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Warhammer mod automatically reports tell spammers
Massively —
... further the battle, its representatives at the Herald have suggested that players download a third party UI mod called "Spam Me Not" which not only automatically blocks incoming gold seller spam tells, but reports the sender of the tell.We haven't used the app, so we don't know how well it works. It might block legitimate tells from friends. If you try it out, tell us how that works for you.The post at the Herald says that the mod is not endorsed by Mythic, although... Read | Permalink | Email this | ...
Seriously Not Ready - Goldspam Edition
Kill Ten Rats —
... Despite claiming to be serious about goldspam, I have been getting tells from the same guy since last night. This would not be a problem except that the game’s ignore list does not work. Why is Mythic advertising an add-on? Because it cannot program basic functionality. I have canceled my account, although I will be playing out the month. Without tells. Great, I must throw out the basic means of communication in-game because the game does not have a functioning system for chat or player harassment. ...
The Hidden Price of Hiding
Pumping Irony —
... In its first weeks of public life, Warhammer has already become badly deluged with gold spammers sending tells every few seconds. Gold sellers and their spam are prevalent in nearly every MMO with an economy and gear. WoW was bad but Blizzard dealt with it to a point, and a few Lua addons helped as well. Mythic is promoting someone’s Lua addon, SpamMeNot, to deal with the situation but obviously this early in WAR’s life, it’s a bit limited in functionality. WAR’s current ignore list is so small (10 I think?) that the problem is exacerbated when ...
