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PinnacleValley
5 years ago

Re: Is farming accounts illegal?

@BeatCop_731  Sorry I had not read this post when I responded to your other post or my answer would be very different. It absolutely is cheating and your friend should be immediately removed from the game...just one more example of how inept or complacent the company is in dealing with cheaters. There is absolutely no difference between this and “hacking”...he is using an interpreted, high-level and general-purpose programming language to manipulate the game. Cheating is cheating...be it satellite or feeder cities, clandestine “dead” clubs used for illegal trading or hacking, it’s all the same. This is why thousands of players have left this game. There is absolutely nothing clever about this...it is an unacceptable act that shows great disrespect for the game and honest folks that play within the guidelines of the game...

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  • 1457699360's avatar
    1457699360
    5 years ago

    Do you have free time to play? You can play. You don’t have time to play? You just don’t play, it’s simple. Using AI programs is definitely cheating, not better than hacking. All of us honest players who spend real money on the game, shouldn’t have to face accounts who play by themselves. (Now I understand why in some wars you get duds immediately after you place your jackpot...)


    These accounts should all be banned. Reading such things makes you wanna quit. EA should take action against these illegal activities.

  • BeatCop_731's avatar
    BeatCop_731
    5 years ago

    I suppose so. But how would EA know they are all his accounts? And if EA knew, will they contact Secret Service and FBI?

  • BeatCop_731's avatar
    BeatCop_731
    5 years ago

    Obviously it's unfair and people get mad and stuff, but Is it ILLEGAL tho that's the question

  • 1457699360's avatar
    1457699360
    5 years ago
    @BeatCop_731 Of course it is illegal. Saying about FBI and stuff like that sounds ironic. If players have questions regarding modifying the game or hacking in any way should just read the terms of use from EA. And of course EA should find a way to block these accounts right from their creation.

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