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Thread: I think it's time we all had a talk.

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    I think it's time we all had a talk.

    I've seen a lot of people complaining about being frozen lately, amongst other issues on the site.
    Recently in the last week I've noticed things being very different when it comes to raiding accounts like I usually do.
    In short, flags are different.

    I've been frozen while in accounts that I was clearing out, something I've never had an issue with.
    Had accounts frozen that were spotted a Long long time ago that still hadn't been logged into after sending items there.
    Have had accounts frozen even just for posting on a board after being signed into.

    So with this, I wanna bring to light that things are changing on Neopets when it comes to the security and cheating detection.

    Will we all figure the things out? Yeah, we always do.
    But somethin' else was brought to my attention as well.

    More recently, within the last couple weeks I've had a few people tell me that Tony P asked for contact information for the "hackers" on the site.
    So this brings out somethin' I'm a little more interested in hearing about from everyone.

    Let's say Tony P gets Paypal addresses for the sellers.
    What happens from there?
    What can they do with the information?
    What /will/ they do with the information?

    Normally I'd keep a conversation like this behind closed doors and figure things out with some other people.
    But some of this stuff could affect a lot more people than just the people who do things behind closed doors right?

    So what are your guys' thoughts?

    Apparently, Net Dragon means serious business when it comes to shutting down cheaters so let's figure this shit out.

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    Can they do anything even if they have a sellers paypal? Seems like all they can do is try and get you out of the game by freezing your accounts as they always have done. Even big games like WoW tend to take cheating as it comes and deal with it then since it's a grey area legally afaik. That's for individuals.

    As far as sites like clraik and stuff, I don't know what they could do to it for hosting the cheating to be honest.

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    And fuck you Tony P, you're a cunt.
    Last edited by Nath; 02-16-2018 at 06:40 PM.

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    This is strange, I have also noticed some things you have stated above.

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    I think people need to be made very aware that Tony P will NOT give the account back once he has the info he asks for. From what I have seen and heard, he classically baits for information under the pretense the account will be given back, but the information you provide ultimately is your signed admission as a cheater, and your account will not be returned. Also if you're not IP banned and make a new account under the same IP/email/whatever, prepare to be monitored like a hawk.

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    They've been doing the "give me your seller's information and I'll unfreeze you" for years. My main was frozen probably 6-7 years ago and they used that same line. Not sure if they've figured out a better way to get info from people, or if they could even do anything with it though. It's a fine line for them, the more people they freeze the more people will get fed up leave and the less profit they get for Premium/NC Mall, etc. It's not like cheaters exclusively buy stuff on here, I know a lot of us pay for premium or buy NC too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arabella View Post
    They've been doing the "give me your seller's information and I'll unfreeze you" for years. My main was frozen probably 6-7 years ago and they used that same line. Not sure if they've figured out a better way to get info from people, or if they could even do anything with it though. It's a fine line for them, the more people they freeze the more people will get fed up leave and the less profit they get for Premium/NC Mall, etc. It's not like cheaters exclusively buy stuff on here, I know a lot of us pay for premium or buy NC too.
    TNT did me a huge favor when they froze my original main tbh, as devastated as I was at the time. When I look back at home much I was spending/have spent on NC it makes me ill, and nothing would've broken me out of it other than a freezing and subsequent three year hiatus.

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    Someone gave tnt my PayPal when they decided to bring a not uc safe vwn plushie to the pc that same day they purchased and their main got frozen. (Obviously I told them not to do what they did)

    I don't know what they're doing with this information but I transferred most of my funds elsewhere but that PayPal is still alive and well. So it seems more like a fear tactic (at least for now).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ganymede View Post
    TNT did me a huge favor when they froze my original main tbh, as devastated as I was at the time. When I look back at home much I was spending/have spent on NC it makes me ill, and nothing would've broken me out of it other than a freezing and subsequent three year hiatus.
    That's a positive outcome then for sure xD I think it has that effect on a lot of people - and I wish they had a better system that just taking away your account permanently. It seems like they are shooting themselves in the foot, and I don't see how it helps the game. They really do drive people away, cheaters and non-cheaters alike, when they freeze an account you've spent countless hours on. It's a bit soul-crushing.

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