Why you wish to keep the player that did this to you in the dark I don't understand, you warn us but won't tell us who we should be ware of? I always believed that criminals should be punished publically and their vile deeds announced worldwide.. :)
- Avron K'Nighit -
----- Original Message -----
From: "kale eusi" <kaleusi@...>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 1:29 PM
Subject: [EverQuest] Final Verdict
> From: "kale eusi" <kaleusi@...>
>
> For those of you who took the time to read my previous posting in reguards
> to the 7500pp I lost to an exploiter, I would like to take the time to thank
> you all. I recieved numerous suggestions, and more support than I ever
> expected to get about the matter. But after all I have tried to accomplish,
> it has amounted to nothing.
>
> Last night, I once again was in a heated debate with Tinysa (even though I
> had been informed by a guide that she wouldn't be on until Thursday night).
>
> After lengthy discussion, I was informed that neither my money nor the Thick
> Banded Belt would be returned to me, as there was no record on the backup
> tapes of the transaction having ever occured. I was informed after much
> questioning, that ALL COMPLETED trades conducted by players was logged.
>
> Grudgingly, I got Tinysa to admit that it seemed a bit odd that 7500pp would
> simply vanish off a character into thin air. However, I was informed that it
> did not warrant further investigation because I could have just left the
> cash on the ground for someone else to pick up which also would not have
> been logged (yeah - as if I'm going to leave 48+ days of savings around for
> someone to pick up).
>
> Based upon the information I recieved last night, and from the numerous
> emails I have recieved from other players about the matter, I have come to
> the following conclusion - I believe that the Thick Banded Belt that I
> bought had indeed been exchanged. However it is my belief that for whatever
> reason, the server detected it as a duplicate, and destroyed it. As such, it
> would not have registered as a completed trade, and there for would not have
> been logged.
>
> To the best of my knowledge, the GM's did everything they possibly could to
> verify this information short of restoring the offending character, and
> verifying that they did indeed have my 7500pp cash. In fact, they had me
> doubting that I had actually conducted the trade until I pulled up the
> screenshot of the trade that I had managed to take a snapshot of, and looked
> at it closely. Based on the screenshot which I myself had taken, I can
> clearly see the items in question in both trade windows so I know the trade
> had taken place. I also presented the time and date that it occured
> (Date/Time info off of the screenshot) to no avail. In the end, I lost my
> money. I'll never see it again...... Cheaters 99999..... Good guys
> 0............. I guess it doesn't pay to be honest.
>
> Once again, I stress the fact that I merely present this information to all
> so that you may avoid having this happen to you. This in no way is a rant,
> flame, gripe, or an attempt to get a thread going about duping/cheating.
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