I absolutely cannot comprehend

• User495 wrote on 2010-12-28 23:42
  why spam bots exist
  
  I would expect most people to be so annoyed by them that they would be turned away from buying gold but noooo apparently not <-<;
• Kazuni wrote on 2010-12-28 23:44
  There are idiots in the world.
  
  Those who advertise - spambots.
  
  And those who buy - nation.
• Cucurbita wrote on 2010-12-29 03:16
  They exist because it works.
  You'd be surprised at how many people buy gold from the bots.
• Akemii wrote on 2010-12-29 03:18

  Quote from Cucurbita;266591:

  They exist because it works.
  You'd be surprised at how many people buy gold from the bots.

  
  
  this.
  
  People are just very secretive about it. They don't go around parading they bought gold.
• Okami wrote on 2010-12-29 03:19

  Quote from Cucurbita;266591:

  They exist because it works.
  You'd be surprised at how many people buy gold from the bots.

  
  
  Thisthisthis
• Kenero wrote on 2010-12-29 03:23

  Quote from Okami;266599:

  Thisthisthis

  
  
  It's more fun when some people admit to buying gold.
  
  "Listen, it's just gold, it's not like I am cheating levels or glitching for infinite experience points. I can just buy equipment and potions, that's all. Not like I can be level 1000 in 2 days, unlike those glitchers."
  
  *looks at the two fully upgraded Goddess Caliburn War Swords, the social 24 muramasa ego, the wooden needle gear, the lorica, earthquake accessory, raven boots... all stacked nicely onto a character with 700 total*
  
  "Yea, gold can only really buy equipment and supplies..."
• Intex wrote on 2010-12-29 03:26
  Every free MMORPG out there is pay to win. Either it's selling some form of NX or gold bots. Generally gold bots are cheaper. I mean, if it didn't work, why would there still be so many gold bots in like every single MMO?
• User495 wrote on 2010-12-29 03:28
  lol I mean I get that people still buy it,
  
  I'm just saying they're so annoying when they appear that I wouldn't understand why people don't block them and not look back as their first priority
  like when they appear they start flooding the chat (I chat blocked but I haven't really needed to do that lately) though I think GMs got to them soon after cause they dissappeared
  
  we also got a grizzily bear to kill one of them which was pretty fun
• Cucurbita wrote on 2010-12-29 03:32

  Quote from Intex;266609:

  Every free MMORPG out there is pay to win. Either it's selling some form of NX or gold bots. Generally gold bots are cheaper. I mean, if it didn't work, why would there still be so many gold bots in like every single MMO?

  
  
  Exactly.
  
  Nexon has no right to ***** about bots. Those gachapons are basically "pay us cash, we give you items with gold value".
  Hell, they even DIRECTLY sold Mesos in Maplestory for NX cash once. Except they charged a lot more than the bots did.
  
  And whats annoying is that people crack NX cash like mad for items and gold like that. I don't even know, 10~20 dollars means so much to me that I could never buy a non-significant NX cash item without feeling incredibly guilty.
  
  So far I've spent all my NX on pets, a single premium rebirth for premium looks, and nothing else on mabi.
  So far I've spent all my NX on nothing but Lethe's Waters for DFO.
  So far I've spent all my NX on a single inventory expansion for Vindictus.
  
  I could never buy all the other small things.
  
  In any case, its a formula for success. I'm definitely investing in this sort of free to play tactic as I enter the business world. Take a look at facebook apps. Its like 20 dollars to get +50 stats on some random ass game. And people pour their money on it.
  
  

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• Intex wrote on 2010-12-29 03:33

  Quote from Sevian;266610:

  lol I mean I get that people still buy it,
  
  I'm just saying they're so annoying when they appear that I wouldn't understand why people don't block them and not look back as their first priority
  like when they appear they start flooding the chat (I chat blocked but I haven't really needed to do that lately) though I think GMs got to them soon after cause they dissappeared
  
  we also got a grizzily bear to kill one of them which was pretty fun

  
  
  People do block them but people interested in buying gold only need to get the url of the advertised website. New ones come in and maybe they write down some more urls. If you've ever read some of their advertisements they sometimes promote holiday bonuses and such.
• Cucurbita wrote on 2010-12-29 03:36
  They get banned too.
  But then the computers running the bots automatically create a new account with a new character and log back in to resume spamming.
  
  So blocking them is so pointless.
• radionoise wrote on 2010-12-29 03:39
  Don't most people usually just sell NX to other players, anyway? I always thought all the spam bots and their unrecognizable moonspeak were only there to interrupt your conversations :I
• Akemii wrote on 2010-12-29 03:40
  I don't get the bots that spend all day killing raccons and stuff.
• Ravendor wrote on 2010-12-29 03:42

  Quote from Pride;266630:

  I don't get the bots that spend all day killing raccons and stuff.

  
  
  They are gathering small bits of gold to give to their botting masters. The gold the bots are selling has to come from somewhere, after all.
• User495 wrote on 2010-12-29 03:42

  Quote from Pride;266630:

  I don't get the bots that spend all day killing raccons and stuff.

  
  
  that one I surprisingly do get, only cause it's not a person there doing it