Post by dogofsarcasm on Aug 4, 2008 17:30:49 GMT -5
Trade hack? Or scam?
It's a rumour. A myth. The Trade hack which causes items to magically disappear from trade windows without clicking accept- but the truth is, it doesnt exist. This 'hack' is just another scam. Here is what really happens: Blastile has a Bloody +7. The criminal Warriorcool is going to buy it for 15mil. But does he have 15mil? Yes! But why spend 15mil when he can get it a few zero's cheaper? To start, Blastile puts the sword +7 in a trade window and waits for Warriorcool to add the money. He adds the money, full amount, and waits for Blastile to press accept first. If his victim doesn't press accept first, the trick won't work. Now, using his brains (which is rare for some scammers) Warriorcool decides how long on average Blastile takes to accept. He will use it to his advantage later on. Next, Warriorcool cancels the trade without accepting. He blames having to close it due to lag. Blastile adds the weapon to a trade window again. Warriorcool adds the money, and this is where the trick begins. Before Blastile clicks accept, Warriorcool goes to his inventory and presses on the yang down below. He selects 150,000 and pulls it over into the trade window- 15mil is suddenly reduced by 10%. Blastile doesn't notice this until he presses accept. By then it is too late. Warriorcool has accepted the trade and gotten a weapon 14mil, 850,000 yang cheaper than it should be. Wondering how Warriorcool changed the value, Blastile is confused and calls out 'He used a trade hack!'
And that is how this rumour has spread. It's not a hack. Just a clever way of abusing people's judgement and maths skills. And if you click accept, there is nothing any GM can do.
It's a rumour. A myth. The Trade hack which causes items to magically disappear from trade windows without clicking accept- but the truth is, it doesnt exist. This 'hack' is just another scam. Here is what really happens: Blastile has a Bloody +7. The criminal Warriorcool is going to buy it for 15mil. But does he have 15mil? Yes! But why spend 15mil when he can get it a few zero's cheaper? To start, Blastile puts the sword +7 in a trade window and waits for Warriorcool to add the money. He adds the money, full amount, and waits for Blastile to press accept first. If his victim doesn't press accept first, the trick won't work. Now, using his brains (which is rare for some scammers) Warriorcool decides how long on average Blastile takes to accept. He will use it to his advantage later on. Next, Warriorcool cancels the trade without accepting. He blames having to close it due to lag. Blastile adds the weapon to a trade window again. Warriorcool adds the money, and this is where the trick begins. Before Blastile clicks accept, Warriorcool goes to his inventory and presses on the yang down below. He selects 150,000 and pulls it over into the trade window- 15mil is suddenly reduced by 10%. Blastile doesn't notice this until he presses accept. By then it is too late. Warriorcool has accepted the trade and gotten a weapon 14mil, 850,000 yang cheaper than it should be. Wondering how Warriorcool changed the value, Blastile is confused and calls out 'He used a trade hack!'
And that is how this rumour has spread. It's not a hack. Just a clever way of abusing people's judgement and maths skills. And if you click accept, there is nothing any GM can do.