tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post2616472692367913989..comments2024-03-18T19:38:53.390-04:00Comments on Parallel Context: And You Thought the Brawlers' Club Was the Seedy Underbelly of MMOsRedbeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post-2265330430053433032013-02-27T06:31:28.216-05:002013-02-27T06:31:28.216-05:00I'm sure that hackers have changed their tunes...I'm sure that hackers have changed their tunes a little bit. When my account got hacked back in Wrath, they were using it for farming mats, but nowadays the pet business is doing better in some ways than the old mining and JC gigs.<br /><br />Just make sure you've got that second method of authentication, Navi. That's critical in this day and age.<br />Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post-25488619025104961972013-02-26T19:10:52.092-05:002013-02-26T19:10:52.092-05:00I havent seen gold spammers in a while but I am pa...I havent seen gold spammers in a while but I am paranoid about hackers because with all those lovely pets that you can cage and sell, my account has become that much more precious to me. It is scary to see your friends accounts being hacked though. And one of a friend who had passed on... Navimiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08504557372435466448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post-87277368689203639662013-02-19T10:42:40.218-05:002013-02-19T10:42:40.218-05:00That's happened to another guildie in the past...That's happened to another guildie in the past year as well, where the person in question was responding to tells, and it quickly became obvious that it wasn't the same person.<br /><br />I'm starting to suspect that some of this is coming from old PCs that have been junked.Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post-90509855271913904702013-02-19T09:32:24.878-05:002013-02-19T09:32:24.878-05:00I figured the current ease of gold-getting nowaday...I figured the current ease of gold-getting nowadays would have stopped or at least reduced the need to buy gold.<br /><br />Last year, the same thing happened to me--a dormant account was reactivated except the guy *was* responding to tells. But I thought it was odd because he didn't seem like himself, and wrote to him (the real account owner) through Facebook. He contacted Blizz right away and it was shut down.Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511825696208377935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post-32464712327231491022013-02-19T09:21:20.646-05:002013-02-19T09:21:20.646-05:00I suspect that there are far more gold farmers out...I suspect that there are far more gold farmers out there than Blizz would care to admit. As long as they don't hack accounts and don't make it obvious what they're up to, they're probably tolerated to a certain extent. But once they venture into bot and/or hacking territory, the gloves come off.<br />Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post-79950378199519929642013-02-19T08:59:13.087-05:002013-02-19T08:59:13.087-05:00Makes you wonder, how many of those active WoW acc...Makes you wonder, how many of those active WoW accounts are gold spammers? And how much money does Blizz make off of those gold spammers?Hunaiamnoreply@blogger.com