Yeah if Broadsword had enough sense to sell the stuff lol.a lot of real money is use on these sites. much of it would of gone to EA/Broadsword.
Yeah if Broadsword had enough sense to sell the stuff lol.a lot of real money is use on these sites. much of it would of gone to EA/Broadsword.
I'll get flamed for this but I've said it in the past anyway.Personally, I wish the script miners would get back to work, I need ingot prices to drop a bit before I have to buy again LOL.
I distinctly remember hearing about a huge sale of an account(s) and it's contents going for near $20k.With certainty I know 1 big Rares sale that was all UO items for $18000.
Ya that's insane!I distinctly remember hearing about a huge sale of an account(s) and it's contents going for near $20k.
I never knew any specific details but I remember at the time thinking how unfreaking believable it was how much $us cash people would/could pay for virtual items.
What is wrong with supporting RMT ?IMHO the people that scream the loudest about shard shields are RMT supporters and we are hurting their bottom line by doing runs for free. Those sites have hurt UO more then Shard Shields but we don't hear the whiners crying about them, PRICELESS.
that guy actually logs off immediately after the message is sent, and rotates through all the shards. The characters are usually standing in the spawn location in new haven. saw them once and started looking at different shards.RMT is fine as it is leave it alone
It keeps the shard populated, atleast there is 1 guy online, the avatar guy we all know so well for hes spamming every 5th min.
I was talking about the 3rd party RMT sites not EA/BS/UO. I am totally fine with EA/BS/UO selling anything and everything because it goes into EAs pocket and keeps UO alive.What is wrong with supporting RMT ?
You yourself support it.
Let me refresh youre memory...you have earliere states (in another thread) if people dont have shard shields they can just buy xfer tokens.. So clearly you support it
I support RMT, i think its fine that EA makes a penny selling stuff in their ingame shop, however i would like to see more usefull stuff in the in game shop, but thats just me.
The concerns with RMT do not pertain to UO store..What is wrong with supporting RMT ?
You yourself support it.
Let me refresh youre memory...you have earliere states (in another thread) if people dont have shard shields they can just buy xfer tokens.. So clearly you support it
I support RMT, i think its fine that EA makes a penny selling stuff in their ingame shop, however i would like to see more usefull stuff in the in game shop, but thats just me.
For the consumers point of view there is no difference wether they buy xfer tokens or other stuff from you, or EAs side.I was talking about the 3rd party RMT sites not EA/BS/UO. I am totally fine with EA/BS/UO selling anything and everything because it goes into EAs pocket and keeps UO alive.
There is one LARGE difference. One is against the rules, you are buying merchandise that has a very good chance of being duped, and IS a bannable offense. The the other is buying from EA/BS. So, actually, YOUR statement is kinda invalid, and untrue. Just sayin'.For the consumers point of view there is no difference wether they buy xfer tokens or other stuff from you, or EAs side.
EA did make money when they sold the token in the first place, so you're statement is kinda invalid, and untrue.
EA also made money from subscription if they were to buy say gold from you.
Which is also rmt...To be fair, only one of my account have shard shields.
Chars of my second account have been transferred from Europa to Atlantic buying tokens on UOstore.
Stop whining please, invest some cash and support the game
So?Which is also rmt...
My statement is valid, RMT is RMT no matter where it comes from.There is one LARGE difference. One is against the rules, you are buying merchandise that has a very good chance of being duped, and IS a bannable offense. The the other is buying from EA/BS. So, actually, YOUR statement is kinda invalid, and untrue. Just sayin'.
What I am saying is, if you buy from an "unofficial" 3rd party site, which is against the rules, you should be banned. Items bought from the "official" site bring $$$ BACK to the game, in some form or fashion, and is allowed, and encouraged.My statement is valid, RMT is RMT no matter where it comes from.
So what you're basically is saying is that if a person bough stuff from a 3rd party site, it would be all right, just as long as it aien't duped ?
InterestingWhat I am saying is, if you buy from an "unofficial" 3rd party site, which is against the rules, you should be banned. Items bought from the "official" site bring $$$ BACK to the game, in some form or fashion, and is allowed, and encouraged.
People who follow the rules don't.In reality we all know this aient gonna happend, player X, would buy the item from a 3rd party site
So you are advocating that, in RL, it's OK to not follow rules, because "money talks".Now you can say rules, are rules, true..but in the RL where most of us comes from...Money talks.
I one case it's following the rules, the other, it's breaking them.In both cases its RMT.
That's even worse to me. At least doing it to pay a mortgage could be out of desperation to not lose their house if their real job doesn't pay enough. Saying it's for random extra stuff like dinners and movies just makes it 100% unnecessary and greed driven, even if the greed is for the purpose of giving other people gifts. He could just play UO less and spend time with his family instead of trying to pay them back for how much time he spends in UO.FYI, I actually had one VERY WELL KNOWN UO RMT person try to justify his RMT's by saying "It's not like I am trying to pay my mortgage with the $$$ I make like some of the others. I use it to buy my wife and kids nice dinners and movies, which makes up for all the time I spend in UO" (paraphrasing) Who THEN started "quoting religion".
Exactly!That's even worse to me. At least doing it to pay a mortgage could be out of desperation to not lose their house if their real job doesn't pay enough. Saying it's for random extra stuff like dinners and movies just makes it 100% unnecessary and greed driven, even if the greed is for the purpose of giving other people gifts. He could just play UO less and spend time with his family instead of trying to pay them back for how much time he spends in UO.
Which IMO is all this game has become anymore... all about Greed... Less about fun or community... You need to make it a fulltime job in order to actually get anything in the game anymore... and to me that just isn't fun.That's even worse to me. At least doing it to pay a mortgage could be out of desperation to not lose their house if their real job doesn't pay enough. Saying it's for random extra stuff like dinners and movies just makes it 100% unnecessary and greed driven, even if the greed is for the purpose of giving other people gifts. He could just play UO less and spend time with his family instead of trying to pay them back for how much time he spends in UO.
Did you just complain about greed and then complain about how not getting stuff is not fun in the same breath? Seems like you might be part of the problem.Which IMO is all this game has become anymore... all about Greed... Less about fun or community... You need to make it a fulltime job in order to actually get anything in the game anymore... and to me that just isn't fun.
Yes But in those games you are buying from the people that make the game and that money goes back into the game. But in UOs case while EA and UO do do some RMT it is no where near the level that the 3rd party RMT sites do. You can have both RMT and Subs in a game as long as the people that own the game are the ones getting all the green.In free-to-play games RMT is a necessary evil, in subscription games it's not..
... this for sure. I've done it., Amazing how much storage space I have, how easy it is to find things, etc.... <snip> ...but I implore you to destroy or sell everything that you own that you can live without and stop attempting to acquire more junk. Only then will you truly be free to have fun. The greed corrupts you, you may not notice, but it does.
Yes that's what I'm saying hehe but the poll says 'UO or MMORPG's in general', comparing RMT in RIFT or EQ2 which are run by the game company itself, to the third-party sites that UO scripters/dupers use is a bit like comparing apples and oranges. Free games have cash shops to reduce grind, it's a trade-off.Yes But in those games you are buying from the people that make the game and that money goes back into the game. But in UOs case while EA and UO do do some RMT it is no where near the level that the 3rd party RMT sites do. You can have both RMT and Subs in a game as long as the people that own the game are the ones getting all the green.
Back into EA that would mean? Bonnie must have long burned all bridges with EA. What she (or Broadsword) are doing is actually sub-contracting people to avoid EA, like with this shady anonymous UOSwag shop.Not to mention the Devs are missing out on a rather large income stream by not selling some of the same stuff the RMT folks are. That could be a lot of cash pumped back into the game to hire additional folks and improve areas that need it rather badly.
Did you just complain about greed and then complain about how not getting stuff is not fun in the same breath? Seems like you might be part of the problem.
I know that you are already quite involved in the GL community, which is commendable, but I implore you to destroy or sell everything that you own that you can live without and stop attempting to acquire more junk. Only then will you truly be free to have fun. The greed corrupts you, you may not notice, but it does.
I bet you would be alone there. Even if you announce in chat. About 25% of our spawns get announced in chat by someone accidentally usually Rat or Rikky. A single raider shows up about once a month on someone. We hear it in chat.I will create a toon on GL and come help you get some powerscrolls. If the zerg guilds are as rampant on GL as you say, it will be super fun and easy!
Whatever suits you. I can always find the time to rid the world of junk.I'll consider it... Do you happen to play in the middle of the night? That's typically when I'm on.
I hope we won't be alone. I'm kinda freaky like that.I bet you would be alone there. Even if you announce in chat. About 25% of our spawns get announced in chat by someone accidentally usually Rat or Rikky. A single raider shows up about once a month on someone. We hear it in chat.
The problem is not raids, the problem is 110 scrolls and 115 Mystic or something a pet wont eat.
I think using the term "greed" on @MalagAste is a gross exaggeration. She accumulates items she pleases to, houses pets, deco..What she has accumulated over last 20 years is an accomplishment. She is one of the nicest people in this game, always helps people, offers advice and assistance. Also encouraging to shed her goods in order to get rid of the "greed" is not correct imo. Should she delete all her characters from ALL accounts she owns and start new? What a great idea! Or should she give all her stuff to others to get rid of "greed"? Malag, keep your stuff, and be the sweet, kind person you intend to be. This is your playstyle. You are honest, and play an honorable game. That is a playstyle that suits your personality.I'll consider it... Do you happen to play in the middle of the night? That's typically when I'm on.
You're sweet @celticus ... I do enjoy deco... and house design... this is very true. I don't think I could play without being able to help people...I think using the term "greed" on @MalagAste is a gross exaggeration. She accumulates items she pleases to, houses pets, deco..What she has accumulated over last 20 years is an accomplishment. She is one of the nicest people in this game, always helps people, offers advice and assistance. Also encouraging to shed her goods in order to get rid of the "greed" is not correct imo. Should she delete all her characters from ALL accounts she owns and start new? What a great idea! Or should she give all her stuff to others to get rid of "greed"? Malag, keep your stuff, and be the sweet, kind person you intend to be. This is your playstyle. You are honest, and play an honorable game. That is a playstyle that suits your personality.
On the other hand @Stinky Pete, you have a different playstyle. You have admitted in posts here that you are thrilled with stealing, you are a fantastic thief (not for stealable artifacts only either), you stalk your victims stealthing in Luna bank, profile them, listen to their conversations for days, follow them to their hunting areas and house etc, and then you do your extremely high risk thing, something that gives you a thrill, an adrenaline rush, your pleasure in this game. This also is a respected and legal playstyle in this game. It also takes a different mind set and different altruism to do this, to say the least. We still love you Stinky..
I doubt that you can convert @MalagAste to become a thief, PvPer or PKer.
And I surely hope that she does not through all her items and properties to the wind, stuff that has memories for her, and took decades to gather!
I'm not advocating anything bro, im just telling you how the world works.People who follow the rules don't.
So you are advocating that, in RL, it's OK to not follow rules, because "money talks".
I one case it's following the rules, the other, it's breaking them.
I simply think it's important to follow rules. You obviously do not. It's a difference of opinion. Which is OK. My opinion has served me very well, in both UO, AND in RL. I can't speak of yours, of course.
FYI, I actually had one VERY WELL KNOWN UO RMT person try to justify his RMT's by saying "It's not like I am trying to pay my mortgage with the $$$ I make like some of the others. I use it to buy my wife and kids nice dinners and movies, which makes up for all the time I spend in UO" (paraphrasing) Who THEN started "quoting religion".
Keith is the wrong guy to ask that....If you are trying to say the only way to get Plats is from buying. He can explain.Just a last question, how do you think people pay for luna houses on atlantic ? Last i checked a 8x8 costed 60 plat.
We're still on this subject? Seriously some thread de-railers need to work harder. Not that I would ever promote such a thing. *Runs off and hides before Archnight sees this*I'm not advocating anything bro, im just telling you how the world works.
On one hand you wan't to support EA, but you wont give up you're shard shields and support EA with $$$ for you're transfers.
That does actually tell a lot about you as a person, i have, and i don't care about others mentality.
Just a last question, how do you think people pay for luna houses on atlantic ? Last i checked a 8x8 costed 60 plat.
Thank you, Malag for being who you are, and for helping others. Similar school of thought here..and more fun to help others..You're sweet @celticus ... I do enjoy deco... and house design... this is very true. I don't think I could play without being able to help people...
As for becoming a PK and Thief... that would be extremely difficult for me to become that... I just have to much care for others. It would bother me to take that which they spent all their time and energy working on...
I have always lived by the thoughts of "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."... and I prefer to be treated fairly and honestly and with compassion. Though sometimes I say exactly what I feel and speak from my heart which sometimes is quite unfiltered. It's not that I mean to hurt anyone but I express my frustration vocally... in the adage of "Squeaky wheel gets the grease..." I speak often and loudly and sometimes it may seem like I detest someone or some things but more often than not it's just my frustration. I do not have anything against most folk... however I only tolerate so much abuse and then well.... once on my "Do NOT Trust" list it's pretty darn hard to win me back.
Shard shields have not moved all the economy to ATL. Low pop shards have.We're still on this subject? Seriously some thread de-railers need to work harder. Not that I would ever promote such a thing. *Runs off and hides before Archnight sees this*
So we are suppose to give up a GIFT that was given to us by EA for our support to prove to EA that we support EA. Now what is wrong with that logic. Do you really understand what you said.I'm not advocating anything bro, im just telling you how the world works.
On one hand you wan't to support EA, but you wont give up you're shard shields and support EA with $$$ for you're transfers.
That does actually tell a lot about you as a person, i have, and i don't care about others mentality.
Just a last question, how do you think people pay for luna houses on atlantic ? Last i checked a 8x8 costed 60 plat.