Bad Players Vulturing Auctions

[RevenantX3]

Look- as a VIP & having characters on almost all servers here at DDO, I know that the Sarlona server and its Auction House is DDO's toughest exchange (Ghalladria & Lammasia servers excluded): for both items and the prices being asked for those scant, few items.

However, I've seen the best overall weaponry for sale there on the Salonan A.H.; also, items generally being offered [there] are still less than Base Value, as a close-out price; so in the balance of things, it's still an "all things being equal" dynamic or perception...

... so here's what happened:
Yurielion [my only human {M} FvS, 3Level with XP for 4Level] logs on Harbor Area in the vicinity of Auction House, sees mail in box; retrieving the *outbid* coinage, he heads back & converses w/ the Bugbear agent for House O. While rebidding, I am PM'd a message, from a 7 Paladin/1 Rogue:
-Paladrogue: "what kind of armor are you wearing"
-Yuri~: "+1 Mithral plate; got it from the AH here..."
-Paladrogue: "how much did you pay?
-Yuri~: "got lucky- paid about half 4 it- 500PP"
-Paladrogue: "can I buy it from you? I can pay over time"

The phrase *pay over time* told to me, from another gamer I totally do NOT KNOW nor grouped or partied with, on an MMORPG such as DDO? So I check out this *character*- 7 Paladin & 1 Rogue: obvious 32-point build. Obvious Herp Derp gamer... since he's wearing the *knickers of Korthos*.

-Yuri~: "I sold my only small Eberron dragonshard so I'd have this, it's Base price is 11,500 Gold. Plus its my best piece of gear. Sorry, no"

A rational person, especially a role-playing gamer, would think that that, would be the *end of the conversation*: The armor I am wearing is not for sale at this time. However, he did not stop at that, fellow Eberron Citizen...

-Paladrogue: "I'll give you 500 GP for it right now"
-Paladrogue: "that's all you paid for it"

[I started to get perturbed, fellow Citizen... increasingly feeling Harassed, U-kno?]

-Yuri~: "I told U B4, it cost me 500 PP- not GP; Base $$ = 11,500 gold, = 1,500PP"
-Paladrogue: "I'll give you 1000PP for it right now"
-Yuri~: "it's my best piece of gear & I told you its not for sale... sorry, no"
-Paladrogue: "PLEASE? I gotta have that armor!"

Perhaps, Fellow Citizen, I should have filed a Harassment report, but I did not for some reason. However, I did warn the gamer, that their behavior was warranting such and I logged off to write this.
Aidon~ truly was deserving; even cordially, "no" still means NO.

We Gamers, of the Community of DDO (or any other MMO game, for that matter) do *Make or Break the game*, and it goes beyond Turbine's "Powered by our Users" slogan:

Our actions, individually and collectively, determine whether or not the "newbie" stays with the game.

How would you like to meet someone for the first time: shaking their hand or getting hit in the face by them?

[Angelus_dead]

Perhaps, Fellow Citizen, I should have filed a Harassment report, but I did not for some reason. However, I did warn the gamer, that their behavior was warranting such and I logged off to write this.

Actually, had you filed that report it would have been you liable for punishment, The other person's behavior you describe was nowhere close to being harassment, and filing false reports is prohibited.

[Uska]

Actually, had you filed that report it would have been you liable for punishment, The other person's behavior you describe was nowhere close to being harassment, and filing false reports is prohibited.

I would have considered it harssment he was asked and said no the other person kept it up I would said leave me alone and if he didnt then I would have reported him.

[Solmage]

I would have considered it harassment he was asked and said no the other person kept it up I would said leave me alone and if he didnt then I would have reported him.

If the individual had continued AFTER being warned to stop and told a report would be filed if they continued, then and only then would it have been harassment.

Either way though, if the GMs looked at his tell log and if he was bothering several other players, they might have told him to knock it off.

[Missing_Minds]

Had to deal with that in real life. Solution. Tell them no, finish your business, and walk away.

[RaidMR]

Hey OP, I think you and I were in the same spot, at the same time(? about 9pm EST). I'm pretty sure got the same kind of tells from the same guy. He was guilded right? I have run PUGs with a couple of guys from that guild and they've been fine and I think that guy is an exception that the officers might be interested in knowing about.

[Spisey]

um, /squelch add <players name>???

problem solved. Don't give a few rotten newbie eggs a free pass. It will only reinforce the epic level of laziness I have seen from some of the new players.

[Eladiun]

Squelch... Squelch... Squelch...

[MorningStarSE]

@OP

This quote ->

Squelch... Squelch... Squelch...

Last time i got harassed it was by a lv1 and i was on one of my big guy and i did not reported the guy first, i tried to know why he was insulting me. Then i reported him..

[Chai]

Actually, had you filed that report it would have been you liable for punishment, The other person's behavior you describe was nowhere close to being harassment, and filing false reports is prohibited.

Naaaa. More like chewed out. I been chewed out before.

http://www.amplifyyourvoice.org/imag...stards_002.jpg

They would have told him that they found nothing wrong withthe action and left both players alone. Filing a false report is not the OP thinking its against the rules when its not. Its more like detailing specific actions that never happened to get someone in trouble.

To the OP, just tell them no, regardless of reason, or better yet, ask a high price with no negotiation room.

"I am not willing to part with this for less than 150k. Take it or leave it bud."

[Wyrmnax]

Squelch is a stupid solution.

I cant add more people to my squelch lists.

[sultanica]

you could always /squelch /ignore

Also consider that there's a lot of experienced players who try and take advantage of new players (or who they think are new players). Sad but true.

[Memnir]

Annoying: yes.
Report Worthy: no.
Forum Post/Drama Worthy: not by a long shot.


/squelch is your friend - and should be used liberally in these cases.

[Uska]

Annoying: yes.
Report Worthy: no.
Forum Post/Drama Worthy: not by a long shot.


/squelch is your friend - and should be used liberally in these cases.

Yeah but to many idiots and now my list is full

[Quikster]

Yeah but to many idiots and now my list is full

Then you need to do some housecleaning. Having a well maintained squelch list is more important then having empty inv slots heading into the shroud. Cmon someone around as long as you should have picked this up by now

I log on and go through my inventory, getting everything to my mules and hagglebards, then I go through my squelch list and make sure it is upto date

[under_miner]

Why can't players understand that certain items and levels actually require some time and effort in order to gain them. Someone obviously put the time and effort into getting his armor, perhaps with some luck mixed in....and for someone to come and want to take it right off his back is almost an insult to those that toil for what they have.