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Trying to buy/sell TF2 items ingame?
« on: January 18, 2012, 09:28:13 AM »
Is it allowed or not.

The other day someone came to Stronghold and started adding everyone, saying he'd pay them with Stronghold money for their items.

I told him to stop and that I'd end up kicking him if he didn't, but he insisted that Ruben told him it was okay.

Although I trust ruben's opinion, he's only one admin. I want to know what everyone else thinks.

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Re: Trying to buy/sell TF2 items ingame?
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2012, 09:32:47 AM »
If someones stupid enough to trade TF2 items for stronghold money seems like its their problem to me Lol

I wonder if i can trade my 5k stronghold money for some portal 2 shit with this guy Lol

But i don't think its officially allowed just because we can't mange the trades to make sure someone doesn't get ripped.

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Re: Trying to buy/sell TF2 items ingame?
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2012, 09:36:01 AM »
It's their decision if they wanna trade or not.
It doesn't really give problems if you trade in-game.

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Re: Trying to buy/sell TF2 items ingame?
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2012, 09:41:02 AM »
I don't see anything wrong with it.


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Re: Trying to buy/sell TF2 items ingame?
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2012, 09:52:04 AM »
I just found a new way to acquire currency.

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Re: Trying to buy/sell TF2 items ingame?
« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2012, 01:02:22 PM »
I came in yesterday and some asshat was bragging about how he scammed someone in stronghold and saying the they were a "whiny dumbass bitch" for quitting after getting scammed.

It seems like this would cause problems with players complaining about getting scammed on here.....
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Re: Trying to buy/sell TF2 items ingame?
« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2012, 01:37:13 PM »
I'd say its allowed, although whoever is trading should be aware he/she can get scammed and it is not allowed.




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Re: Trying to buy/sell TF2 items ingame?
« Reply #7 on: January 18, 2012, 02:28:04 PM »
I'd say it's not allowed, because it'd become a market for glitchers and moneyfarmers.

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Re: Trying to buy/sell TF2 items ingame?
« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2012, 03:34:55 PM »
I just found a new way to acquire currency.
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Re: Trying to buy/sell TF2 items ingame?
« Reply #9 on: January 18, 2012, 05:41:32 PM »
I strongly feel that this would breed scamming and farming. I say nay.

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Re: Trying to buy/sell TF2 items ingame?
« Reply #10 on: January 20, 2012, 03:33:01 PM »
So the only reason why the person came to the game is just to buy/sell TF2 items? If so, then that's sorta...stupid. That will only encourage more people to turn stronghold into a trade fest where no one is actually playing the game.

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Re: Trying to buy/sell TF2 items ingame?
« Reply #11 on: January 23, 2012, 08:58:30 AM »
No

1. All trades would operate on good faith (aka no direct way of transferring goods) this would automatically mean scamming.

2. It opens a Pandora's box of other things that we probably shouldn't get into.


If you really are keen on trading stuff like that do it out of game, the servers aren't a marketplace to trade your crap around in.


Think about it, even if 95% of the trades were legitimate, it would only take that 5% to spread a reputation that RND is full of thieves and scammers. Not the end of the world no, but not a risk that is worth the benefits.
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Re: Trying to buy/sell TF2 items ingame?
« Reply #12 on: January 23, 2012, 09:18:16 AM »
No

1. All trades would operate on good faith (aka no direct way of transferring goods) this would automatically mean scamming.

2. It opens a Pandora's box of other things that we probably shouldn't get into.


If you really are keen on trading stuff like that do it out of game, the servers aren't a marketplace to trade your crap around in.


Think about it, even if 95% of the trades were legitimate, it would only take that 5% to spread a reputation that RND is full of thieves and scammers. Not the end of the world no, but not a risk that is worth the benefits.
I think this is probably the first time I'll have to disagree with you.
It's not like RND is going to become a trading server... if it got to the point that everyone came on the server to trade stuff, then we could start enforcing against it, but I really see no harm in it now. If people are foolish enough to trade on the server and get scammed, their faults. It doesn't really create much of a bad rep for RND... not unless the active ranked members are scamming. But anyhow, if there's one or two people trying to trade stuff, and not causing a big deal with it, then I see no problem. If anything, that will get them to play on the server more to earn cash and trade would it not?


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Re: Trying to buy/sell TF2 items ingame?
« Reply #13 on: January 23, 2012, 09:44:00 AM »
We gain nothing from players playing more, especially not if we are harboring this kind of behavior inside of a normal TDM gamemode. I agree entirely with Xrain: Its just going to cause problems with the scammers AND the scammed.

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Re: Trying to buy/sell TF2 items ingame?
« Reply #14 on: January 23, 2012, 09:47:47 AM »
Just let it be for a month or something and look how it's going to turn out.