Here comes the spam?

Mr. G

Mr. G

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

S. Wales

Mo/Me

Just a note from the update:

*As a continuation of last year’s “Territory and District UI Changes” that saw language district restrictions removed for America and Europe, we are now removing restrictions on travel to Asian language districts.

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anyone else a little worried about how this will effect spamadan and the like (i mean its hard enough as it is)

Aerian_Skybane

Aerian_Skybane

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

House of Caeruleous [HoC]

R/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. G
Just a note from the update:

*As a continuation of last year’s “Territory and District UI Changes” that saw language district restrictions removed for America and Europe, we are now removing restrictions on travel to Asian language districts.

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anyone else a little worried about how this will effect spamadan and the like (i mean its hard enough as it is)
Sadly, it was the first thing I thought of when I saw that, but hopefully ANet has some foresight and is able to curb it somewhat.

makosi

makosi

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

"Pre-nerf" is incorrect. It's pre-buff.

Requirement Begins With R [notQ]

Me/

What do you mean? Are you concerned about a greater populous in American/Euro District 1?

I don't think it will be so bad because AD1 is usually jam-packed anyway and requires a couple of attempts to actually get in.

Fril Estelin

Fril Estelin

So Serious...

Join Date: Jan 2007

London

Nerfs Are [WHAK]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Aerian_Skybane
Sadly, it was the first thing I thought of when I saw that, but hopefully ANet has some foresight and is able to curb it somewhat.
Yeah, or may be they need our help?

/report FTW

Quote:
There are currently five options available. Here they are, along with their in-game descriptions:
...
4. Spamming
Reporting a player for spamming sends a notification to the GM team. GMs may conduct a careful review of that player's behavior. If a player is found to have been spamming excessively, that player's account may be banned.

...

Mr. G

Mr. G

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

S. Wales

Mo/Me

Im worried about the Int district effect spreading too much, if you ever spend to much time in Droks int you'll know what i mean

though Im all for global travel and the like, its just the spam im worried about

Aerian_Skybane

Aerian_Skybane

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

House of Caeruleous [HoC]

R/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Fril Estelin
Yeah, or may be they need our help?

/report FTW
Hah, that is true you are right. But still, I don't like being a full-time reporter . If it gets too bad obviously ANet should do something. I know some people get a kick out of reporting, but I want to play and the such.

Sirius-NZ

Sirius-NZ

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2007

Bellevue, WA (I know ... but I moved out of NZ)

Xen of Onslaught

D/

...so we're assuming that Asians like to spam or something?

Bryant Again

Bryant Again

Hall Hero

Join Date: Feb 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sirius-NZ
...so we're assuming that Asians like to spam or something?
Apparently so.

razuel

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

Have you ever played Diablo II with Asians? It's hell with SOME of them.

gimie SOJ KTHX?!

Longasc

Longasc

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

There will be no spam.
Why should spam increase?

1.) Gold Farmers were already using Euro/US accounts, because this is where their customers are. They were and are already spamming Balthazar's temple.
2.) GW is rather unsuccessful in Korea and in Asia in general. We will not see too many Korean players.

Maybe we will now experience how few Koreans play GW. There are not many Korean guilds compared to Europe and America. Japan is hardly different.

Fril Estelin

Fril Estelin

So Serious...

Join Date: Jan 2007

London

Nerfs Are [WHAK]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Aerian_Skybane
Hah, that is true you are right. But still, I don't like being a full-time reporter . If it gets too bad obviously ANet should do something. I know some people get a kick out of reporting, but I want to play and the such.
The whole point of the command is that there should be no full-time /reporters. It's by the fact that many people will issue a few reports that a good portion of the spamming community can be kicked out. No one is forcing us, but we can make it work.

Fril Estelin

Fril Estelin

So Serious...

Join Date: Jan 2007

London

Nerfs Are [WHAK]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sirius-NZ
...so we're assuming that Asians like to spam or something?
All the articles and reports I read make Asia the center of the gold-selling/RMT world. It does not mean that Asian GW players will spam, it simply means that the Asian spammer will have access to other server and they will probably use this to their advantage.

And if I'm wrong, this topic will quickly go into the depth of GWG, for good.

Swift Thief

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2007

Aatxe Pirates [YaRR]

A/

Quote:
Originally Posted by razuel
Have you ever played Diablo II with Asians? It's hell.

gimie SOJ KTHX?!
Racist much?

Also, I think this is a good step up for ANet.

holababe

holababe

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2006

Goon Squad [LLJK]

Mo/

Doesn't this mean we should be able to create characters with Asian lettering in their names?

mmmkay i am bad

mmmkay i am bad

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2006

hiding in ur basement =o

W/Rt

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sirius-NZ
...so we're assuming that Asians like to spam or something?
i dont spam =(

razuel

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Swift Thief
Racist much?
How is that racist? It's a fact-- the Asians I played with in Diablo had poor English skills and spammed a lot. I didn't say anything derogatory about their race, I have plenty of Asian friends.

So please, don't try to make something out of nothing.

stretchs

stretchs

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2007

Untimely Demise [Err了] - SOHK

wtb turn off the all/trade chat if you dont want to listen to it. nuff said

Zahr Dalsk

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2007

Canada

Cool, full removal of the district restrictions? Sounds interesting.

I can't say I like the idea of Koreans coming, though. While they can be nice people, a vast number of them like to use hacks and accuse anyone who beats them of hacking in online games. StarCraft and mass unit movement, anyone? (And then they have the nerve to say they're good at StarCraft when all they did was spam create Zerglings and then use their little hacks to make every Zergling attack simultaneously and bypass the normal select restriction, thus violating the spirit of fair play and losing any right to claim skill at StarCraft.) Can't stand it. This isn't racism, it's just an observation that apparently cheating in online games is acceptable in Korea.

slowerpoke

slowerpoke

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2007

Cuba

The asian servers are empty
im sure theyre more annoyed by euros/americans going over to gawp at them

Zahr Dalsk

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2007

Canada

Quote:
Originally Posted by slowerpoke
The asian servers are empty
im sure theyre more annoyed by euros/americans going over to gawp at them
Indeed, even emptier than International.

I think I might stay at them now ;D Even closer to having a fully instanced outpost.

Dev121

Dev121

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2005

In other words: Not enough players so well throw you together.

Lykan

Lykan

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

StP

R/

Oh noes now we're going to have our main cities full of people spamming our local and trade channels with all their useless crap that no one wants..........oh wait...

Thorondor Port

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

British Columbia

W/

If anything...the asians just lost their peaceful servers.
Americans must TRADE !

prism2525

prism2525

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Among dead bodies.

The Republic of Sky Pirates

E/

Americans/Euros: OOOOH look at the asian character names!!

Asians: Oh crap capitalist america has found us! :O

scrinner

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

Personally international is usually full during peak times (That is THEIR peak times.. not american). I would think it is safe to say its the on asian servers.

Rocky Raccoon

Rocky Raccoon

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

Massachusetts, USA

Guardians of the Cosmos

R/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by razuel
How is that racist? It's a fact-- the Asians I played with in Diablo had poor English skills and spammed a lot. I didn't say anything derogatory about their race, I have plenty of Asian friends.

So please, don't try to make something out of nothing.
May I ask how your Chinese, Japanese or Korean language skills are? It may not be racist but it is derogatory.

EDIT: Judging but what I see in chat many English speaking players don't have a grasp of the language.

razuel

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Risky Ranger
May I ask how your Chinese, Japanese or Korean language skills are? It may not be racist but it is derogatory.

EDIT: Judging but what I see in chat many English speaking players don't have a grasp of the language.
It's just as annoying as spending time with an unintelligent English speaking person-- like one who uses slang constantly for example. (I use unintelligent because we speak the same language, not because Asians are unintelligent)

It's still not derogatory, it's a fact. I'm sick of soft people like you who get their feelings hurt with every little comment related to the differences of people. I don't like certain things, but not based off of a person's race. I have every respect for the Asian culture, but I don't enjoy sitting and listening to them speak because of the language difference; not the color of their skin.

Not to mention-- it's more of the spam that I was referring to.

VitisVinifera

VitisVinifera

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

Northern California

HoTR

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by prism2525
Asians: Oh crap capitalist america has found us! :O
anyone else delight in the irony of this statement? Where were all those gold farmer sweatshops located?

Tark Alkerk

Tark Alkerk

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

In a Black Hole

less

E/

I haven't seen a thread so full of racial pigeon-holing and stereotyping since the last time I visited I visited QQ forums.

Wish Swiftdeath

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2007

Mo/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by Risky Ranger
May I ask how your Chinese, Japanese or Korean language skills are? It may not be racist but it is derogatory.

EDIT: Judging but what I see in chat many English speaking players don't have a grasp of the language.
my chinese is better than their english

tbh i dont care, more activity in servers is a good thing

wakefield

wakefield

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2006

They cant be as bad as Germans in Alliance Battles.

bhavv

bhavv

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by razuel
How is that racist? It's a fact-- the Asians I played with in Diablo had poor English skills and spammed a lot. I didn't say anything derogatory about their race, I have plenty of Asian friends.

So please, don't try to make something out of nothing.
Judging anyone based on their race is racist. Not all asians spam, some do. Same with americans and brits. Some asians may find what you said deregrotory

Im asian and I can speak english perfectly lolwut!

razuel

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by bhavv
Judging anyone based on their race is racist. Not all asians spam, some do. Same with americans and brits. Some asians may find what you said deregrotory

Im asian and I can speak english perfectly lolwut!
When did I judge someone based on their race? Maybe my comment should've said SOME Asians and SOME Germans and SOME Americans-- then would it be okay? I'm so annoyed with this type of mindset that everything has to be politically correct. I'm one of the first to speak out against racism, especially since a lot of it comes my way too-- being Italian (real Italian). But making observations about another race is far from racism. Especially in the instance of an online game where it was more of a 'remember when' type statement on D2. It was made famous with this picture,

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/8659/lolhq2.jpg

Obviously not every Asian has poor English and spams a lot, but should I really have to specify that it's not every Asian in existence in order for it to be politically correct?

A great man once said-- harden the eff up.

bhavv

bhavv

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2006

I never took offense, but your just a complete twat.

razuel

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by bhavv
I never took offense, but your just a complete twat.
How so? I'm sure it's not the maturity level or great grammar skills, because clearly you'd be the 'twat' here.

bhavv

bhavv

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by razuel
Have you ever played Diablo II with Asians? It's hell.
...>racist<...

Numa Pompilius

Numa Pompilius

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

At an Insit.. Intis... a house.

Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF]

W/Me

The real problem is how to /report someone named, say, 천상 스팸 메일 .

Jake_Steel

Jake_Steel

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2007

Portland, OR

The Older Gamers (TOG)

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by VitisVinifera
anyone else delight in the irony of this statement? Where were all those gold farmer sweatshops located?
Wyoming. 12...

razuel

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by bhavv
...>racist<...
It's people like you who turn me off to forums. You've got some growing up to do.

Good day to you sir... child.

Jake_Steel

Jake_Steel

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2007

Portland, OR

The Older Gamers (TOG)

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by razuel
It's people like you who turn me off to forums. You've got some growing up to do.

Good day to you sir... child.