EVE Online Banker Scams Over 80 Billion ISK

Aries_Split

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Amazing.

Absolutely amazing.

You have to applaud CCP for making something THIS adaptable.

To quote CaVG, "Any game in which Valentine Operative is a viable occupation is a good game indeed"
 

Blank__

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Neat stuff. I recall reading a lengthy story/narrative about a guy who scams a bunch of investors out of several billion dollars worth of ingame stuff, including blueprints for a Battleship (..? I think it was whatever ship was most expensive back then). The lengths he went to to secure the money was incredible to read about; he even had to run to a local library to receive a call in the porn section from a skeptical, would-be investor! In the end, he couldn't figure out what to do with all the cash/guilt he had accumulated and randomly dumped it all on some n00b. Very well written stuff.
 

Fineldar

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It's cool and all, and fun to do if your actually running a scam, not just withdrawing large sums from the bank vault, but what's the point? What could he possibly use that money for? He's pretty much won the game at this point.

He can't even play, since the entire game is PvP and you lose your shit when you die. Everyone would blow him up if they see him.
 

Robert0288

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not sure where author got that number from but its atleast $4,811 USD, if done the legit way of buying GTCs easily more if he auctioned them, probably more than that if sold them other ways.
 

Samah

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Blank__ said:
Neat stuff. I recall reading a lengthy story/narrative about a guy who scams a bunch of investors out of several billion dollars worth of ingame stuff, including blueprints for a Battleship (..? I think it was whatever ship was most expensive back then). The lengths he went to to secure the money was incredible to read about; he even had to run to a local library to receive a call in the porn section from a skeptical, would-be investor! In the end, he couldn't figure out what to do with all the cash/guilt he had accumulated and randomly dumped it all on some n00b. Very well written stuff.
Ah I remember reading that one too... I must look for it at some stage. Almost as good as the P-P-P-Powerbook [http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/]!
 

PumpItUp

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It's funny but when this happens in real life, it's the most evil, vile thing ever. In a game, he's a virtual Robin Hood-esque character.
I guess when the crimes you commit have real consequences it's not funny anymore.
 

CAPPINJACK

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PumpItUp said:
It's funny but when this happens in real life, it's the most evil, vile thing ever. In a game, he's a virtual Robin Hood-esque character.
I guess when the crimes you commit have real consequences it's not funny anymore.
Just wait until someone commits suicide over this... it's only a matter of time.
 

Lyri

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The_root_of_all_evil said:
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I'm astonished at this. Gold Farmers [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/88832-Gold-Farmers-Need-To-Be-Embraced] are TEH EBIL!, but Gold Hijackers are cool dudes?

So a game that has a robust economy unlike EQ or WOW...Uh?

Can someone explain this dichotomy of thought?
Had a quick think on this, gold farmers are generally taking the piss and selling you their ill gotten gains so they can carry on.
Xabier however is just a rogue with giant brass balls, he obviously saw an opening and took it for all it's worth.
That's somewhat charming in it's own right, if i played EVE and had isk in that bank i wouldn't be mad, i'd be generally impressed.
 

Blind0bserver

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Well, there is one great thing about the universe of EVE in comparison to ours. The heads of Dynasty Banking can put out a bounty/hit on this Xabier and it's perfectly legal for them to do so. If they really wanted to this bank could put out a bounty and probably have half of the freelancers and independent pilots in null space looking for him by tonight, especially is they have enough assets where they can still recover from an 86 million ISK loss.

I really wish I was far along in this game now, just so I could hunt him myself...
 

elmaxx

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A friend of mine that plays this a lot says:

the maxim of this game is: Trust no one.
 

bkd69

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Wizzie said:
The_root_of_all_evil said:
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I'm astonished at this. Gold Farmers [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/88832-Gold-Farmers-Need-To-Be-Embraced] are TEH EBIL!, but Gold Hijackers are cool dudes?

So a game that has a robust economy unlike EQ or WOW...Uh?

Can someone explain this dichotomy of thought?
Had a quick think on this, gold farmers are generally taking the piss and selling you their ill gotten gains so they can carry on.
Xabier however is just a rogue with giant brass balls, he obviously saw an opening and took it for all it's worth.
That's somewhat charming in it's own right, if i played EVE and had isk in that bank i wouldn't be mad, i'd be generally impressed.
The main difference, I think, is that in conventional MMORPGs, the "economy" is little more than a rudimentary market, that's really an addon to the core gameplay, so any economic activity that takes place outside of those basic markets really comes down to metagaming.

In Eve, on the other hand, CCP's non-intervention in the economy has allowed a highly sophisticated financial market to grow that comprises a core gameplay element.
 
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Indigo_Dingo said:
The_root_of_all_evil said:
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I'm astonished at this. Gold Farmers [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/88832-Gold-Farmers-Need-To-Be-Embraced] are TEH EBIL!, but Gold Hijackers are cool dudes?

So a game that has a robust economy unlike EQ or WOW...Uh?

Can someone explain this dichotomy of thought?
Difference between muggers and pirates man. They're still as bad, but he just has far more flair.
Doesn't an economy that can withstand this without having to employ dozens of Farmer-Deleters seem somewhat better though?