birdybyebye said:

I recieved this , this morning have recieved in the past also have recieved simular messages from helper, are these legal?

https://prnt.sc/gqe8ic

Thank you Birdy

Not officially, but plarium turn a blind eye to Helper Castles, Master Castles, Bot Castles and all Alt Accounts because it increases their Monthly Active Users ..... which boosts the sale value of these games

djmoody said:

Any in game purchase that isn't through Plarium is going to entail some degree of risk. I wouldn't recommend dealing with 3rd parties.

Idk if Plarium have a specific T&C to cover this but would be suprised if they have include a rule prohibiting purchasing from a 3rd party.

Also on a wider basis, the money we spend on the game keeps the servers alive, pays for support and potentially new development (not that we really get any of the latter). The more of your money you give to a 3rd party and the less to Plarium, the less resource will be available for the game. So it's detrimental to all in the long run.

One of the master mails I got in the past, stated could pay through paypal, and pay after your recieved the goods. So master did offer a safe way to pay and a option to just ripp him/them off. I wouldn't touch such offers with a 10ft pole, but there is those that does or else they wouldnt spam this crap all the time. 

ive spoken with master. She lives 30 minutes away from me. It's legit. 

she runs a bot program that farms or builds troops.  you buy resources or reinforcements from her. 

ive spoken with master. She lives 30 minutes away from me. It's legit. 

she runs a bot program that farms or builds troops.  you buy resources or reinforcements from her. 

Shes working on a few hammer accounts so soon you'll be able to pay the bots to take down beacons, or spam attack other leagues. that should really change the game dynamics. 

Hello.

Such accounts as Master should be reported to the Support Team: https://plariumsupport.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

From our end, we're running an automatic check and block such accounts. 

Alina Phoenix said:

Hello.

Such accounts as Master should be reported to the Support Team: https://plariumsupport.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

From our end, we're running an automatic check and block such accounts. 

What is Plarium's stance on buying a hammer from Master and/or Helper to take down beacons and/or forts?  

We've already seen that Plarium says "not our responsibility" when a player's account is compromised and Plarium determines their server was not compromised.  

So it raises questions.  If someone purchases a hammer, and the purchaser's identity is known, would Plarium take action against them?  Would the bot castles used in the attack be banned?  Would players who lose troops as a result of the hammer attack be compensated?  Would Plarium seek legal action against Master?

I ask because if the service exists, people might use it.  If people use it, you're going to hear players crying foul when bot armies destroy league resources and kill troops people have earned or paid for.

Alina Phoenix said:

Hello.

Such accounts as Master should be reported to the Support Team: https://plariumsupport.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

From our end, we're running an automatic check and block such accounts. 

What is Plarium's stance on buying a hammer from Master and/or Helper to take down beacons and/or forts?  

We've already seen that Plarium says "not our responsibility" when a player's account is compromised and Plarium determines their server was not compromised.  

So it raises questions.  If someone purchases a hammer, and the purchaser's identity is known, would Plarium take action against them?  Would the bot castles used in the attack be banned?  Would players who lose troops as a result of the hammer attack be compensated?  Would Plarium seek legal action against Master?

I ask because if the service exists, people might use it.  If people use it, you're going to hear players crying foul when bot armies destroy league resources and kill troops people have earned or paid for.

Gadheras said:

This is a double edged sword, people could start acuse real players of being bots because they get "hammerd" as well. 

Very true.  I have heard speculation that some of these players we see with gigantic armies obtained them through less than honest methods.  I think most of the speculation is false since the methods mentioned are things a player could not get away with for long.  

As an example, I've heard players say someone spends so much on the game because they use stolen credit cards.  When you tell your credit card company a transaction is fraud, they don't just eat the loss.  They talk to the company that charged the card.  Short story long, if you use stolen credit cards, as soon as the unauthorized transactions were discovered and reported, Plarium would be notified and your account would be banned.

IronApex Turok said:

ive spoken with master. She lives 30 minutes away from me. It's legit. 

she runs a bot program that farms or builds troops.  you buy resources or reinforcements from her. 

Shes working on a few hammer accounts so soon you'll be able to pay the bots to take down beacons, or spam attack other leagues. that should really change the game dynamics. 

Change the dynamic to a dead server I suspect, similar to how the botting ruined the pirates.

It would be quite useful if a CM would confirm that buying game merchandise from a 3rd party was a bannable offence, or maybe it isn't.... It would be good to know though, either way.

Hello.

Such accounts as Master should be reported to the Support Team: https://plariumsupport.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

From our end, we're running an automatic check and block such accounts. 

think about all the money being sent to the master account.....

thats being turned into sapphires to build hundreds of hammers.

The bots are plariums biggest customers right now. they are out coining all of you.  who's side do you think plarium is on? 

plarium still gets  your money when you spend with master.   She just charges a 15% fee and sends the left overs back to plarium by buying sapphs. 

when you spend $100 dollars with her, she keeps $15 and buys $75 worth of sapphs. 

that transaction happens hundreds of times a day

   plarium wins and you are funding the hammer that will eventually defeat you. 

IronApex Turok said:

ive spoken with master. She lives 30 minutes away from me. It's legit. 

she runs a bot program that farms or builds troops.  you buy resources or reinforcements from her. 

Shes working on a few hammer accounts so soon you'll be able to pay the bots to take down beacons, or spam attack other leagues. that should really change the game dynamics. 

Change the dynamic to a dead server I suspect, similar to how the botting ruined the pirates.

It would be quite useful if a CM would confirm that buying game merchandise from a 3rd party was a bannable offence, or maybe it isn't.... It would be good to know though, either way.

BiohazarD said:

djmoody said:

IronApex Turok said:

ive spoken with master. She lives 30 minutes away from me. It's legit. 

she runs a bot program that farms or builds troops.  you buy resources or reinforcements from her. 

Shes working on a few hammer accounts so soon you'll be able to pay the bots to take down beacons, or spam attack other leagues. that should really change the game dynamics. 

Change the dynamic to a dead server I suspect, similar to how the botting ruined the pirates.

It would be quite useful if a CM would confirm that buying game merchandise from a 3rd party was a bannable offence, or maybe it isn't.... It would be good to know though, either way.

I looked at the prices they charge, if you know what you're doing it's much cheaper to just buy the troops yourself on you own account.  ex: It cost about $2200 to buy 100m defense from the master site.  

yeah, but you arent feeding  a defense.  if you buy it from master.   

BiohazarD said:

djmoody said:

IronApex Turok said:

ive spoken with master. She lives 30 minutes away from me. It's legit. 

she runs a bot program that farms or builds troops.  you buy resources or reinforcements from her. 

Shes working on a few hammer accounts so soon you'll be able to pay the bots to take down beacons, or spam attack other leagues. that should really change the game dynamics. 

Change the dynamic to a dead server I suspect, similar to how the botting ruined the pirates.

It would be quite useful if a CM would confirm that buying game merchandise from a 3rd party was a bannable offence, or maybe it isn't.... It would be good to know though, either way.

I looked at the prices they charge, if you know what you're doing it's much cheaper to just buy the troops yourself on you own account.  ex: It cost about $2200 to buy 100m defense from the master site.  

yeah, but you arent feeding  a defense.  if you buy it from master.   

all your food resources can go towards offense. 

BiohazarD said:

IronApex Turok said:

BiohazarD said:

djmoody said:

IronApex Turok said:

ive spoken with master. She lives 30 minutes away from me. It's legit. 

she runs a bot program that farms or builds troops.  you buy resources or reinforcements from her. 

Shes working on a few hammer accounts so soon you'll be able to pay the bots to take down beacons, or spam attack other leagues. that should really change the game dynamics. 

Change the dynamic to a dead server I suspect, similar to how the botting ruined the pirates.

It would be quite useful if a CM would confirm that buying game merchandise from a 3rd party was a bannable offence, or maybe it isn't.... It would be good to know though, either way.

I looked at the prices they charge, if you know what you're doing it's much cheaper to just buy the troops yourself on you own account.  ex: It cost about $2200 to buy 100m defense from the master site.  

yeah, but you arent feeding  a defense.  if you buy it from master.   

all your food resources can go towards offense. 

If you're spending that much money you're not really concerned with the food cost though since units don't die if you run out of food anymore.  And since you can buy over 3x as much for the same price just doing it yourself, I don't see why anyone would buy it from master except for lack of knowledge of how to do it theirself.  

and yet.....

Hello, Lords and Ladies.

Usage of the bot accounts and selling Resources is not allowed by our policy. 

Accepting such Offers and getting Resources from such third-party accounts is not allowed as well.

All these actions can lead to the ban of your account.

We're running the regular automatic check on the servers and ban bot accounts.  

From your end, you need to report such accounts to Support team. Please note that Support team will not inform you about the results of their check and about the measures that were taken to the reported accounts as it's against our Privacy policy.

Alina Phoenix said:

Hello, Lords and Ladies.

Usage of the bot accounts and selling Resources is not allowed by our policy. 

Accepting such Offers and getting Resources from such third-party accounts is not allowed as well.

All these actions can lead to the ban of your account.

We're running the regular automatic check on the servers and ban bot accounts.  

From your end, you need to report such accounts to Support team. Please note that Support team will not inform you about the results of their check and about the measures that were taken to the reported accounts as it's against our Privacy policy.

master reported. phone number and address reported over 2  years ago.  nothing has been banned 

I dont use masters services but know players that do.... that have been reported here on the forum, and no one has been banned. 

IronApex Turok said:

Alina Phoenix said:

Hello, Lords and Ladies.

Usage of the bot accounts and selling Resources is not allowed by our policy. 

Accepting such Offers and getting Resources from such third-party accounts is not allowed as well.

All these actions can lead to the ban of your account.

We're running the regular automatic check on the servers and ban bot accounts.  

From your end, you need to report such accounts to Support team. Please note that Support team will not inform you about the results of their check and about the measures that were taken to the reported accounts as it's against our Privacy policy.

master reported. phone number and address reported over 2  years ago.  nothing has been banned 

I dont use masters services but know players that do.... that have been reported here on the forum, and no one has been banned. 

you keep saying its against the rules but it appears in this instance, the rules arent enforced... kind of like how having an alt used to be agaisnt the rules but wasnt enforced. 

It's all about the game and how you play it

All about control and if you can take it

All about your debt and if you can pay it

It's all about pain and who's gonna make it

IronApex Turok said:

Alina Phoenix said:

Hello, Lords and Ladies.

Usage of the bot accounts and selling Resources is not allowed by our policy. 

Accepting such Offers and getting Resources from such third-party accounts is not allowed as well.

All these actions can lead to the ban of your account.

We're running the regular automatic check on the servers and ban bot accounts.  

From your end, you need to report such accounts to Support team. Please note that Support team will not inform you about the results of their check and about the measures that were taken to the reported accounts as it's against our Privacy policy.

master reported. phone number and address reported over 2  years ago.  nothing has been banned 

I dont use masters services but know players that do.... that have been reported here on the forum, and no one has been banned. 

you keep saying its against the rules but it appears in this instance, the rules arent enforced... kind of like how having an alt used to be agaisnt the rules but wasnt enforced. 

Hello.

My final reply regarding this question was already given: https://plarium.com/forum/en/stormfall-age-of-war/game-discussion/75529_master-and-helper/?post=395882

> nothing has been banned 

Even if the accounts were banned, Support team won't inform you about it.

> that have been reported here on the forum, and no one has been banned. 

There is no sense in reporting such accounts on Forum as we won't ban them there.

Such reports should be sent only to Support team.

To avoid off-topic discussion and flooding comments, this topic is closed.