Market Bots?
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I put in 100+ orders for LS Burnes at 1 stub intervals yesterday.
That said, my wife thinks I'm a bot. "I'm a CPA, not a robot! I'm a real boy!"
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@yankblan said in Market Bots?:
« Allegedly » being the key word here
Exactly, the notion first popped up in 22 I think, and it seemed to gain a bit more traction last year with how they nerfed the market a bit, and then this year. There's some credence to it, but it's nothing that SSD would ever admit to. There's just so much blatant skullduggery from AAA pubs to monetize anymore I wouldn't put it past them
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yea it started a few years back. 100% market manipulation. it's just a way to keep prices where they want them. less would buy Stubbs if you could just use the market. occasionally there will be huge margins/profitable buys but they never fill and always get outbid instantly.
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Playing the market if half the fun of the game. They should leave it alone.
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I feel like I should put on a tin foil hat reading this nonsense.
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@Tylerslikewhoa said in Market Bots?:
I feel like I should put on a tin foil hat reading this nonsense.
If you can't at least acknowledge the possibility of this being a thing, especially with how they're heavily trying to force people into microtransactions, I've got a bridge to sell you.
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Until somebody can point to something we signed saying they can't do this, the possibility is real.
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I’m not saying it’s a conspiracy just that it’s odd behavior even by market standards. Tyler is just an SDS shill and apologist that would defend them no matter what so his opinion is null and void on basically anything and everything MLBTS related.
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Ridiculous; sure a company will expose itself to millions in damages just to get what, a couple hundred thousands more in potential revenue? Not profit, revenue...
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@yankblan said in Market Bots?:
Ridiculous; sure a company will expose itself to millions in damages just to get what, a couple hundred thousands more in potential revenue? Not profit, revenue...
No it wouldn't if we signed off on it.
Not saying a believe it, just playing devil's advocate.
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@yankblan said in Market Bots?:
Ridiculous; sure a company will expose itself to millions in damages just to get what, a couple hundred thousands more in potential revenue? Not profit, revenue...
It's not ridiculous. And there's no way shape or form it would expose them to "millions in damages", so no idea where you came up with that... You can be the slimiest businessman around, but if it's all legal, which this is...you can do it all you want. Doesn't mean it's the way to go.
It's entirely within the realm of possibilities SDS is doing that, again with the heavy emphasis on the pack/stub store this year...it's 100% possible.
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@Sarge1387 Nope, not legal. Yes they can restrict how you make stubs all you want, even do away with the market if they want to.
But market manipulation (with bots or other means), which is misleading your customers, THAT will expose you to a [censored] ton of legal trouble.
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@TripleH-4481 that and he is a SDS employee
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@yankblan said in Market Bots?:
@Sarge1387 Nope, not legal. Yes they can restrict how you make stubs all you want, even do away with the market if they want to.
But market manipulation (with bots or other means), which is misleading your customers, THAT will expose you to a [censored] ton of legal trouble.
It's not "misleading" though...if it's even there it's utilizing the power of suggestion and capitalizing on consumer's impatience. Predatory? Yup. Unethical? Yup. Illegal? Not a chance. Nobody's claiming that's the case, what we are saying is there's enough evidence to at least acknowledge that "hey, maybe they are doing something funky with the market to keep margins small as possible, not likely...but maybe"
Your "legality" argument might stand on a leg with the way they're doing packs now. Which is the EA "Lootbox" style of gambling on packs, which IS something they got in massive trouble for.
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it's legal. I've heard someone admit it back in the day, also, if you've ever flipped cards, you can plainly see it. no biggie, there's work arounds.
edit: and I'm not sure even if it's bots or just employees. but definitely manipulation.
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@Tylerslikewhoa said in Market Bots?:
I feel like I should put on a tin foil hat reading this nonsense.
what are you blabbering about now
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if you doubt this, go put a bid on Jordan Beck right now
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More incentives to not play DD thanks guys
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@jake98833 said in Market Bots?:
More incentives to not play DD thanks guys
it's nothing new -
@BLAISEBLAISE said in Market Bots?:
@jake98833 said in Market Bots?:
More incentives to not play DD thanks guys
it's nothing newIt may not be new but considering how little DD I have played the last 2 years it certainly helps me not go back
