I did not know your thread existed and I was trying to help some new players but if you never would have posted on mine this would never have happend so please stop this argument thank you
I did not know your thread existed and I was trying to help some new players but if you never would have posted on mine this would never have happend so please stop this argument thank you
+1 above post. Respect for the TS
AL-Dwinsible lv.21 WARRIOR
Thank you Zaonabiuibil (what a mouthful haha)! I was scammed once but only for 10k (a scam is a scam though) I am much more aware now and can keep my money where it belongs (on my account) Thanks again!
Zao! This thread made me avoid 254 scams! I FEEL SO PRO THANKS TO YOU.
Cool guide ,keep it up zao
hmmmOriginally Posted by Zaonabiuibil:878807
Scamming.
It is one of, if not the biggest negative of the STS games. In this guide, I will teach you what a scam is, and how you can avoid it.
Scam:
A spurious attempt at a fair deal. A fraudulent way to make quick money with tricks and lies.
Common Types of Scams:
1) The worst type, in my opinion. The account snatch. The account snatch is the sadly quite common "I'll buy you platinum for credits!" NEVER DO IT. NEVER give out your account information. It even says so on the welcome screen when you join anywhere in the game. IT'S THAT IMPORTANT. If someone offers to buy you platinum, they just want access to your account. It sounds highly insane, right? But, in reality, happens a lot more often than you'd think.
2) Doubling money. This is when someone says "I'll double your money! Give me 100k and I can give you 200k!" Really? Why would ANYONE do that? That one is hopefully obvious.
3) The snatch-up. In trade, the person removes their items right as you're about to hit the check. Then you confirm without looking over, you have nothing and they have your items/gold. ALWAYS check the confirmation window!
4) Merchant one, scammer two. This is where someone says "Buying (item X) 1m!" Now item X is way overpriced, but you don't know that. You look in auction and see it's in auction for 500k. You buy, thinking you can make a quick 500k, but the person leaves when you buy the item. He was selling the item for way more than the real value on an alt of his. Watch out, this is starting to become quite popular now.
5) The accomplice. Someone forces you to give them items or gold or they'll hack you. REMEMBER, if you don't give out your account information, they can't hack you.
6) The early farmer. You're out farming a new map for items, when, what luck! You get a new legendary! You try and sell it for 200k in town. Now a well-known pro and community member says "man, I would buy, but I don't have enough. Could I pay you 100k now and 100k later?" Knowing he is a well-known person, you say what the heck, ok, and go for it. You never see the other 100k. When confronting said person he says "dude, it's 15k in auction now. Be lucky you got 100k." You made the deal, you can't do anything.
7) The item lend. There is a reason it's called GIVE. Don't expect to get the gift back. There is little STS can do for this. You gave them the item, you knew what you were doing. Even if you're best friends. Don't expect "gifts" back. Here is a quote.
And the thread: http://www.spacetimestudios.com/show...r+support+team
8) The stasher. If someone offers to move your items from character to character, why? You have a stash for a reason. Don't fall victim to this. Please.
9) The Midas Touch. Based off King Midas, everything touched turns to gold. A little joke I thought of for this scam. The person offers to show you a "hack" for unlimited gold, if you give them money. If they have unlimited money, why would they need to get gold from you?
10) The impersonator. Say your name is Joebob. You're a super popular person, and you have many close friends. Someone, seeing this, goes around impersonating as you, let's say they made the alt Xjoebobx. They could scam items from your friends if they lend to said scammer (Please also refer to 7) and boom. Gone goes their items.
11) The Cross-Gamer. This is simply trading between games. IT'S NOT ALLOWED. Samhayne once said "If it doesn't fit in the trade box, it's not allowed."
http://www.spacetimestudios.com/show...s-game-trades!
*Scams added by players:
I've met a scammer with "method" :
Congratulation! You've been chosen to Test New Items in Pocket Legend! You THE one StS chose! Give your account infos, we'll be giving you the item!"
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A VERY DANGEROUS SCAM ALSO !
During event period, some players with sounding-like official names come and say :
"Free plats given by StS at "url of a website"! Enter your infos, and devs will give u platinum!"
careful, this is a scam which automatically change your account infos once they are entered
Cya
Remember!!!!!!
*Always check the CS, it's not always right, but it can help you get a feel if the price is right or not!
*Make sure you can't get those items on a quest, or somewhere else for a cheaper price!
*Make sure you hit the check in the trade when you are 120% sure everything is there!
*Will be edited with suggestions from people!
Stay sharp, and don't fall for tricks,
-Zaonabiuibil
What's your point?
Very informative guide indeed, useful for both beginner and seasoned players. Be cautious guys.
lol zao good guide bt....
that 4th point is NOT a scam :-)
One of my friends just got scammed. Lol. :/
Scams: What they are, and how to avoid them.
Lol
It's not funny. He got scammed, and now he left the game forever. He got scammed 1337 gold, and even a dagger. /sarcasm
The most common scam was not advertised here it seems. I'm very much in support of public notices like this. It's people like us who have to ensure that those young and unknowing and even those experienced and over confident don't get caught out.
This is what I would call the "It's way less in cs" scam.
Our main problem here is some people might not be checking the CS as regularly as some of us to know the general price range of some items. This allows an innocent person who has got all excited about their newly dropped Loki or Kettle eggs to get influenced and scammed.
Example
Scammer 1 - Paul
Scammer 2 - James
Scammer 3 - Tom (The Egg Carrier)
Innocent Seller - Harry (The Mark)
Harry: "OMFG KETTLE?!? YEEEESSSSSSS"
Excited Harry rushes to Kraag to sell his very rare pet for a small fortune and get the weapon he has always wanted.
Harry: "I have a very rare Kettle Egg for sale! 600k!"
Paul: "O.o it's 400k in cs"
James PM's Harry
James: "Hey I will give you 300k for a sale now"
Harry PM's James
Harry: "Ah man I was hoping for a lot more... 550k and it's yours!"
James PM's Harry
James: "Ah np I''ll leave it thx"
- Now at this stage Harry is deflated and decides that he wants to cash in before something else goes wrong. Conveniently James is still lingering around Harry.
Harry PM's James: "Okay I don't want to lose too much on this, if you will meet me roughly half way I will sell it now"
- Eventually James manages to talk Harry around and gets the egg for 375k
- In short the "Mark" was spotted advertising Kettle. Knowing that not everyone has the cash to jump in, Paul and James get ready to make their move. First Tom puts Kettle in the CS for 400k. Then moves in to position and gives Paul the message that he has planted the egg. Then Paul waits for another advert from the "Mark". When Harry advertises the Kettle Egg, Paul then makes him look stupid in public by announcing his price is way too high and that someone else has it advertised way cheaper.
At this point Harry's Egg loses value and almost becomes a sore subject for him. Emotionally, Harry is now deflated and all he needs is a little tap on the shoulder and a decent price to keep him sweet.
This is a very well planned scam and is common it seems. I find it interesting then that sometimes the once advertised 400k egg is gone shortly after the sale of the egg to James from Harry.
Tip - Don't always settle for sales outside of the CS if you're unhappy with the price. Hold on to it and put it in CS when you can afford to lose 30-40k. Prices go up and down all the time and you do have time on your side.
Coming from you. LOL
Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes; after that, who cares?! He's a mile away and you've got his shoes! -Billy Connolly
Something has just been revealed!
Proof the website scam exists,
nice guide zao. too bad my nova got scammed :/ at least the player that scammed me doesnt play anymore. i confronted him on all of my 13 alts and he tried making more characters but i found out. lol
Scammed ingame by Draoag, nvm.
Gratz!Scammed ingame by Draoag, nvm.
Great guide bruv!
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