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Charqus

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

Mo/

04 Apr 2006 at 15:29 - 1

sorry if this has been posted before but i couldnt find it with search..
I was just checking out what ppl were on about with gold on ebay but i saw this:

"Guild wars farming bot and macro guide"
when searching for guildwars

So i figured this is where they get em from... Is there anyway guildwars can stop ebays clients fro mselling this sorta thing?

if u wanna see check this:
******** No Links Please -Swampgirl
lol it might be too long to post and they might not be selling any more but in my eyes this is baaaad

XvArchonvX

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

R/

04 Apr 2006 at 15:34 - 2

I don't think they can stop them from selling it, but they cal nullify it's usefulness with updates and ban those who use it.

noice1

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

IL

[ARIN]

R/

04 Apr 2006 at 15:40 - 3

I don't blame players for buying gold on e-bay. It's terribly easy and all you need is some extra (real) cash, and you skate ahead of most people in the game. I believe it's borderline cheating, yes, but commercial businesses are allowed to continue it and that is what needs to be stopped. I thought this was resolved after Everquest/Diablo 2 and you couldn't sell items/gold for profit or something. In my opinion no commercial site should allow any sales of virtual items in games, period. This is just sad.

Str0b0

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

North Carolina

N/Me

04 Apr 2006 at 15:49 - 4

Honestly most of the guild wars "farming bots" and macro guides sold on E Bay are just programs downloaded from other sites and some stuff copy and pasted from forums. More often than not it's infested with trojans or key loggers.

mrbb

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2006

Mo/

04 Apr 2006 at 15:51 - 5

Be careful about those programs, like GW warned...they might contain keyloggers that steal your password. Whether that is true or not I do not know, but very possible.

Sekkira

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2005

Canberra, AU

04 Apr 2006 at 15:55 - 6

Nah I use bots all the time, they're completely sa~OH MY GOD SOMEONE HACKED MY ACCOUNT HOW DID THIS HAPPEN????????

fiery

Banned

Join Date: Oct 2005

maryland

InYurFace Gaming [IYF]

R/

04 Apr 2006 at 15:57 - 7

Mainly people who ebay wanna experince the game without having to go through the whole storyline. Being able to buy max weapons, to buy every expensive item out there. There only reason for doing so is not being able to play the game long enough to enjoy it, than just getting the good stuff and playing the game.

Charqus

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

Mo/

04 Apr 2006 at 16:01 - 8

i aint really bothered about em selling gold its the bots that im worry me there for the "new" ebay threat

Lalita

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

The Mountains

[LaZy]

04 Apr 2006 at 17:16 - 9

I know two people that lost their accounts to trojans and keyloggers that they downloaded. One downloaded it in a program that was supposed to help them with a PvP build, the other downloaded it from a program that was supposed to help with farming. One bought it off of ebay, the other downloaded it for 'free'.

They contacted GW about it and were told 'well its not our fault you downloaded programs that allowed you to get hacked'.

I'm with GW on this, if you download stuff that you know helps you to 'bend' the game and rules a bit to make it easier, don't be suprised if those people running/selling the stuff arn't -gasp- honest! Gosh I'm so suprised a cheater would try to cheat me.

SirShadowrunner

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

at the beach

Gamerzunlimited (GU)

R/

04 Apr 2006 at 17:26 - 10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lalita

I know two people that lost their accounts to trojans and keyloggers that they downloaded. One downloaded it in a program that was supposed to help them with a PvP build,

Like the GWfeaks program under the downloads section on this site??????

=HT=Ingram

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2005

Anchorage Alaska

Haz Team [HT]

R/W

04 Apr 2006 at 18:18 - 11

you know. looking at the feed back information on all those instant buyers I am wondering why Anet is not using those e-mail addresses as reference for perminate bans??? Especially those sellers with well over 1000 coments... I mean their e-mail is right there...Now admitidtly they may not use that on their account name or anyhing, but it may be worth it to entrap a few 100 of these little piss ants just to get their accounts banned out of the system.

And the gwfreaks program is not a program that runs with GW its a stand alone program that is used to test builds and make party builds for posting to forums. If the one on GWGuru is corupted with a virus we need to get that changed asap. or download it directly from a good source namely http://www.gwfreaks.com/

Evilsod

Banned

Join Date: Mar 2006

England

Lievs Death Squad [LDS]

04 Apr 2006 at 18:26 - 12

Theres just 1 slight problem. If as you say theres people there with well over 1000 comments. If we're talking about selling 300k, i think that was 10quid/dollars whatever. They probably keep the gold on a different account and transfer it over when they need to.

Banning that account is gonna do what? Make them spend a little bit more on a new copy and carry on as as if nowt happened?

Of course it could stop people, but theres always a chance it'll get the wrong person.

TheMosesPHD

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Oregon

Mo Mo Patty Blinks [MoMo]

R/

04 Apr 2006 at 19:15 - 13

Quote:

Originally Posted by SirShadowrunner

Like the GWfeaks program under the downloads section on this site??????

Ya seriously. I'd like to know as well. I've heard plenty about a GWFreaks teambuilder that contained keyloggers. And there is a download to one right on this site. So what's the deal? Is this site distributing a keylogger?

Numa Pompilius

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

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

Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF]

W/Me

04 Apr 2006 at 19:15 - 14

Crap like this really pisses me off. Bots can totally destroy a game. ANet, ffs, check if this is legit or a scam, and either way: take action.

TheMosesPHD

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Oregon

Mo Mo Patty Blinks [MoMo]

R/

04 Apr 2006 at 19:16 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Numa Pompilius

Crap like this really pisses me off. Bots can totally destroy a game. ANet, ffs, check if this is legit or a scam, and either way: take action.

How're they gonna do that? They'd have to buy it, which they're not gonna do.

Numa Pompilius

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

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

Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF]

W/Me

04 Apr 2006 at 19:18 - 16

Of course they'll buy one copy. Why wouldn't they?

Lord Iowerth

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

Atlanta, GA (#guildwarsguru FTW!)

Biscuit Of Dewm [MEEP]

R/Mo

04 Apr 2006 at 20:02 - 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMosesPHD

Ya seriously. I'd like to know as well. I've heard plenty about a GWFreaks teambuilder that contained keyloggers. And there is a download to one right on this site. So what's the deal? Is this site distributing a keylogger?

GWFreaks is clean, but I would be sure you download it from their official site, and not any third-party sites (I believe the link on GURU points directly to their official site). I know plenty of people who use it, including quite a few people on this site.

It is, AFAIK, the only commonly "approved" clean GW tool available. Anything else is subject to concern.

Phaern Majes

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2005

Anywhere but up

The Panserbjorne [ROAR]

R/Mo

04 Apr 2006 at 20:28 - 18

Bots and Hackers : 134123348071834719327132947097230891234712
Decent Players: 0

Can we give it a rest yet? The score isn't going to improve much by starting 50+ threads on it. And search may not work but a simple scrolling through the first 2 pages should yield plenty of places to post.

Lambentviper

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

Noobs Just Took Halls [WTF]

Mo/E

04 Apr 2006 at 20:37 - 19

My friend sold a single unique axe on eBay for $200. Not to mention his Neopets account for another $120. and Neopets is easily botted with autobuyers/resellers. 3,000,00 nps in 2 days, sell your neopets cash for about $200 on eBay, and your makeing money!

Phaern Majes

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2005

Anywhere but up

The Panserbjorne [ROAR]

R/Mo

04 Apr 2006 at 22:15 - 20

Bah I'd be hard pressed to pay $200 for a real war axe let alone a virtual one.

Mister Overhill

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Tampa, Florida

Sticks and Stones

R/Rt

04 Apr 2006 at 22:23 - 21

Where's the fun and challenge in cheating the game? Might as well be able to play in "god mode".

Lord Iowerth

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

Atlanta, GA (#guildwarsguru FTW!)

Biscuit Of Dewm [MEEP]

R/Mo

04 Apr 2006 at 22:27 - 22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mister Overhill

Where's the fun and challenge in cheating the game? Might as well be able to play in "god mode".

I would like to point out that all the platinum in the world cannot buy you playing skill ... and thus, makes you no "better" at the game than the guy in drok's armor with collector's weapons.

The people who buy gold want to walk around in the bling, lobbing insults at the less wealthy. Let them be stupid if they want, and just mosey on by

Lampshade

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

USA

Xen of Onslaught

04 Apr 2006 at 22:48 - 23

GWFreaks isn't connected to Guild Wars in any way. (meaning the two programs dont interact) the only thing it does is turn your builds into text that you can post into forums.

Thallandor

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Singapore

Seers of Serpents [SoS]

R/

05 Apr 2006 at 03:05 - 24

Buying ebay gold is the same as promoting botting/sweatshop farmers in the game while buying/downloading a macro program is asking your account to be hacked via keyloggers if you are lucky, credit card/online banking scams if you aren't.

Sax Dakota

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

Leviathan's Wake

W/Me

10 Apr 2006 at 23:19 - 25

I would like to say, I'm not sure who told you that GWFreaks has a keylogger in it. If someone got a keylogger, its not from Gw Freaks

Tainek

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

[Rage]

11 Apr 2006 at 01:30 - 26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Numa Pompilius

Crap like this really pisses me off. Bots can totally destroy a game. ANet, ffs, check if this is legit or a scam, and either way: take action.

For anet to do this, they have to dedicate time, money, and resources to catching and banning the accounts, to even make a scratch in the side would cost hundreds of pounds and man hours, its just not viable, or worth it

theyre doing fine now (aka, griffon farming nerfed)