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It's the crime of the century.
www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/07/03/science-online-bank-heist.html
(I helped save b3ta! Dr Preference AjcuiVd289, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 11:51, archived)
A BBC article of this was posted last week.
Oh noes, my pixels have been stolen!
(I helped save b3ta! Maximinimus you stick around I'll make it worth your while, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 11:51, archived)
It's not just pixels, it's hours/days/weeks/months spent getting said pixels.
200bn ISK would take one player about 2 years to get by 'normal' means in EVE.. or you could just steal it in the blink of an eye and be on the news sites.
(I helped save b3ta! Jenk Neptune is a pedant and now I can't fit my sig in, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 11:58, archived)
I'm amazed at how long all the news sites took to pick it up
It was first reported last October and it wasn't just one player's currency. But then again, if you are going to give money to another player for them to keep safe, you have got to expect this might happen.
(I helped save b3ta! Maximinimus you stick around I'll make it worth your while, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 12:16, archived)
It maybe just pixals, but it still ovbously has a value.
If you lost your hard drive and all your backups, essenchaly you'ld just be loosing your pixals, but if you've got your life's work on there (or even just your last X amount of years hobbying), then it's more than that.
(I helped save b3ta! G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 12:07, archived)
I don't really know what the consequence of losing this sort of pixel is in the game,
but surely if you're going to play any game, you've got to accept that there's a risk of not winning all the time, otherwise why bother?
(I helped save b3ta! Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 12:09, archived)
although if you play a game that includes theft as part of the experience
you can't really complain if someone steals from you
(I helped save b3ta! well, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 12:13, archived)
I considered playing that
And then realised not even *I* am that geeky.
(I helped save b3ta! jim_bob can herd cats., Tue 7 Jul 2009, 11:53, archived)
I think that's fair enough,
probably made a decent bit of gossip ingame.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 11:53, archived)
I played EVE for a few years.
Gets boring after you realise everyone is cheating and stealing.
(I helped save b3ta! Jenk Neptune is a pedant and now I can't fit my sig in, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 11:55, archived)
SO LIKE LIFE :'(

(I helped save b3ta! Malchick, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 11:56, archived)
hey fuckface
are you still going to be in warrington next week? i am doing some work at the golden thingy shopping mall and wondered if you wanted a beer maybe weds night?
(I helped save b3ta! crazyjude is very happy with happytoast and his skill, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 12:09, archived)
Sounds great :)

(I helped save b3ta! Malchick, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 12:37, archived)
this is what a world full of online autisms would be like.

(I helped save b3ta! Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 11:56, archived)
BOOTSTRAPS!

(I helped save b3ta! ArthurTheRat, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 11:58, archived)
well, quite.

(I helped save b3ta! Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 12:02, archived)
The idea of EVE appeals to me
But then I look at actual gameplay videos and it just appears to be MICROSOFT EXCEL: IN SPACE!
(I helped save b3ta! Theoban What of it, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 11:57, archived)
Quick! EXCELLERATE!
We need more fuel CELLS!
We explore un-PIECHARTed space.
(I helped save b3ta! Edd: The Unfunny Try-Hard Edgelord, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 11:59, archived)
affirmative.
It's a nice game, the devs/mods are lazy cunts and thus everyone gets away with everything, even blatant exploiting. Then of course the developers were found to be cheating themselves and it very quickly lost any appeal.
(I helped save b3ta! Jenk Neptune is a pedant and now I can't fit my sig in, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 11:59, archived)
Psst
I got some mad electronic dollars I can sell you cheap. 5 000 000 for only €10 000
(I helped save b3ta! Theoban What of it, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 11:56, archived)
My friend managed to sell a 20p on ebay for 22quid t'other day.

(rnuk http://flickr.com/rnuk, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 12:14, archived)
I'd buy this €2 for twenty quid
whatsontv.co.uk/blogs/tvspy/files/2008/08/homer-euro.jpg
(I helped save b3ta! Theoban What of it, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 12:16, archived)
I've got a very rare 20p coin accidentally minted as a 50p coin.
Would you like to buy it off me for fifty quid?
(rnuk http://flickr.com/rnuk, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 12:23, archived)
I'll buy two!

(I helped save b3ta! Theoban What of it, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 12:24, archived)
yeah, I saw that
weird, as it's not real money. It is an investment of time though, I think I'd be annoyed if I'd progressed that far in a game then had it all stolen. On the other hand, it's all ephemeral really.
(I helped save b3ta! spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 11:58, archived)
I think they've got one of those in West Midlands Safari Park.

(I helped save b3ta! Druid, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 12:15, archived)
that seems fairly reasonable by EVE standards

(I helped save b3ta! well, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 12:09, archived)
Big geek rips off smaller geeks
Haha.
(thediscokingpin, Tue 7 Jul 2009, 12:19, archived)