• wizenheimer@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Anyone who engages in item duplication will have their account actioned? Wtf. Imagine if they took away your Pokemon cartridge just for duping an item.

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      11 months ago

      Imagine paying 70$ for a f2p mmo where you always just play by yourself but you get banned if you cheat

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      11 months ago

      It’s the standard Blizzard approach to do that, they used to do the same thing in WoW. I hope they do look at how many times someone’s done it. If they’ve only done it once (or maybe twice), maybe just give them a warning. If more, then consider banning them.

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      11 months ago

      It’s pretty common for online games that have player-to-player trading systems. The developers are usually very protective of their in-game economies, because while they don’t officially support grey markets, they know that the existence of grey markets is the sole reason a huge chunk of players (often whales) play their game in the first place. It’s in Blizzard’s best interest to ensure that there isn’t in-game inflation.