Gold Sellers upping their Game

ArchMikem · November 2017

(Censored in concordance with naming and shaming rules)

Their advertising attempts have moved up from annoying to mildly amusing.

[Edited to remove naming and shaming]

Banana · November 2017

But how was there pricing

SisterGoat · November 2017

They also steal account info professionally.

LordGavus · November 2017

I 'B' wish 'A' they 'N' would 'T' just 'H' bugger 'E' off 'M'. So 'A' damn 'L' annoying 'L'.

Erraln · November 2017

You should switch to an image version which censors the letters of their address, unless you'd like to be punished for advertising their site for them.

Jim_Pipp · November 2017

Lol. I'm bored so I just went to their website, they don't even spell eider scrulls onlin correctly.

Do you like getting scammed? because that's how you get scammed.

ArchMikem · November 2017

Erraln wrote: »

You should switch to an image version which censors the letters of their address, unless you'd like to be punished for advertising their site for them.

At best I'm bringing this to the attention of the Devs, so maybe they could do some kind of legal action against the Website.

FloppyTouch · November 2017

They also been running up to me in game then asking for a trade. When the trade window opens they put a bunch of scraps in. So I put 1g in, they exit the trade and ask/put a price in. I’ll say okay they open the trade window and I put 1g in again. The most I been able to do this to one gold seller was 5 times before they run off to the next player.

altemriel · November 2017

ArchMikem wrote: »

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Their advertising attempts have moved up from annoying to mildly amusing.

/report !!

[Edited to remove image]

The_Smilemeister · November 2017

I'm more interested in his name. On PS4 we get bots with names that look like the guy behind them had a stroke of sorts (hhhhhgffgf). On PC, by the looks of it, unless that guy is just trolling then I have to take off my hat for trying to at least make the profile look legit.

Minyassa · November 2017

The_Smilemeister wrote: »

I'm more interested in his name. On PS4 we get bots with names that look like the guy behind them had a stroke of sorts (hhhhhgffgf). On PC, by the looks of it, unless that guy is just trolling then I have to take off my hat for trying to at least make the profile look legit.

It might be easier to steal accounts on the PC servers, or this one just got lucky. Pretty sure a gold seller is not taking the time to do anything thoughtfully.

Erraln · November 2017

The_Smilemeister wrote: »

I'm more interested in his name. On PS4 we get bots with names that look like the guy behind them had a stroke of sorts (hhhhhgffgf). On PC, by the looks of it, unless that guy is just trolling then I have to take off my hat for trying to at least make the profile look legit.

[Random_Dictionary_Word][Random_Dictionary_Word][Numbers] is an easy format to automate.

Beardimus · November 2017

Seen the same chats on Xbox eu, some with real GT's others with HHHhhfffg etc

Annoying you can't report from chat, writing a name down, going off to log a ticket makes it an effort.

Problem is enough people use their services to make it worth while for them.

CiliPadi · November 2017

Reporting them does not do a thing. I have seen them spam in zone chat for weeks now.

method__01 · November 2017

these ppl running around for 1-2 months now,spamming chat,blocking them has no effect
cause they come up with another name while block list has only 100 entries and then starts resetting

IwakuraLain42 · November 2017

Minyassa wrote: »

The_Smilemeister wrote: »

I'm more interested in his name. On PS4 we get bots with names that look like the guy behind them had a stroke of sorts (hhhhhgffgf). On PC, by the looks of it, unless that guy is just trolling then I have to take off my hat for trying to at least make the profile look legit.

It might be easier to steal accounts on the PC servers, or this one just got lucky. Pretty sure a gold seller is not taking the time to do anything thoughtfully.

No need to steal accounts on a PS4, you can easily create as many accounts you like for free and login into TESO.

Bryong9ub17_ESO · November 2017

Isn't this name shaming?

How do we know this was a bot and not someone playing around?

Alchemical · November 2017

They sure aren't getting any dyslexic customers that way.

Turelus · November 2017

CiliPadi wrote: »

Reporting them does not do a thing. I have seen them spam in zone chat for weeks now.

The exact same names, or new accounts?

Bryong9ub17_ESO wrote: »

Isn't this name shaming?

How do we know this was a bot and not someone playing around?

If it is someone messing about they chose something stupid to do it with. However yes, it's normally safer to censor any names in public images and send ZOS uncensored versions.

Chilly-McFreeze · November 2017

Bryong9ub17_ESO wrote: »

Isn't this name shaming?

How do we know this was a bot and not someone playing around?

Hmm... if you don't want to be punished for certain behaviours, then don't "act" like it?

If you're at a bot flooded dolmen and do that whole "rapid fire heavy attacks" thing on your own, you shouldn't be surprised if you get under the wheels (being reported) too.

On the other hand I understand that some people might want to defend this kind of behaviour, especially if they profit from it.

TheNuminous1 · November 2017

method__01 wrote: »

these ppl running around for 1-2 months now,spamming chat,blocking them has no effect
cause they come up with another name while block list has only 100 entries and then starts resetting

1-2 months.? im on xbox na and ive been seeing this kinda thing for like years now. gold sellers bots all of it. we used to compete with who could buy ingame mats en mass first in the morning while they were really abundant in craglorn. they sold them housing mats dirt cheap when it first dropped xD

TequilaFire · November 2017

I reported a seller using this same site on PS4 he had a number at the end of his tag.
I got a nice response from ZOS and they must of done something because I begin seeing him again with another number at the end of his tag. So one gets banned they just create new account and are back at it daily in almost every zone.

Turelus · November 2017

TequilaFire wrote: »

I reported a seller using this same site on PS4 he had a number at the end of his tag.
I got a nice response from ZOS and they must of done something because I begin seeing him again with another number at the end of his tag. So one gets banned they just create new account and are back at it daily in almost every zone.

At least you're making their job harder and it shows ZOS are active in making bans.

We'll never entirely stop spam like this but the more of us who fight it and promote why buying gold is bad the less money they make and less viable this game is for them.

starkerealm · November 2017

Erraln wrote: »

The_Smilemeister wrote: »

I'm more interested in his name. On PS4 we get bots with names that look like the guy behind them had a stroke of sorts (hhhhhgffgf). On PC, by the looks of it, unless that guy is just trolling then I have to take off my hat for trying to at least make the profile look legit.

[Random_Dictionary_Word][Random_Dictionary_Word][Numbers] is an easy format to automate.

"IntestinesHopscotch69 has invited you to be their friend."

Though, I mean, it's not like you're wrong.

Tandor · November 2017

There are many reasons for disabling zone chat, of which this is the main one!

Stopnaggin · November 2017

CiliPadi wrote: »

Reporting them does not do a thing. I have seen them spam in zone chat for weeks now.

This so much, same post all over Xbox NA.

Tandor · November 2017

CiliPadi wrote: »

Reporting them does not do a thing. I have seen them spam in zone chat for weeks now.

It's highly likely (and recently confirmed as such by ZOS) that accounts are closed down and then new accounts used to run bots in the same locations and probably with the same or very similar character names. A developer can only put obstacles in the path of gold sellers etc, but the only way of moving them on permanently is for the demand to end, and that means players not buying gold.

Bryong9ub17_ESO · November 2017

Chilly-McFreeze wrote: »

Bryong9ub17_ESO wrote: »

Isn't this name shaming?

How do we know this was a bot and not someone playing around?

Hmm... if you don't want to be punished for certain behaviours, then don't "act" like it?

If you're at a bot flooded dolmen and do that whole "rapid fire heavy attacks" thing on your own, you shouldn't be surprised if you get under the wheels (being reported) too.

On the other hand I understand that some people might want to defend this kind of behaviour, especially if they profit from it.

I don't know what you're trying to say with your pointless rambling. I was talking about the Forum rules not some bots...

I simply said name shaming is against the Forum rules, you cannot argue that.

I understand it was probably a bot, but who is able to determine that? If you break the rules for some then what's the point of having the rules at all?

I am in no way supporting Bots at all. My comment is simply referring to the Forum rules. That is all.

Tan9oSuccka · November 2017

Turelus wrote: »

TequilaFire wrote: »

I reported a seller using this same site on PS4 he had a number at the end of his tag.
I got a nice response from ZOS and they must of done something because I begin seeing him again with another number at the end of his tag. So one gets banned they just create new account and are back at it daily in almost every zone.

At least you're making their job harder and it shows ZOS are active in making bans.

We'll never entirely stop spam like this but the more of us who fight it and promote why buying gold is bad the less money they make and less viable this game is for them.

Speaking of which. You can do things to interfere and annoy the botters. A well placed interactable momento will cause the runner to interact with it rather than picking up loot.

I was offered a payout in gold to leave them alone.

No thanks, scum bag. Report, momento, report.

Slick_007 · November 2017

in australia those websites can now be banned as their primary purpose is to violate the terms of a product and steal peoples personal information. Easy to get an isp ban via a court. and when they change their domain name, its even easier to get the ban to follow it.

BlazingDynamo · November 2017

Judging from all the stories across every platform Zos really needs to asign some in game mods to specifically deal with these issues. Too many and too much going on for them to address it themselves.