Prototypemind

HiMyNameisNoobers wrote: »

You know what I got???? I got all +10's on 20 accounts, and I also got an ip ban for logging onto 20 accounts. For reals nexon, I logged them in one by one by hand too .... one at a time. RIP

anyways , I figured how to unban them all, have to change my password , because it gave me error , "logging in from suspicious ip address, please contact customer support". Sent me an email saying that suspicious alert, someone may have hacked your account, and therefore we have locked your account, please reactivate the account if there wasn't an suspicious activity by clicking the link below" +sigh, NEXON WHY, typical nexon ggwp

Hmmm. Interesting that you managed 10 hours worth of login time--30 mins per box across 20 accounts--so quickly. Maybe you just have 5 or 10 computers that you can access at once though...

RobertLivia wrote: »

Prototypemind wrote: »

Well, Sanitee was told that she'd already received her "one time pass" on unbanning and thus was denied despite there being nothing malicious done on her end. That's not speculation, unless someone wants to call Sanitee a liar?

Well, if you do something that triggers BlackCipher, and you get the messages describing that a malicious program is being used, or suspicious activity is being detected, once, twice, and you choose to ignore it and continue doing whatever that is that triggers the anti-hack software it's kinda your fault tbh.

I have played vindi since 2012 and I never got a message like that. Playing with the browser open and sometimes several other programs, not any illegal ones ofc.
Wonder why I haven't gotten any, does it target specific players? Is it self-aware?

1) Players are not given a list of programs that may trigger the software.
2) All players in this thread and others have not received warnings before their bans.

When a player legitimately uses a program designed to exploit the game I see no issue with a ban. I will always have an issue with players being banned for using non-malicious software, being banned without warning, and with players being told here that improper bans will always be overturned when in some very well-known instances that hasn't been the case.

Sekaiiz wrote: »

Prototypemind wrote: »

Mainichi wrote: »

Prototypemind wrote: »

There are lots of issues at the moment. All of my accounts are flagged for "suspicious activity" and I'm unable to use PayPal to load money onto my account. Nexon really, really does not like making revenue these days.

Does that mean a ban or something else?

No, I'm not banned. It just won't let me load my account with anything but pre-paid. I'm quite confused as to how all my accounts can be flagged. They clearly have a bunch of automated systems with very poor standards for flagging that are never verified by actual people.

Just wondering do you have adblock or anything similar on? That could prevent credit charges.

Yep, but I didn't have it the last time I made any charges, and as I said, all of my accounts were flagged when I checked. It's not an error, it says that Nexon has detected suspicious activity. If that's the cause then, again, Nexon has done a horrible job of coding what constitutes questionable activity on the user side.

MochiSweet wrote: »

gacha event/nx sale event: no pls stop milking ...
aniversary event/golden chieftain: rng sucks rng sucks rng sucks
free stuff event: no pls no
no event: ded gaem is ded
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

jokes aside, imo the essential problem is lacking good content, not the event itself. Vindictus like most old mmos suffers alot from it, specially vindictus while its only heavy-based on pve, while pvp and other things are big failures because of game design and mechanics. PPl now prefer sandbox mmos like bdo because simply they have many "things to do" though those activities are just boring and repeatable like daily quests, daily/weekly bosses, and hard grinding, despite the gameplay of the game is not that great, bad AI, bad boss design, etc... Devcat was well awared of this and they were trying to make some content, but this can't be helped if players just get bored too soon from recycled content while new one isn't really creative.

Not so much. BDO is far from being a real sandbox, and most people who have moved on from it have done so because there isn't any direction for what to do. No real end game, and outside of it nothing but horribly unbalanced PvP and siege mess. If BDO actually added real instances raids and dungeons on top of what it has then it would be quite grand, but something like GW2 for instance, despite its new grind mantra, has a much more robust system for keeping players interested in all types of content. Most of the people who have stuck around in BDO are those who invested tons of time off the rip and give into the whole sunk cost mantra. Vindi's biggest issue is that there's nothing to do outside of all the instanced stuff. Most full-on MMOs have tons of life because players will spend lots of time outside of raids, dailies, etc., just traveling around the game world and interacting with guild mates and other players. Even new things like Einlacher only add so much because they remain nothing but more of "kill this thing" rather than "here's something new to immerse yourself in the game world.

Anyway, to the original topic. I was actually going to make a thread giving Nexon Global some praise for bringing us this event. We're finally getting the types of rewards that are on par with what the Asian regions see regularly, and on top of that the Prime Time bonuses from this event make it worth playing for everyone. Already geared out and want to make some gold or just have an extra chance at rewards while you raid with your friends? Enjoy the bonus cores. Under geared and want a chance to enjoy harder content? Hop in during Unlimited Revives. Still need to max your expertise? 100% Expertise Experience.

This is actually a really well done event. Easy chance to get a decent weapon. Free Premium Enchant rune. Free permanent Inner if you so choose. Items that haven't been in NA before, and great login rewards that you are not forced to stay on for. If you don't have a PC you can leave on or the time to play then you miss out on a few things, but you can get the major bonuses just from playing a relatively normal amount and the huge items like the +10-15 coupon literally for being on for 30 minutes twice per weekend. Actually, I think you could even collect both and just spend 30 mins on Sunday to claim them.

TLDR; Nexon has done a great job with how this event is put together, the variety of rewards, and the way that even the most casual players can get some very high value return for their time.

Honestly I think the judges did the best they could splitting the rewards between the absolute top tier artists and those who simply put in the effort and time to create some original pieces. I know that over time there have been a number of entries in contests from people who are professionals in fields that give them major advantage over the most of the other players. There's no pleasing everyone, and this contest was pretty balanced and a major improvement over some prior ones.

Honestly if something like this is your profession or something that you have a fully-credentialed background for enter if you wish, just keep in mind this probably isn't the place to show off your ability if you have a fragile ego. You might win, you might not.