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How do you know what level of compression he used? Also, different programs often have different ways of compressing images -- how do you know what program he used to compress the pictures as JPEGs? You don't, I don't, and neither does anyone else in this thread.

Elaborate, I'm always willing to learn something new. Also do you have any more information than the rest of us that could possibly solve this before it turns into a flame war?



Edit: Bed time -_-;;;

Edited, Tue Aug 2 06:14:39 2005 by Muninn

A couple reasons why I call BS on this poor victim of an evil GM.

#1. Most of us have dealt with a GM at least once (when available ^^) and you know how they speak and deal with situations. There is a difference between being formal and then being "inhuman" -- which is how this story and log displays this GM. The GM doesn't even really speak logically, almost like a robot. I honestly do not believe (even if this GM was not English) this is a real conversation with a live human being.

#2 Unless there are new hardcore game rule servers that I don't know about...the idea of being able to or being accused of "stealing" gil from another player is crazy. Sure, there are farmers and sellers but the gil can not be forged nor can it be "stolen" off of the person. As this GM states the gil will be returned to it's 'rightful' owner?? LOL wtf...come on people this would never happen. But then again perhaps next time I see "Bob stills 99,999,999 gil from you and runs away." I should be worried ^^.

#3-- Lastly, look at this persons reaction to getting 1.9 mil gil taken away from him...he 'sorta' reacts, as any average Joe at this time would be kinda losing it and saying more than the same two lines over and over "Where he got the gil doesn't concern me." Kinda more of trying to prove a point then get his money back. (the money doesn't exist) My 2 gil -- peace.

Edited, Tue Aug 2 06:28:59 2005 by ExiledTemplar

Well, it's pretty self-explanitory. Many programs that edit images -- or simply take screenshots -- provide options for the quality of the images they output, allowing the user to decide how much he wants to sacrifice quality for a smaller (in terms of storage, not dimentions) picture. If you have Photoshop, you should be able to easily find such options.

I just heard that the "Scammer" and the "OMFG MY GILZ STOLEN?" people are the same person.. Duo-Accounts. Using one character to scam, then sending money to other character/account. I'm guessing the GM knew/assumed this.

And before anyone says "Who would have two accounts?!".. A lot of people do, actually. Heck, I got two accounts but only use one. (Free copy of the game at the Halloween/Anniversary party.)

Reason i think it to be fake is beacause there is no source, this post was made from another post on gamefaqs and the OP there did not even say where it was from or who. There is no source, no backstory, no nothing its just there. Apart from all that its just a little too far fetched to be true.

People need to stop examing the image unless you actually know what your looking for, jpegs have heavy pixelation around contrasting and angled surfaces if the compression is heavy.

Huh? I did?

What if the guy was trading with someone else, maybe for a emp hairpin. And they agree in /tell and all that good stuff, for evidence. Then the guy in the pictures traded him something that looked like the emp hairpin but really wasent?

Then the guy that got scammed could have reported it, and from the new "rules" added, it looks like the scammer broke a couple. So the guy that got his *** scammed got his gil back while the scammer got theres taken away.

And come on why didnt the guy in the pictures ever ask for the item back? I'm going to read it again, to make sure I'll edit this if I'm wrong.

They look at the logs like if someone says "yea let me get it it's on my mule" and they never come back, you call a GM, give the name that said that and the GM looks up what other chars they have an contacts them. However, that's why you trade stuff, not give and wait for them to give back.

Now, for the player in question, it seems a bit iffy. If real, we're lacking serious information. I mean, hello, ask for the item you sold back?! That soudns just painfully stupid and obvious to not ask for. Say to the GM "may I get the item I traded back?, it's called blank axe, you can look at logs to see we discussed trading it". That's why this smells fishy.

There is literally only two options for this:

1. This is fake, because GMs can not track down characters this way, and just confiscate the gil from hear say.

They never gave any *Proof* of an "Item" that was traded.

2. The GM is "Bad" and should be fired because he is doing this for personal gain such as another character.

Either way, what is this "Manner he obtained it"? If he scammed someone for the gil why would he go for the third party?

The only way this could possibly be true is if the scammer and the one the money was taken from was the same person on the same account. They also would have had to have made a mistake. Such as "Scamming" in /say mode which any half witted Scammer knows not to do.

~Blix

When you send a /tell to a GM the [GM] thing isn't there. Only when you recieve from them it is.

Also the "Funds will now go..." line is just where the [GM] runs out of space to right, it happens to them lot when I talk to them.

~Blix



Edited, Tue Aug 2 07:12:21 2005 by BlixofFenrir

Holy **** balls.....that is insane.

For the record, I have been in the jail. 1) We conversed in say mode. 2) His spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc was like that of a 3 year old (for the record mine is of a 6 year old). I thought it was a joke at first. 3) He was very rude. He was straight to the point, no BS, no filler. This is how it is, if you don't agree with it....deal with it anyway. That was the impression I got.

Truth is, SE better look into this very quick. If this is real they better change something right now. Not next month, not next week, right now.

If it is fake.....bravo, you fooled a lot of people you scheming *******.

When a GM sends YOU a tell, it will show up as [GM]Whatever>>. When you send a tell to a GM, it will show up as >>GMNamehere.

Edit: Damn you people are quick.

Edited, Tue Aug 2 07:13:32 2005 by Obakeken