The Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning developers hate gold farmers. I mean, they really hate them to the point that they're busting out the ban hammer like none other.
EA Mythic's general manager, Mark Jacobs, really doesn't hold anything back when talking about gold farmers and spammers in his latest blog entry.
He continues on by explaining his zero-tolerance policy and the beauty of public ban notices.
He closes with a fair warning to those who think they can bribe him:
Be sure and read the full blog entry at Online Games are a Niche Market.
EA Mythic's general manager, Mark Jacobs, really doesn't hold anything back when talking about gold farmers and spammers in his latest blog entry.
I hate gold sellers/spammers. No, that’s not strong enough, let me try again. I HATE GOLD SELLERS WITH EVERY FIBER OF MY BEING. Ah, that’s better. Now, why do I hate them you may ask? I hate them for a number of reasons, most of which have been detailed in various interviews I’ve done over the years. And now that they have taken their obnoxiousness to new levels with gold service spamming, I HATE GOLD SPAMMERS EVEN MORE NOW THAN EVER BEFORE. For years, lowlifes like IGE have told us, in defense of their behavior, that they a) are just providing a service; b) don’t interfere with players enjoyment of the game. Well, I can’t argue with (a), they are providing a service, just like maggots I suppose but I’ve always argued that (b) is totally and complete BS.
He continues on by explaining his zero-tolerance policy and the beauty of public ban notices.
Since WAR launched we have been banning these jerks like crazy. As of Saturday Night, we had banned about 400 of them. My CSRs have a zero tolerance policy. We don’t wait and let them stay in the game and ban them en-masse, my guys ban their useless, time-consuming butts right away. We have a strike team whose sole job it is to get these guys off our servers as quickly as possible. This weekend, we unveiled a new wrinkle in the fight against them, the public ban message. Players on our Phoenix Throne server have been treated to special messages when a gold seller/spammer is banned.
He closes with a fair warning to those who think they can bribe him:
BTW, for those who might be tempted to think that we are doing this so we could offer our own service or because we do make money off their boxes (traditionally, gold sellers will quickly shift to buddy disks and free trials though to lower their costs) let me tell you this. I’ve been offered “a piece of the action” both personally and corporately in the past if I will either turn a blind eye or help them in their actions. This would have netted me and/or Mythic a very, very tidy sum, far more than we would see from box sales. My answer was and always will remain the same:
Go to hell.
Beautiful.Go to hell.
Be sure and read the full blog entry at Online Games are a Niche Market.
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