http://www.diggingtheweb.com/324070946.html (The link button is broken again, i will fix it when GS is not so whacky) Screenshots of game inside the link. "3/24/2007 09:46PM PDT Game Hackers can now donate blood to be un-banned! That's it, make them pay with their blood! A well known Chinese MMORPG company, Moliyo, which runs Cabal and Tales of Pirates (both 3D MMOs with hundreds of thousands players in China) banned a bunch of hackers a few days ago. In order to have their accounts unlocked, they are required to donate blood! What a innovative ways to get these hackers, well i hope they hack again, donate again, and the cycle continues. This is one of the most innovative ways to take care of banned hackers...."
[QUOTE="DoctorWan"]http://www.diggingtheweb.com/324070946.html (The link button is broken again, i will fix it when GS is not so whacky) Screenshots of game inside the link. "3/24/2007 09:46PM PDT Game Hackers can now donate blood to be un-banned! That's it, make them pay with their blood! A well known Chinese MMORPG company, Moliyo, which runs Cabal and Tales of Pirates (both 3D MMOs with hundreds of thousands players in China) banned a bunch of hackers a few days ago. In order to have their accounts unlocked, they are required to donate blood! What a innovative ways to get these hackers, well i hope they hack again, donate again, and the cycle continues. This is one of the most innovative ways to take care of banned hackers...." That's just stupid...
Taking into account this is China we are talking about, they're probably waiting for those kids to show up and "donate some blood" after a summary court martial and execution.
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Hackers: Hi, we're here to donate blood. You know, so we get unbanned.
Judge: Right. Let me just hand out every one of you a bucket. And please sign here for your family to pay for the bullet.
you guys are horrible...China is not some uncivilized country. You guys should all go to Beijing2008 Olympics, I can tell you, you won't be disappointed..but yah..STAY AWAY FROM SHADY PLACES AND BARS if you dont wanna show up in a hospital with one of your kidney missing
Isn't that... like... exploitative or something? :|Funkyhamster
Exploitative? Nah. Reinstating an account you rightfully lost is a totally voluntary privilege--the company would be justified in making bans completely permanent, if they chose (many MMORPG companies do, of course). If they want to set up a means of allowing offending players back in, it makes sense that it be on *their* terms... and it's kind of cool that the terms they've selected offer exploitative *players* the chance to do something charitable.
Again, we're talking about a voluntary offer to recompense a rules violation. Players have every right to either not break the rules, or keep their blood and stay banned (a status they earned).
Taking into account this is China we are talking about, they're probably waiting for those kids to show up and "donate some blood" after a summary court martial and execution.
Hackers: Hi, we're here to donate blood. You know, so we get unbanned.
Judge: Right. Let me just hand out every one of you a bucket. And please sign here for your family to pay for the bullet.
[QUOTE="Funkyhamster"]Isn't that... like... exploitative or something? :|lokstah
Exploitative? Nah. Reinstating an account you rightfully lost is a totally voluntary privilege--the company would be justified in making bans completely permanent, if they chose (many MMORPG companies do, of course). If they want to set up a means of allowing offending players back in, it makes sense that it be on *their* terms... and it's kind of cool that the terms they've selected offer exploitative *players* the chance to do something charitable.
Again, we're talking about a voluntary offer to recompense a rules violation. Players have every right to either not break the rules, or keep their blood and stay banned (a status they earned).
But make no mistake: it's pretty weird.
I pretty much have to agree here. Think about it kinda like here at GS. C.net has every right to terminate anyone's account. Banned users really don't have a choice to come back. On another note, please be careful how far you go against China. It's sounding a little to me like a bit of racism, and that's not tolerated here, guys.
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