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Hackers and goldsellers own this game ?
SpottyGekko
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I have been enjoying AA immensely, but lately the continuous stream of hacking and exploiting reports is getting me down a bit.
Of course, AA is an absolute magnet for cheaters, exploiters and hackers:
- It's a heavily PVP-based game, which automatically means loads of cheating in any way, shape or form
- Non-instanced land ownership with land changing hands for large sums of ingame and/or real cash
- Cash Shop that allows items purchased with real money to be sold ingame for gold
- Game subscription with associated benefits can be paid for with ingame gold
The problem with AA appears to be that it was written to be played primarily by a Korean audience. That means that the majority of players are not playing via their own PC's, but in internet game "cafes" (PC bang). Player accounts are also linked to their social security numbers, so a ban for cheating or violating ToS is a very serious matter, regardless whether the game is F2P or not. Hence the need for security and anti-cheat mechanisms in the game code are greatly reduced.
However, outside of Korea this lack of security and countermeasures means the game is literally going to be torn to pieces between the individual players that want to cheat and the goldselling companies that want to make money from the game.
It is very likely that XLGames won't make a huge effort to solve these security issues unless they have a significant impact on the Korean market, because the additional cost and risk associated with large core changes are simply not worth it.
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Aloha Mr Hand !
I don't think either Hackers or gold sellers are a problem.
The gold sellers are there, but only in the main faction chat. Gold only gets you so far in the game anyway. You still have to get the gear and then fight.
If you're looking for problems then I think you'll find the problems, but if you're not you won't.
Asdar
"Gold only gets you so far in the game anyway"
Quite correct !
All you can do with gold in AA is:
Gold is power in AA.
The goldsellers know it and the players know it. That's why hacking and botting is so rife.
Quite correct !
All you can do with gold in AA is:
Gold is power in AA.
The goldsellers know it and the players know it. That's why hacking and botting is so rife.
...and you can pay for all of that and still lose every 1 vs 1 fight you enter. You can't buy the skill and the gear only means so much. It doesn't ruin the game unless you choose to make excuses for why you're not King.
The gold buying is not in your face, a typical person never sees any of it.
On the server I'm on is one huge guild with 500+ players, they don't have to buy gold to dominate, they can just zerg it. I have a larger problem with zerg than I do with any gold buyers.
If I'd ever seen a hacker then I'd think it could be a problem, but I've never seen one. I'm sure they're out there because they seem to be in every game.
Asdar
The only reason people can buy stuff with in-game gold on the AH is because of fellow players, not bots. You have a bunch of gilda stars and don't need them, you sell them on the AH. You have a bunch of materials but don't need them, you sell them on the AH. You have a bunch of credits but don't need them, you purchase some items from the cash shop then sell them on the AH.
I DON'T SEE ANY ISSUE WITH THIS. IT'S THEIR STUFF, THEY CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT WITH IT!
It's all part of the game.
Don't like it, find another game. No one is holding a gun to your head, other than yourself.
Honestly, the gazillionth thread stating the obvious that has been obvious since it was released in Korea over 2 years ago. The game isn't going to be any different.
In the voice of Gomer Pyle... "Surprise... Surprise!"
That seems a little backwards in a FFA/Full Loot Sandbox game.
I can not remember winning or losing a single debate on the internet.
Archeage isn' full loot.
But yes, gear-based power in an open-world PvP game is a very VERY bad thing, as shown by Archeage in other regions where the gear difference has only grown over time.
Makes me wonder where you go to find all these negative reviews ....I see more negative reviews here at mmorpg by folks that don't even play the game then all the other sites put together .
I can't quite follow this train of thought ....in other posts folks are telling us the grind is to difficult to make anything of value yet here you are saying the gear difference has only grown over time and is a Very bad thing ,, I'm not sure which group thought to follow but it appears the folks that have a bone to pick with AA don't like it because you can't craft best gear in game or because you can craft best gear in game ?
Then do something about the hackers and gold sellers
just checked metacritic and it shows 3.7 not real high
No wonder you are confused when you put into peoples mouth they never said... Your own words make no sense, huh? Not suprising though...
Heh.. so metacritic matters only when AA is in question? otherwise who takes it seriously right?
2 critics reviewed it positive (yes just two) while user reviews scores it at 3.7 which is utterly bad.
I'm sorry I don't have the same agenda as you ..... I find my time too valuable to make multi negative post about any game, particularly on a game I don't play.
And how making multi white knight posts saves your valuable time?
Your rabid defense of the game leads me to believe it owns you. Just sayin. No matter what valid argument anyonemay have, there will soon be an apologist there to try and prove you wrong.
If you add up all the negative responses posted on MMORPG, and then all the positive ones, there will most likely be a HUGE discrepancy that favors the negative.
You arent a Jedi, you cannot force other people to change their opinions with sheer willpower.
It's becoming quite clear that a truly player driven economy in a AAA MMO simply isn't possible these days.
It's also clear (based on other AA posts) that a good portion of the MMO community is not ready for the freedom that a sandbox game offers.
Within a couple of months, people will be begging for restrictive themepark mechanics again.
seems like to me its not about being ready for the freedom of sandboxes. It looks to me like people arent ready for bots, hackers, 3rd party programs to unfairty get land, Trion sanctioned player harassment, unacceptable queue times, computer wrecking issues with the game itself, and elitist attitude from land owners. Id go on, but AA has so many problems to list that I would succumb to carpal tunnel before finishing the list.
In your universe EvE does not exist?
If you stated it isn't possible with a cash shop based game, then I might agree to this. However, I don't think developers have fully explored this payment model yet, but it still stands that they have failed for the last 14 years.
You bet do you? so from one of your earlier posts you bust on someone for saying something negative in future context saying they counldnt possibly know the future. But hey you do? /cough
Not a chance until you plan to make thousands of multiple accounts to vote on metacrtic. But i like how suddenly metacrticis becomes so relevant for 'critics' reviews or otherwise.
Just like your entire post is a PR spin apologist letter. So theres that. Frankly "well every other game"
doesnt fly with me. Its an apologist cop out. Oh well its launch week so queues......they knew exactly how many founders packs sold, you cant tell me they had no idea this was going to happen, another apologist excuse.
You can stick your head in the dirt all you want, do me a favor, go and count every negative article posted on here about AA ,then find every positive, and tell me, really tell me who wins for the most posts.
Same posts/rants every game on these forums. On these boards, the first three months AT LEAST of any new MMO is posts like the OPs. As someone else said, if you're looking for problems you'll find problems.
I'm currently enjoying the game, so I'll see y'all sometime in December.
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