#0 - Aug. 28, 2010, 4:24 a.m.
This is my first time seeing this and i was wondering if you guys are working on fixing this or have it fixed?
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This is the video of them doing it.
Spam bots Advertising fix?
This is my first time seeing this and i was wondering if you guys are working on fixing this or have it fixed?
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This is the video of them doing it.
#3 - Aug. 28, 2010, 4:29 a.m.
Q u o t e:
We completely understand your views on this subject, Starrynite, and completely agree with you. Unfortunately, wanting them gone and implementing measures to eliminate them is an entirely different matter.
They are not "hacking" per se, but are using mechanics that are already in-game. Our Developers are working on a way to prevent this type of advertisement but this much more easily said than done. The trick is implementing preventative measures without negatively impacting legitimate players.
In the meantime please report this when you see it, there are other measures in the works but we have members of our In-Game Support team that are keeping an eye out for this reports and will address them as quickly as possible.
When reporting make sure you include keywords like "Body Spam" or "Body Advertisement", also include the general location (i.e. Stormwind Bank, Orgrimmar Auction House, etc...).
Believe me, we don't like these any more than you do.
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=26560849936&sid=1
#7 - Aug. 28, 2010, 4:36 a.m.
Q u o t e:
The majority of the spam is caused by a handfull of gold sellers. Would it really be that hard to modify the ingame profanity filter to filter out these four or five web addresses that we keep seeing?
Ah, but there in lies the rub. We could add a particular site name to the filter and have many times but what about all the possible variations? What about when they change the site?
Our goal is to limit their ability to advertise without negatively impacting legitimate players. We do filter out a good deal and truth be told there is a great deal that you never see but the only way to truly prevent text advertisement is to eliminate text, clearly not an option.
#8 - Aug. 28, 2010, 4:37 a.m.
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I think that they are using hacks.
Because they are flying
And you would be wrong, Sól, as I already said in the post you just quoted. :) They are exploiting specific in-game mechanics and are not "technically" hacking.