VMK this is going TOO FAR!!!!RANT

[laxplaya1346]

Here Here! I am totally agreeing here and I am just sick of all the problems the codes are causing

 

[Goofy_Bob]

Aye.

Galleons. I do (did? Heh) have a trade thread here and made several nice trades to people. I kept is simple. I would trade for buyables, pretty much anything offerred, really. I was honest and up front, told people even where they could go to get their own for free. I just liked playing the game and figured people who couldn't beat it (as I can now easily) would like to have ships. I agree that messing around with giving away codes is too much trouble.

Sparrow. I know a friend who shares the Sparrow costume. She and her son share it so they can both enjoy it. VMK never did release the costumes that were advertised (I have a passholder magazine that specifically says there would be new VMK pirate costumes - yes plural - to celebrate "Pirate Month") much less the ones tested/shown off by various staff, and/or "accidentally" released to new people. The "impossible" to get (1/5000 - Come on, that's insane) Sparrow is the only Pirate costume available to anyone. They got lucky and got one. They couldn't afford to trade for a second. So sharing is the only way they both can enjoy the Piratey Fun!

I'm one of the "lucky" ones. Three weeks ago I traded a room full of rare (including Pirate, 50th, and all other DLR Quest and many other non-buyables and costumes) for the Sparrow Shirt, Pants, and Shoes. And a couple of days ago I traded another dozen or so rare for the Hat. I got my costume. Oh, I had tried the "intended" way and entered codes. I've entered 1120 codes. By Hand. I didn't use any software or generators, just had that silly game open sometimes in 2-3 IEs and spent hours going through getting the codes. And then hours more keying them in. I admit it helps that I type 120 wpm, but it still takes time. Heh. But my eyes crossed too much and I gave up and did went the Trade Way. My point? I feel bad for the people now that can never get Sparrow (or to date any other Pirate Costume!). Oh sure, good luck winning the 1/5000 lottery.

Solution. VMK wants to get back at the people who are cheating the code games? Locking out the trading isn't the way. That hurts too many people who are playing by the rules. How about this:

Lower the odds. Ok, you started at 1/5000, which is crazy - but, fine. To create your hype and get people excited about it, have the odds high. But then after a couple of days or a week or two, drop it to like 1/1000. Then by the next month it should be like 1/500 or 1/100. I'm no math expert, but even I know that there's got to be a better set of odds than 1/5000 where it can still be fun and challenging, but not so much that people who can jack it can take such advantage. Or better yet. If you want to keep it 1/5000, make some kind of one time guarantee win after X codes (500 or 1000 seems a good bench mark). If someone wants more than one Sparrow they can keep entering, but they go back to the 1/5000 or whatever.

My 2 cents. Thanks for listening.

 

[cat_herder]

1) I hope everyone has written to VMK by the link on the front page where it *might* do some good.

2) When has VMK been fair? or any one with authority?
All my life it has been that way--punish all the people for the acts of a few.
---in school
---in 2 of my 3 work places
---now the government and the trying to fly anywhere (I had to spend 5 hours last night listening to my friend rant about her recent plane trip)

 

[Jennifer815]

Wow. Way to spoil the bunch, bad apples. Good job.

 

[macntosh]

I understand why they had to do this. I know I was getting furious at how many people I saw with the Sparrow Suits and I could not even get one. Unfortunately, for me I was trying to get at least one suit that I can share with my girls. Now that will never happen. I will not try for a code now.

But who really wins in this. The people who ruined it for us - probably have the suits now. I have a whole boat load of ships (that I worked very hard to get) just sitting in a room. At least with the ships and narnia, you can trade the codes because you know what the code is, unlike with POTC - you do not know what the code will bring you.

Poor DisSwimgirl, she asked me when she started to see the Sparrow Suits - Mom get me the code for that suit. I tried but no success - now why bother - I will have one girl with a suit and not able to share with her sister.

Your points are nice but not correct. Sparrow suit code was NEVER cracked. People were grabbing codes without playing the game, but they did not know what they were getting. No one and I will place all of my virtual items on this has broken the Sparrow Code and can pull that code specifcally every time they try. You are seeing more suits because more people have still been playing and trying. The generator pulled a code just like others do at the end of the game and unless the code is entered, the bearer of that code has no idea what it is. They are NOT pulling just Sparrow Codes or you would see rooms full of Sparrow and lots of them on Ebay.

 

[DisneyMania05]

I!

Grab your torches and pitchforks!

But really, hearing about all these horrible stories on VMK and here on the DIS is just awful. This situation really needs to be reconsidered.

 

[judimouse]

Ban the people who can't follow the rules. The rest of us promise to behave

I agree, ban the people and send a very stern warning to what ever fansite had the information to cheat. They should not be allowed to continue.

Just my 2 cents worth.

 

[dizanimator]

I was using the prate stuff I got while trying to get my sparrow suit as prizes for my quests. Now I go to put more prizes in my quest machine and I can't put that stuff in. I used it so that those who didn't get the top few places where I had slightly more valuable stuff would still get something. Guess I won't be giving out credits because I'll be spending some of my credits on prizes instead. Now what will I dream up as a prize?

 

[Ocsurfer]

There goes my awesome Inferno offer

 

[tolkien7]

Not to be the English teacher here, but it's say "aye" not "I."

 

[jasonpwns]

There goes my awesome Inferno offer

same thing and now im mad at the person who traded me sparrow and stitch for inferno :/

 

[threeboysmom]

Those of you who are upset by this decision need to use the Contact Us form on the VMK home page and write staff about this. I just did and hope many of you do also. It may not do any good, but it can't hurt either.

 

[LuNaReVe]

I I I I I !!!!!


I wanted a sparrow costume so....BAD

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIi agree with Mal Mal Mal!!


I'm MAD MAD MAD MAD

WHY

 

[jasonpwns]

I will I either want inferno back and my items to dissapear that i traded for or for sparrow to be tradeable

 

[Archetypeangel]

VMK is just taking the easy way out, instead of assessing the problem. No matter what they do to stop peeps, there will be a way to get around it. If there isn't already a way around it, someone will find out how and share that information. It's the un-winnable "war" against hackers ... who in this case I support.

As a member stated before Disney should lower the ratio of winning, now that the promotions are over (Narnia Especially). People want the items, so give it to them. Going and doing something like this shows that you don't care about the quality of your game. It shows that all you want is control over those who play it.

 

[macntosh]

same thing and now im mad at the person who traded me sparrow and stitch for inferno :/

Why are you mad at them. They had nothing to do with VMK's decision to not make a wise decision.

Sorry teacher, will I now fail your class?

 

[threeboysmom]

Oh goodness, can you tell I've gone off the deep end tonight....

 

[Nanoer]

IIIIIIIIII!!!

I haven't been on in a while to get away from stupid things like this. Now I come back to find it worse! This is just messed up

 

[DisIvyCo]

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I agree with mal a 100% It is so not right of them to do that! I am lucky my mom did not give me all of her stuff after that incident! what a relief! IT JUST IS NOT RIGHT VMK AS GONE TO FAR!

 

[Disneychick74]

There are a few things I want to address...
!. Yes I had the code generator and yes I used it to get teleporters to sell for credits. PERIOD...I did it one day only to get enough credits to buy the stupid Kiosk and I regret it due to all the trouble it caused my account.

2. The people that use the Generators and harvest codes are not all to blame. The Yeti game has yet to be hacked into. Noone can figure it out.
So WHY can't VMK make all off site games like the yeti programming?

3. This would all be a moot point if VMK did one simple thing.....Made members use a VALID Email address that you actually have to authenticate.
It would discourage many people from having hundreds of accounts (on one fan site I saw ONE PERSON post that they had over 500 accounts!!!) and they wouldnt hack in fear of getting their main account banned.
It would stop muling for the most part and make some items a bit more rare.
I don't know about you but I LIKE having something that others can't have!
It makes the game more interesting and fun.

VMK knows how to stop the scripting, they just won't and as far as making the items untradeable...well that is just stupid.
It is not fair to anyone who got the teleporters the correct way and Sparrow is a hot item! trades are going to get very boring around VMK