Heirlooms being sold for money

[MyBallsYourChin]

This came up during the Troyicide thread and simply can't be ignored, especially when an admin seems to be involved.

http://forum.c-rpg.net/index.php/topic,35525.30.html

The exchange is begun by Goretooth a few pages before and this evidence, which can be seen, was posted on page three.

What the fuck?

[Blackzilla]

Roymorrison doesnt give two shits about Crpg.
Badplayer, is just bad.

[a_bear_irl]

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whoops hotlink thing caught me

[Radament]

one day i sold my Masterwork German Greatsword for a Midget Gangbang Party , dunno if this count.

[MyBallsYourChin]

It continues to baffle me why these forums aren't moderated at all.

[Oberyn]

Some russian warband forum had threads about selling heirlooms as well, none of the people involved have ever had any repercussions beyond "don't do it again" afaik. As long as it is not publically organized I don't think the devs give a shit.
My favorite pet conspiracy is that chadz is getting a cut out of all the trades. Maybe cmp too. Probably getting paid in blow and hookers, their preferred currencies. 

[MyBallsYourChin]

The only difference between this and that, is this directly involves an admin. 

[Ad1no]

who cares? I can't believe you made a thread about this

huge bundle of sticks

[MrShine]

IMO

Selling an account is one thing, because that means someone will pay a player $$ they would have spent buying the game from Taleworlds/Steam.

Selling cRPG items on the other hand... I mean, chadz & Co isn't out money & neither is Taleworlds.


Serious question: who is being hurt by these transactions?

[Christo]

Serious question: who is being hurt by these transactions?

cRPG Economy, The mod's reputation, for an example.

[CrazyCracka420]

Someone sold (what I'm assuming is a +3 heirloom) for 50 or 75 US dollars?  So they spent probably 100+ hours to make 50 bucks.  What a horrible deal.  They must be seriously hurting for money, I say no harm done. 

Also, they are asking to be scammed (or possibly scamming themselves), I'd be sketchy of something like that.

[Miwiw]

Serious question: who is being hurt by these transactions?

Besides what Christo said, it is also not allowed as the devs of mods arent allowed to make money by the game. They don't do it directly of course if players sell items to each other but it still looks reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy bad for everyone. It is something developers shouldn't ever allow.

BAN!

[MrShine]

cRPG Economy, The mod's reputation, for an example.

I think the economy would be more damaged if I simply quit the game and hoarded my gold/heirlooms/heirloom points instead of leaving them in the system as if I was still playing.

Regarding the mod's reputation, can you explain? People have already bought dummy accounts for strat & bought new accounts after being banned on one of them; I hardly see how buying & selling cRPG items for real money is anything new/worse that what we've already had.

Besides what Christo said, it is also not allowed as the devs of mods arent allowed to make money by the game. They don't do it directly of course if players sell items to each other but it still looks reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy bad for everyone. It is something developers shouldn't ever allow.

BAN!

Well the devs aren't (directly) making money off of this mod but I don't see what that has to do with this, since devs allegedly wouldn't be making money off of item transactions either since they are done between buyer & seller.

Also I don't see how the mod looks really bad if this happens either: paying real money for in game advantages has been a gaming business model for a long time now.  I would never pay for such advantages, but I don't see how that could cripple the game.

[Miwiw]

Including real money in a free mod for an already paid game, is simply bad. Not sure why you don't understand it. In any other serious game you cannot buy game accounts neither ingame stuff from other players. That would simply be an idiotic idea.
If the crpg devs allowed that, I'd directly quit the game as I wouldn't want to be in touch with something like that.
Players using real life money to put into a game and gaining advantage over other people, is just a bad idea (it doesn't matter how much the difference is after all).
It is indeed forbidden to gain money with warband, crpg devs wouldnt do it but alone the fact to tolerate it, is a rule violation.

That is also why paying the servers is a donation and nothing else.

And what is wrong about buying new accounts after being banned? If the crpg devs tolerate that, there is nothing wrong about it. At the same time a new warband copy is sold.

[mammoni]

It is indeed forbidden to gain money with warband, crpg devs wouldnt do it but alone the fact to tolerate it, is a rule violation.

Do you have facts to back that statement?