Should I be a scammer?

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vio wrote:

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Saevan wrote:

In the real world they would be considered thieves or con men, and be rightly considered as scum. I see no difference (other than the fact that it's just pixels) to the same behaviour in a game.

sometimes you people frighten me.

this is a game. you wouldn't kill people in real life to get a bonus to your life stats or frenzy charges, do you?

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Saevan wrote:

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vio wrote:

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Saevan wrote:

In the real world they would be considered thieves or con men, and be rightly considered as scum. I see no difference (other than the fact that it's just pixels) to the same behaviour in a game.

sometimes you people frighten me.

this is a game. you wouldn't kill people in real life to get a bonus to your life stats or frenzy charges, do you?

Playing the game requires killing game sprites. It does not require cheating. That is a choice that some people make, and it's a choice that affects other real people, not sprites.

You can try to protect yourself in game, as you can in real life, but blaming the victims is the same either way.

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casval776 wrote:

Completely disconnection consequence from action, or lack thereof, is a dangerous position to play.

Since you seem to be so apt at comparing real life to a game, I'll do the same.
You see, in real life, we have these things called preventative measures. The "victim", as you call it, is responsible for their own well being. This is why you take preventative measures - to greatly reduce, if not nullify, the chance of something bad happening to you.
Just to tear down the SJW bandwagon you're playing at, you don't go walking around a bad part of town in the middle of the night with money hanging out of your pockets and a sign with how much you make per year with a notarized signature on it, then blame "the urban community" for why you got mugged. Victim or not, you are always responsible for what happens to you.

Much the same in PoE, you are 100% resonsible for what happens to you because it doesn't happen without your permission. You're not getting invaded in Dark Souls, you're giving someone permission to do something. Did some guy steal your Perandus? It's your fault for allowing it. Did some guy scam you out of a few Chaos on an Atziri run you bought? It's your fault for allowing it.

The big problem with your ideology is that it throws personal responsibility out the window. Instead of analyzing your own actions, identifying what you did wrong, learning from it, and taking steps to prevent it in the future, you're all too quick to blame someone else instead of taking responsibility for not preventing it and allowing it.
Please, go back to Tumblr. It's apparent that a game that doesn't hold your hand isn't your cup of tea. You need everything done for you and you need in-game assistance to "protect you from the bad people".

Shortly put: Fuck off.

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Saevan wrote:

LOL

You missed my point entirely, but what can I expect from someone like you. I won't assume you are a scammer. Your assumptions about me are wrong on every point by the way.

I did say that you should try to protect yourself, as there are scum in the game as there are in real life. Whether or not you choose to be scum is your responsibility, your choice.

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I_NO wrote:

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Accountlocked wrote:

If you generate enough reports you can be locked out whilst an investigation takes place but from what i can ascertain you wont get banned by just scamming only if your involved in other actual bannable offences - see RMT or account sharing.

Its really easy to not get scammed guys - engage your brain and it wont happen more than once.

Oh I know you aren't getting your account back.

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casval776 wrote:

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Saevan wrote:

LOL

You missed my point entirely, but what can I expect from someone like you. I won't assume you are a scammer. Your assumptions about me are wrong on every point by the way.

I did say that you should try to protect yourself, as there are scum in the game as there are in real life. Whether or not you choose to be scum is your responsibility, your choice.

Ironic how you berate others for being scum when you literally are scum yourself.

You're still missing the point.
How are they scum? Literally everyone does it. Even the government. Let's stop calling it "scamming" and call it what it really is: taking advantage of stupid people. We all do it.
Sometimes it's for entertainment, other times it's for monetary gain. It's pretty universal.

Oh wait, you're probably going to try and assert that you're an altruistic person who does no wrong, right?