Cyber Theft
A young salary man aged 20 had his precious online game character deleted by a colleague which he had been leveling up for over 3 years.
The salary man contacted the cyber police to report the incident and the colleague is being prosecuted for unauthorized access...
I don't play any online games so don't know but cat you save these characters?
Have always wanted to try out Mabinogi but never got round to it. Do you indulge in online gaming and if so which games do you recommend to play or stay away from?
As for cyber theft - not happened to me so far.
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大学一年生
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3 years!. thats gotta suck for the guy. but i didnt know you can charge someone for that. I still remember when i did something similar with a game. deleted something ive been playing for such a long time. I just stared at the screen but moved on after that.
Student // Collector // Gaijin
http://zacbush.com
I heard about this earlier. If it was WoW they can just do a character restore. What kind of dumb MMO doesn't offer something like this?
student
its probably the more MOE f2p mmos XD
Student
I don't know of any other MMOs that have character restores. @.@
Publisher
I enjoy Guildwars.. characters are saved online.. to my knowledge you can only delete them intentionally.. City of Heroes and City of Villains look like great fun (especially now they combined the two).
God of the Overlords
agree, Guild wars is like a good start for casual online gamers since you only pay for the game, not for the mouths you play ^^
BTW: danny, if ya get GW let me now, I am in a really cool guild and we could add ya right away ^^;
pervert
i also play guild wars.we should get together one day and help me finish the hm missions i couldnt get a party for.im U" R T V"
and danny i suggest you play any online game you want as long as it isnt called World of Warcraft or Final Fantasy XI
pervert
"U R T V"
Pianist
Another GW player here too lol.
Student artist
http://www.requestview.wordpress.com
Guild wars for life. =) My god I cannot even imagine if someone deleted my characters. I would defiantly do some horrible things to my friend.
Auditor Junior
Guild wars is the best
A Real RocknRolla
EVE Online FTW!!!!
Overman
http://myplasticmoustache.blogspot.com/
Hahaha! Monk here. Anyone wanna do a Drok run? Been out of it for a long while though. Still stuck on the original.
Student
Ireally liked that you didn't have to pay monthly fee, but the game itself is boring, I like to have real items in games, not just some generetic crap. :/
Jaina Solo Fan-boy! umm...Frozen food mangaer
http://jediwannabe24.wordpress.com/
Ouch! And I'll say again ouch!
However, I really don't think this counts as a cyber crime.
I think it's highly likely that a GM can restore his character and items, although some games take the you get scammed it's your own fault approach.
I used to play Lineage II on a retail server. Got to 80/80, Hero, and the Divine Summoner transformation...... then quit since I didn't really have anything else to go for. That and I had a huge stack of RPGs I needed to play.
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/
I'd be as serious over an online game if it had Misao coming to play with me like that.
Network Admin
I have played just about every type of online game. Most of the time your stats are saved on the server you are playing unless you are playing on a console. If his friend deleted the characters its because the victim gave out his User ID and Password. Mabinogi is kinda lame and couldn't keep my interest.
Student
You must have not played it for long then... :3
Network Admin
Did the North American beta and played it a bit after that. Honestly, I'm a hardcore gamer and if the game can't offer enough to keep me going, I don't bother.
Otaku/Agent Of Death
Darn your quick Danny!!! I was just about to post this exact article...I was reading it a few minutes ago.....as for the question, I don't play online games either. I prefer PC Doujin games or the usual Xbox360...I also agree with what Danny said, I aslo think you should be able to save the characters you work so hard on." (I wonder what game it was though)
Undisputed ➈
Alot of instances of these kind of things happened before and the first time i heard about it was about 2 brothers, where one stole the other's items and the victim consequently committed suicide.
As for me though, not happened so far, I get very paranoid over possible keyloggers and things like that ^^"
Ecchi Otaku
http://aniverse.info/
I've played many MMOs. Ragnarok Online, Ragnarok Online 2, Mabinogi, World of Warcraft, Rappelz, Holic Online, Final Fantasy XI. Personally, i've never gotten "hacked" on any of my accounts.
Playing MMOs are really fun when you have other friends to play with and chat. If its to play by yourself then it becomes very boring very fast, unless you like playing by yourself and are the loner-type that doesnt like to socialize. =P
As far as reporting someone "hacking" into your personal information, whether it be bank info or your login information to a MMO, you could still get in trouble for that.
Character saves are usually server-based saves. Your character is usually saved on their servers and not in your computer. Not sure if all MMOs work that way so dont hold it against me if i'm wrong =P but usually thats the case. I've emulated one MMO on my home pc and thats how it was.
Student, Bioresearch Assistant, WAVE VP Communications
http://gndynames.wordpress.com
Not sure about other games, but in World of Warcraft the GMs are super responsible and pretty much anything can be rolled back, which includes deletion (intention or unintentional) of items, transfer of gold, and even character deletion. According to my friend (whom I don't talk to anymore since he's pissy cuz he didn't get into university thanks to WoW) the blizz GMs will bring back your character back no matter how many times it gets deleted (or crap happens).
Student
http://yellowguy89.blogspot.com/
cyber theft...sounds like a Gits reference lol
For MMO, I play secret of the solstice, a game with cute little characters hahaha
I've played a whole list of mmo's, pretty much all of them being the same with different graphics/story.
I'm playing Granado Espada (Sword of the new world) right now, mainly because my best friend IRL is playing it.
Working in a supermarket T0T
http://dutchotaku.blogspot.com
seriously, colleages that hack onto your pc and then delete your mmo-character?
sounds very wierd to me.
anyhow, the only mmo ive played is world of warcraft but mmo's are just a waste of time in my opinion (wasted 3 years on that game).
Programmer Trainee
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I used to be an avid Ragnarok fan, but then my character got deleted for some reason and I guess I didn't bother to get it back.
I know they just save it in an account...and that's all I know about it.
I stopped playing MMO's because I spent my allowance on it and decided to save my money for other things.
Student, I hate school. FML
danny stay away from world of warcraft... its gonna ruin your life...
PS3s gonna have new system call MAG massive action game, were 252 people playing in one map. shooting of course like battle field.
Student, Bioresearch Assistant, WAVE VP Communications
http://gndynames.wordpress.com
WoW costed me 500 bucks in scholarship, took away a good friend, ruined the guy's life, and costed me an entry to a special university program (which I was mildly interested in), and I didn't include the money that I could have spent on figures >.>
Jaina Solo Fan-boy! umm...Frozen food mangaer
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Death to WoW! It's not that fun anyway.
It tis an evil creation! All MMo are a complete waste of time, unless they can be played casually. Like Guild Wars for example. I started GW right when it came out and made a female monk named Princess Mononoke.....i got offered lots of money, both real in and cyber for my name!!! Crazy people out there..
Student
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I was hacked on Gaia, which sucked cuz i was one of the richest members at the time, but it helped me get over my addiction! ^^;
Student
http://anime.scripts.mit.edu/miteiru/
In other words, the hacker saved my life.
http://www.marvinryan.com
wow, nice story. a blessing in disguise. ^^
Comp. Eng. Student
Most MMO's should backup the data normally, so restoring should be a simple matter ~
I played a bunch of MMOs just to try them out.. longest I've played was Ragnarok & Maplestory. Make sure to play with friends tho!
college student
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i am very ashame but...i did those kind of thing before...i hacked my friends Runescape (heard of it?) account...and took like 300k (-.-)
NEET
That's not a big deal, you can just phone the company or a mod and explain the situation and they can reinstate the character, it happens ALL THE TIME in WoW where Addicted mmorpgers delete their characters only to come back two days later with tons of regrets (WoW Detox anyone?).
Bringing in the cyber police, lmao...
Student, Bioresearch Assistant, WAVE VP Communications
http://gndynames.wordpress.com
So that's why they're so efficient...
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
http://meimi132.wordpress.com/
I feel for this guy....
My little bro deleted games files of mine before... it sucks so much to lose characters or save files you've been working on ages....
Student
I play Mabinogi. In fact, I'm playing it right now. I love it. D: I'm Bibiyona on the Ruairi server. :3
And by the way.. I feel real bad for that guy. 3 years of leveling up his character?! Wow..
SUPER OTAKU, manga-ka, Illustrator, Domon Kasshu fanboy, Konata's male half, Megas XLR fanboy
Cap'n Dickless ruins another thing, first abridged series now online games!!!
Student
Huh? .-.;
SUPER OTAKU, manga-ka, Illustrator, Domon Kasshu fanboy, Konata's male half, Megas XLR fanboy
Cure you Cap'n Dickless!!
SUPER OTAKU, manga-ka, Illustrator, Domon Kasshu fanboy, Konata's male half, Megas XLR fanboy
I meant, Curse You Cap'n Dickless!!!
Cap'n Dickless ruins another thing, first abridged series now online games, WHAT NEXT!!!
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
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Very bad news...
Well, usually MMOs keep characters in backup to avoid such things.
You know, you can delete the character, but it isn't actually deleted from the database.
I started playing WoW once, and also tested some other stuff... but it's too adicting, and I don't have time to spend on those... so I ended up dropping them, even though I liked playing.
I recommend staying away of ANY of them if you want to have free time for other stuff Danny.. XD
Well, I do ocasionally play Combat Arms... but since it's more FPS than MMO, doesn't count.
Also: MISAO FTW!
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yikes 3 freaking yrs
yes its possible to save characters and they are saved on game server
and its possible to delete. not all mmorpg is able to restore your character.
used to play alot of mmorpg but quit'ed as it was taking over my life instead
played around 8hrs and more each day
its a bad addiction..
mainly you are addiction to leveling your character
addicted to the social interaction
addicted to the superiority and importance that you have online
dont get me wrong here, i love MMORPG and it really fun but dont make it into an addiction.
College Student
Mabinogi... it kind of makes boring and repetitive quests into boring and repetitive household chores... and with fantasy element. You have the potential to do any combination of skills since there are no classes, but that is how they make money off of you as you buy character cards to reset your level and age so you can get more skill points.
Part time student, part time worker, full-time geek.
It is downright wrong how addicting WoW is sometimes. =[ 171 days played on my character.
Underdog Artist, Outcast to the Society, Tetsuya Nomura art fan
I play RF online like crazy back before I was in my country. If that happened to me I won't just sue that person, I'll make him pay double the amount that's been worth my hard level-uped character.
Studio Bleach founder/owner
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Danny, I cannot recommend Asda Story over Mabinogi by a massive margin. Because you get the kind of look and music you'd expect from a MMORPG seen in Lucky Star. You also get a .hack-like experience, minus the PKing. And the only two downsides are the fact you are limited at this time (when it comes to towns and common equipment you can buy) and it is for the PC. Besides that, the typos and visual glitches can be overlooked. That, and unlike Mabinogi, you do not have a time limit on the challenges... as well as both the the map and controls are easier to use.
As for the topic at hand, I never had it happen. I pretty much come and go... with the acceptation of Gaia Online. I have been there since 2004, but might not play their zOMG, unless they change the combat system for it. I was on Guild Wars (loved the "Nevermore Raven Bow"), but quit because the second part of the first game sucked and did not have the money to get the other ones. (That, and not fond of both the level 20 cap and inability to form a hunting party.)
Besides that, so far so good with Asda Story. And I figure that the technical issues will be over with in a month.
Studio Bleach founder/owner
http://myspace.com/studiobleach
Scratch Asda Story. At least, for me. The thing deleted my entire friends list and has been glitching badly. I even died several times because it was not being responsive and thought it was my laptop. Last time it did this, I pretty much gave up for a while and going to try RO. -_-;;
Student
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From my knowledge, characters on massive multiplayer online role playing games are saved. The only way to delete these characters can either be done by consent of the "owner" or an administrator with specific reasons. Of course, bugs may occur along the way or something like that to ruin the whole gaming experience... or a new version to get out of a beta release. In that case, it isn't exactly deleting the character... more like loss of your ingame character and you know who to blame for that ^^; I use to play Maple Story with a couple of friends. It was pretty lame... but playing next to friends made it worth while. I wasn't particularly skilled at the game but I did manage a respectable level then was forced to ditch when the full version of the game came out. I continued playing a bit and surpassed my previous character. After that, the game kind of lost meaning. Friends stopped playing and I lost all motivation for playing on that character. I didn't delete the character. The best way to describe it is to say its in suspended animation or something...
To the guy who lost that game character after 3 years of hard work, sucks to be him! If I remember correctly, his colleague gained access to the character before this incident. Didn't it occur to the owner that there might be some changes that he didn't go through with...? Either way, sucks to be that guy, hope he moves on from games. Sure they're fun but who has time for them now?
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
http://puppy52art.com/
his colleague is so mean! I don't play with online games ^^; no time :P I did however was a bit addicted to bejewelled after discovering it online (oops) does it count? ^^;
http://www.marvinryan.com
lol, I was addicted on bejeweled and zuma.
but I guess it doesn't count since it doesn't wreck ones social life like various mmorpg's does.
College Student
http://nategreene.wordpress.com/
That sucks! I used to play runescpae, now I play Guild wars and Lord of the Rings Online.
student
http://zephi-san.deviantart.com/
I did play online games in the past. I cannot believe I wasted all that time playing those games.. Yes, they were fun and addicting, but as soon as you reach that point where leveling takes like weeks... you get kinda bored.
I recommend people to stay away from these types of games if you have better things to do in life. You don't want to look back and wonder why you failed school or uni etc. Konata is a good example. As soon as you start, you pretty much become addicted, unless you can control yourself...
Even if you have a slight urge to play, try to resist that temptation. Yes... some of the games look nice and fun to play etc, but take in consideration that these games are never-ending and will take up A LOT of your free-time.
I heard that some games, if you delete your character, the only way to restore it, is by doing a roll-back on the servers. Which means everyone's characters get rolled-back too.
SUPER OTAKU, manga-ka, Illustrator, Domon Kasshu fanboy, Konata's male half, Megas XLR fanboy
Cap'n Dickless for hacking abridged Series and Online Games TAKE This!!!!!!
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Network Admin
I have no idea what you're trying to say.
SUPER OTAKU, manga-ka, Illustrator, Domon Kasshu fanboy, Konata's male half, Megas XLR fanboy
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I kicked his butt, and some balls!!!
(by the was those sound effect were DRAGONBALL SFX)
SUPER OTAKU, manga-ka, Illustrator, Domon Kasshu fanboy, Konata's male half, Megas XLR fanboy
I meant to say by the way
-1
http://necrophadian.blogspot.com/
and the point of all this spam is?
SUPER OTAKU, manga-ka, Illustrator, Domon Kasshu fanboy, Konata's male half, Megas XLR fanboy
You probably aren't aware of the Cap'n Dickless incident
SUPER OTAKU, manga-ka, Illustrator, Domon Kasshu fanboy, Konata's male half, Megas XLR fanboy
About some loser hacker trying to bring down certain forms of entertainment
And since when is it spam to put sound effects in my comments
Programmer/IT/Student
http://wickedotaku.blogspot.com/
You really shouldn't spam. I'm sure Danny does not appreciate it.
SUPER OTAKU, manga-ka, Illustrator, Domon Kasshu fanboy, Konata's male half, Megas XLR fanboy
Since when is including sound effects in my comments spam?
Programmer/IT/Student
http://wickedotaku.blogspot.com/
Just because you did it over and over again. A single link to each would work. :p
Student, Chef
Not all online games are that addictive just stick too the shooters. At any time there are people in there worse then you that does wonders for your ego and when the going gets tough you can just change servers accusations of hacks covering your poor skill.
It easy too just log on for some quick fun then log off for more pressing matters.....like sport or.....health...yeah ...health that right :)
Wannabe Web Developer
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I play FFXI and been playing since April 2003 ^^;;. Played a lot when I was still in uni but severely reduce when I started working. The only reason I haven't quit is because of my guild. I did take a break once in a while for a month or two.
I highly recommend FFXI due to storylines and many things to do in the game. If you ever get into FFXI, let me know ^^
Not defined by my occupation
I've played EVE Online, and Lord of the Rings. Right now, I'm playing Fiesta... which I found a link to from your site, Danny. Oh and thanks a lot... my wife is addicted to it ><
College student, Software Engineer, Otaku
lol, I remember these incidents keep on happening between my friends and me. We share accounts so that we don't need to register and etc...but yea, sometimes we end up stealing crap from each other.
Feel really bad for the guy, 3 years worth of work gone in a minute.
btw, Danny, Mabinogi is really EPIC!!!! I played it, I loved it, but the grind killed it.
Student/Part-timer
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Not much of a mmorpg'er but I do have a subscription with LOTRO (lord of the rings online) which I play very casually. Good community there too and a nice immersion environment. Can't say too much as I haven't touched the game in awhile.
But if i did pour my heart and sweat into a game and watch someone else just swipe my char, Id be pretty angry too...
a proud otaku!! x3
Mabinogi rulz!!!XD
Online Shop
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You pay about $15-20 per month so 3 years is about $15 x 36 = $540 of playing roughly. But besides the monetary part, the player also put his/her effort, time, patience and all that over 3 years of time so deleting the character can be pretty shocking. I had a friend who's account got hacked by hacker and he quit the game and never came back so one can see the magnitude of the incident there ^^;
Polytechnic Junior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer In-training.
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Wow, that sucks for him. It's like studying for three years in a law school only to lose all your learned knowledge in a concussion. Restart.
university film student | ecchikid | the Archivist
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...Interesting comparison. ^^;
I shy away from MMOs in general. I don't like playing online - like to stay offline when I game, especially since there's at least an equal amount of good people and complete idiots and jerks online. The most important thing though, is that I need my games to have closure. MMOs don't give me that, not to mention they suck up a lot of time.
Polytechnic Junior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer In-training.
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Agreed; to both. XD
The only MMO I ever touched was Runescape; after which I never touched an MMO again. The time investmet is just too great. And again, the internet has as many good and kind people as there are people without a proper thinking organ/loose mouth.
random! :3
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this is awful... i really hate bad hackers...lol
i was wondering its off topic but do you know of where to get one of those drawing boards that input everything you draw on it on your computer where you can edit and etc.! i sound very noobish today !=.= lol XP
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I hate hackers too, that's why I beat the crap out of Cap'n Dickless earlier
Speaking of which
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Your local Otaku Cashier.
I think it depends on the game. I know when I played FFXI it deleted your character forever. But, I believe they still have the data for a set time, so you might be able to contact Square to bring the character back. As for other games, I'm not sure.
Junior High Student
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I've never been caught up in online gaming, but I'm sure I can sympathize if someone were to clear my games like Pokemon, Harvest Moon, Twilight Princess, Wario Ware, etc.
Isn't something like that a blessing in disguise? Three years of sitting in front of your computer? It's time to open a window if you ask me.
*holds up a flame shield*
Polytechnic Junior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer In-training.
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You can lower the flame shield, I think next to everyone agrees. XD If I were acquainted with the victim, I would be wheedling him to get a Xbox 360 and a copy of Halo 3 right now...
http://www.marvinryan.com
somehow the image reminds me of Tenrou. ^^; anyway didn't know one can be prosecuted in court for deleting an online character. however I tend to think that the colleague is doing the salary man a favor, 3 years of playing online games means 3 years of wasted time.
I got addicted on online games years ago as well, it wasn't until I saw people with nothing to show for in life except a high level online character, that I decided to cut myself off.
I'd recommend to "stay away" from these games.
about saving the character, you can do so, but the save file wouldn't be on your local computer, thus once you delete the character online, you'd probably need to ask support or the server administrator if it's possible for them to restore your character.
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http://necrophadian.blogspot.com/
Never had any real or game money hacked/stolen from me before. must be my luck
Only played WoW for a year and quit. I changed my password all the time, stayed away from scary dubious websites that may have keyloggers and never divulged my password to anybody. the game was fun but I dont have as much time to dedicate to it anymore. Lich King expansion is coming out soon and I'm not really psyched about it as I thought I would be. I must be getting older
QA Engineer / Co-Founder
I think the only online game I actually played... and playing, is Team Fortress 2 because of the pure fun it delivers,
seriously, what can be more fun then setting players on fire and then observing how much ruckus and chaos you caused to them with your appearance :)
Didn't have much time to play it for the last 2 month though :(
student
I have been playing FFXI for the last 3years... been really addicting to it, I even have 2 characters... Tho I wouldn’t recommend it =p I wish I can stay away from FFXI but I cant… However now I’m not that addicted how I used to be before... playing for about 15hours straight, just taking bathroom breaks for walk down to the refrigerator just to get drink or snack… ^^; but that was back in the days XD I would be really really upset if my friend deletes my account… I dont think there is be a way get it back, but im not so to sure…
Developer/Student
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Can't really say I've played MMO's as its not my thing (I prefer my FPS and RTS and no monthly fees), but if anyone hacked my Steam account I'd be very pissed, as I buy a ton of games off Steam nowadays, and that'd just be tantamount to stealing those games I've purchased with my hard-earned money.
Student
I don't play online games, I don't have the time:P
But I feel for the guy, building the character so long and then loosing it:(
Otaku/Student
WoW player here =] 2 years into the game, but starting to quit >.< too much school etc also have a year of maple story, and 2 years in runescape >.< now starting to play warhammer online D:
but i have to say they are very very addicting =[
Grocery Store Clerk
I don't play online games but I has to suck loosing something asfter all that time.
中学生
http://thezhukeeper.blogspot.com
whats he trying to do? Maybe he just want to see his colleague cry?
Nowadays dont really play much game anymore, last touch was Cabal ^^;
Gundam
I will kill him if I were the guy!
3 Year!!! probably top player ...Hope that guy's character get restored by the company.
Graphic Design student | Receptionist | Otaku
http://sukidesho.blogspot.com/
I feel for the guy.. having his character deleted.. so much effort gone to waste.
I don't really play online games as I don't have a solid connection just yet ;_;
???Confused???
i don't know much about online games, but to invest three yrs and all the hard work just suddenly gone would really suck...hows the perp suppose to get procescuted anyway?
Technical Marketing Communications Specialist, Washoku Chef, Opportunity seeker
http://ichigekizero.blogspot.com/
You should stay away from MMOs if you haven't got into them. I'm currently playing FFXI when I have the chance. I've been on and off for the past 5? years.
http://pseudospace.blogspot.com/
Danny, unlike single player games, there are no menus or saving points in MMO games to manually save or load you character whenever you like. Transactions in MMO games are recorded to the database in real-time and your last position is saved when you log out of the game. You can't undo actions in MMO games unless you have access to the database.
A few words of advice. You'll need friends in Mabinogi or any other MMORPGs to really enjoy such online games. Friends who know their stuff would be a bonus; just like Konata babysitting the Hiiragi sisters in the Lucky Star OVA ^^. You can always make in-game virtual friends but that would take time. Otherwise, you're better off playing single player games.
Student
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wow, I would be pissed off too!
I was playing this game and my brother's friend shut my system off and I hadn't saved. I beat him up. My brother had to put me off of him.
Pre-Press Technician
Oh I have an addiction for trying MMO's, I've played AO, EQ, WoW, EvE, LoTR, RF and a few more I can't even remember.
I'm yet to find the perfect MMO. I've been spoiled by how fun and accessible WoW compared to games like AO where the theme is amazing and the ideas are awesome, they just aren't executed in the best way.
Anyone here played WAR yet?
student
3 years? thats really hard. good that he didnt kill his colleague, i think there was a case like that before in china or taiwan.
Nekophilia
3 years.. that totally sucks..
Stopped MMO-ing nowadays. No time and i has no gaming rig.
CSU student/accountant
http://rantingsofadiehardharuhiist.blogspot.com/
I play guild wars since I don't wanna pay the monthly fee. I enjoy playing it but I haven't logged on in a while since I've been too busy to play. I think I'll log on again just to get back into it. Once I've got more free time I'll buy WoW.
Student & Otaku
Wait what? I didn't know you could charge someone for that no less there's a cyber police. When did this happen?
Hikikomori in the making
http://supermariabros.deviantart.com/
3 years... Ouch!
If it were me, I'd cry... Then get my revenge by deleting my friend's game character LOL
Ork Warlord
I understand the guy, is really painful lost a character with which you been playing so many time. I play Sims 2 and have much characters, and because I fear lose them make save copy every week!
Student, Wannabe Otaku
Wait, did this happen in Japan or Korea, I know that in Korea, where MMORPG's are huge, there are tough regulations on cyber thefts, didn't know Japan is the same.
Speaking of Guild Wars, I had managed to rack up something around 900 hours in 3 months, was playing like 14 hours per day, serious bad addiction.
CG映像専門学生
http://slyphnier.atelier-freya.net/
imho cyber police wont help him so much, since he with or without reason seems *told* his friend regarding his online game character including access password, that make his friend can access his game account and delete his character. anyway GM should can help him recover his deleted character...
regarding online game, lots cool online game lately and there lots of them originally from korea, i dunno why but seems some korean online game don't encrypt their database, thus make easy to get hacked. But seems this issue no longer seen nowadays though...
another things that u have to worry before playing a online game is how many BOT on the online game, like RO, in some country, there are more BOTs than players ... and thats not funny.
imho FFXI is a online game that really good maintained one, well you can find better game if you want to start new one, since this game already 3years old (correct me if i wrong), lots other online game have better graphic engine than ffxi
Mechanical Engineering student
http://sabekujikaneda.multiply.com/
One question: How did he know that it was his colleague who deleted his character?
BTW until now I never knew there was such a thing as cyber police! O_o
Student and full-time otaku
Damn, that's bad...but then that guy really had to have access to the victim's account or something. But they should really smack that dude, hard, because from what I've heard from friends, leveling can be a real pain in the #^#@
university student
http://comica23.deviantart.com
Played Priston Tale, and then FFXI and WoW.. Used to spend some long hours (even entire days) playing, but now I haven't played anything for months. >_<;
future president(hopefully)
Played a few, got bored easilly, made my grades slip, made a hole in my wallet, basically onine games are annoying but sometimes you can't get enough of the excitement, after i got bored usually i just give away my ID to my friends or sell it to someone in the game hahaha...
BEWARE OF ONLINE GAMES!!!
DSL Tech Support T____T, Kita-Kon Chairman
http://www.kita-kon.org
My friends WoW account was once hacked and deleted but it was quickly replaced when we told a GM. Other than that i have never had an account of anything hacked.
Trying to become a blogger.
http://crippledotaku.wordpress.com/
I've been playing World of Warcraft for 4+ years now, i'd be annoyed if somebody deleted my characters, but I could always start over. I play Guild Wars, tried most of the free ones, and just started Warhammer Online a few weeks ago.
Kendo Kid / 大学生
http://makocat.deviantart.com
My brother did that to someone but didn't delete the character. He knew his friend's password and took all his armor and weapons and put them in his bank. He then sneaked his character into an enemy capital and logged off. Good thing the guy was a rogue, so he can stealth out.
Art/Media
http://sgallen.wordpress.com/
Mabinogi! I like to try it out. It's not out in Europe yet... It has taken so long too.
Mabinogi in the US is US residents only.
Never had Cyber theft yet, spent 3-4 years in the past playing Maple Story and then moved to PSO.
Misao! Shes so crazy. Coming out of a screen... reminds me of a conversation where anime characters start crawling out of the screens 3-4 days ago!! And, the tablet looks so clean and the drawer is left handed like me! XD
IT support
http://kusakabemisao.com/
i don't care coz i don't play game
but i want misao come out of my screen too ><
http://akari-nyan.deviantart.com/
There are some special events for some games where you can recover deleted characters...not sure about others. I remember playing Ragnarok and etc...
Eroge blogger
http://omochikaeri.wordpress.com/
I thought this post was about stealing people's art online when I saw the title.
Anyways, yes I play a lot of MMOs, Mabinogi specifically at the moment. I'm loving it a lot. I've also played other ones like Ragnarok Online, Emil Chronicle Online, PangYa, Trickster Online and Yogurting. I find RO and Mabinogi to be the best, but that's because they appeal to my 'anime-esque' taste in graphics. There's a lot of F2P and P2P MMOs out there, but I'd recommend P2P games as the service and quality of the games will generally be better. The type of games depends on your personal taste. However, no matter what, these games ARE addictive, so don't play too much. It will suck the life out of you. But if you do play, play with friends ^^ They also all have 'grind' aspects, just packaged differently from game to game.
Regarding character deletion (whether via hacking or accidental), most games will offer you an opportunity to restore the data, so long as you tell them ASAP. Most do not list is as a service, but if you contact the GMs, they will usually be able to do it for you. The best advice is to not let other people on your account in the first place.
MMOs are fun though ^^
http://tenori-taiga.blogspot.com/
Video game drama always gives me a chuckle.
People taking items and running away is always humorous, but people pretending to be girls to get free items online is just as funny. Thats why I dont run any type of gaming guild anymore, its just too much hassle.
Animal crossing will be the next online game I play this year.
I will control all the apple prices at the tom nook store, oh yeah!
Student
that is just horrible for the guy
I pitty him
Japan lover
http://loveandpeace.elbruto.es
characters can be saved, they are deleted, but companyies usually have saved versions of 1 or 2 days ago of ur char
but, cyber police?? nani? thats crazy
大学の学生 １st year
http://otakunaka.blogspot.com/
Bah I take as much care of my online charas as i can my friend lost his WoW acc and he got so pissed off he found the guys acc and stole it as well (dont ask how i dont know and wouldn't tell you how anyway) the guy didnt know what happened but he apparently had been playing for about 2 years which is roughly what my friend had been playing so my friend saw it as fair.
Schoolkid
http://did-someone-say-anime.blogspot.com
If someone ran off with my game accounts... *insert banging, crashing and splatting SFX here*
Pre-law student
I gotta know how this is done! :D
Web developer
Misao Moe!