming is against Xfire's TOS. Is there a report button?
SPIRIT OF THE SEA
I happen to have X-fire and the problem has accured to me All you need to do is quickly minimize the gw window and go to Block User and they'll be gone. And for when they go onto anthor account just simply block again. Or if they seem to have a lot of accounts log off xfire for while and when stop playing turn it on, They cant contact you if you not playing (unless they are friends and not friends of friends)
Free Runner
This problem is worse than the WoW guys that pm you telling you "GW sucks noob" and then logging off
onerabbit
i use x fire all the time, never had this problem...but i do get random peeople adding me :S
nbajammer
They also send it via Private Message - presumably via the forums, so that you are forced to go there and see their spam.
Clord
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As you can see. They come time to time and I just block them.
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hello josia8888 29 Nov 2006 12:30 <- another gold seller.
As you can see. They come time to time and I just block them.
Yanman.be
I got pm'ed once. I even started chatting with the guy.
Tagon
There is an easy fix to this turn off the ablity of friends of friends to message you. The simple fact is a friend of your friend has the gold seller on the friend list. DOn't blame xfire blame your friend that bought gold. Or better yet just change the settings. Xfire already has a fix in place
Thermoblaze
yeah i am aslo getting messages
MMSDome
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Originally Posted by stuntharley
You shouldn't of bought off of them. They wouldn't have you xfire then.
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Originally Posted by Free Runner
This problem is worse than the WoW guys that pm you telling you "GW sucks noob" and then logging off
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My Passion
ive never gotten any messages regarding gold, and i doubt i will because i just hide what type of game im playing. which if your the type of person that doesnt like people bugging you this the best way to deal with it, imo.
Coloneh
iv never had this problem, but you really should stop complaining, stop giving out your Xfire name, and use the block button.
nbajammer
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Originally Posted by Tagon
There is an easy fix to this turn off the ablity of friends of friends to message you. The simple fact is a friend of your friend has the gold seller on the friend list. DOn't blame xfire blame your friend that bought gold. Or better yet just change the settings. Xfire already has a fix in place
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icedragon981
I admit it is annoying but the only two people that ever messaged me over Xfire wanting me to buy gold were removed from my friend's list and never bothered me again...
Str0b0
What's the codebase for Xfire? I'm sure a simple mod could be made to fix this. I know I had a mod for my Yahoo that set up an automated response that forced anyone that messaged me to enter a verification word to start the session. Once the verification word was entered it would connect to me, put a stop to bots completely. Unless Xfire is being real tight fisted with their code it probably will only be a matter of time before someone mods it.