Originally posted by cassiopaeia

ED:  I rarely do make mistakes, but I do admit it when I do...and this is my error.

I had misinterpreted what might have very well been either a few-hours-ban or a computer error as a perm-ban.  For that, I apologize.

 

This situation, though, has also called to attention that it is very possible that in order to silence the boycott, Joymax could very well ban us from their site.

Instead of seeing it as a reason to quit, it would be better to keep the possibility in mind and, if it happens, see it as an opportunity.

Well once i sign in and get the Error2 page, if i go back to the main page in history bar - it shows me logged in. *edit* it shows my name with a "1" at end. end of *edit* i emailed support & will see what they say. Started today. They did do an update to website i think.

UPDATE: JoyMax Support replied to my email. They are happy i found a workaround. But if it happens again to email them. It still happens. Everytime i go to post. It is not a ban as i can still read the forum.

Sorry this hasn't been updated lately, RL has gotten in the way.

Today I have some news and information you might find of interest,

First off, according to the official iSRO forum, the President and Founder of Joymax died sometime last month.  News of this is on the kSRO site as well.  This is a good time to see just who will be replacing him as the President and to encourage him to do the right thing where Silkroad Online is concerned.

Second, it's come to my attention, from the same source, that while SRO has been using the GameGuard logo, they are NOT using the GG program at all.  One of the players has brought this to nProtect's attention and that company is now investigating Joymax.  Below this paragraph is a link that serves as proof of this bit of news.  nProtect has stated that they want to hear from other SRO players about the bot situation over there, so e-mail them with your comments (constructive) and screenshots of the bots.

http://silkroadcp.joymax.com/sro_board/bhboard/bh_postview.asp?ForumID=2&TopicID=106914

As you all know, Joymax has a bad habit of deleting the truth, so hurry to the link and read the thread.

Now, for the main gig.

As everyone also knows, Joymax has been deleting any and all posts involving their own contact information.  I've gained, through a source that will remain anonymous, not only the name and contact of the Global sales Manager but also for the company in Korea.

Joe Cho
Global Marketing Division
Staff / Global Business Team

M. 82-10-2933-2922
E. jcho@joymax.com

16F, IT Venture Tower West Wing, 78, Garakbon-Dong, Songpa-ku, Seoul, KOREA 138-803
Telephone: +82-2-420-8854 (ext.5112)
FAX: +82-2-420-8855

Use this information to send letters, e-mails and telephone to these people.  Let them see and hear that we will not be ignored, silenced or shuffled away.

Ive emailed them dozens of times, on all their email addresses.

  They  never respond, unless i ask something like "how do i give you guys more money?"

 Its a company full of tyrants, evil people with absolutely no morals.

 I dont know how anyone who is able to contact them directly doesnt tell them to be nicer to their customers.

 Is there anyone from MMORPG.com who can actually speak with joymax?

 Let me guess... they are on the goldsite payroll too...

Its not only sad, but sick that joymax is getting away with this. I seriously wish i lived in Korea. I'll tell you now that id be giving them a piece of my mind.

  Not sure if i mentioned this.  But what about a bunch of us costumers taking a trip to Joymax in Korea?

 I wonder how they would "delete" what we have to say if we were saying to their cowardly faces?  Personally i can't go anytime soon, one reason being that i dont trust myself to not grab them by their chicken necks and choke them until they make the game the way it should be... lol.

i am in support of this boycott because joymax has done nothing to stop botters and it will always be this way.

i love this game i really mean love this game,it was my first ever mmorpg game and i so wish joymax would get their act together.

Hey, havent been here in a while... anyone still lurking around?

  What do you guys think of this stuff joymax is blabbing about, with the no bot rule about to come into play?

 Is it like the rest of their garbage, just a bunch of lies? Its definately not the first time they claimed to be putting an end to botting, lol.

 My opinion is that if they do add a no botting rule to the game, and actually have it so nobody can bot.  Will that mean we can log in? or will they continue to fill the servers with lvl 1 characters "hiding" around the towns? Another thought i had... What about the people who already botted to lvl 100, and have 2 mil SP + and a bunch of sun gear? will they just sit on the top dominating everyone, while the poor lvl 30's and 40's die constantly in pvp with next to no chance of reaching the cap before another is in place?

 Or will they wipe the servers/ban level capped botters? (doubtful since they pay quite a bit of cash)

So simple to solve: just quit (and if you're thinking to try, forget about it).

There area lot of better games, free to play or not; but instead of buying silk, why not pay for a 30 or 60 days of a nice smooth game? I've been played silkroad online for about 3 years, every month hoping will be better. It's a nice game, it could have potential, but it's useless. Just quit and find another game. There are a bunch of games much much better then this. Silkroad it's not fun since a log time ago, it cannot be considered anymore a game to be played for having a good time, to be fun. Not at all! Even if you buy that silk, how long you have to try to enter the game to purchase a premium ticket and activate it? Let's say you're lucky and you did that. And you're in. And then what? Guess! You're playing along with bots. Ha ha! How fun is that? I don't think there's a mmorpg without bots, totally clean; but Silkroad... man, this is way beyond worst.

If what I'm thinking counts:

-first: there's an old game around played by over 11 million users (WOW !?). It's cheaper then how much i used to spend monthly on silkroad online.

-second: there's a brand new game coming, and I can hardly can wait for it's launch (Aion - [I'm in Europe]). Also much cheaper then silkroad online, Some of you may say "yes, but silkroad is free to play" and I'll say "No, it's not. Just have a look (if you can -:) )."

-third: so easy to chose any another game, even it's free to play or not, no matter how much you like silkroad.

When every single game should be made to have some good time, to have fun and all that, we all are writing everywhere about how shitty Joymax and other companies alike are, instead of finding games actually deserve, at least, giving a try.

But this is just my thought. Everyone must do as they wish. I'm not doing the same mistake again (my goodness! I still cannot belive, 3 years of shitty gaming!).

Edit: I forgot to mention I support the Silk boycott, maybe it helps those who still play or will play Silkroad Online.

I support of this boycott. I am a legit player...

To be honest I ended up boycotting the entire game until this is fixed, So I guess Ill have to follow to forums to see if its fixed and if I can come back.

Vote with your wallet. That has always been the mantra for MMOs. I'm surprised any of these games charge monthly fees or RMT anymore. The quality is generally worse than any other multiplayer genre. And those are all free. Always have been.

Originally posted by Palebane

Vote with your wallet.

I completely agree. I think if enough people protest it will work, the only problem is botters also buy premium that way they can always get in in case something happens. to be honest I don't think it could work unless somehow every single person who was a legit player was contacted and agreed to protest.

 I support this Boycott. Since i recently downloaded like 1 week ago, and hasn't been able to play yet.

I quit Silkroad 10 months ago, this game has always been my best loved mmorpg and it was a sad day when i left, I left for this very reason, the vast amount of bots, i live in hope Joymax get there act togeather and wipe these bot's out for good, and let the legits play and enjoy this awsome game as it should be,  I still have my account and one day hope 2 return 2 my archer and my beloved wolf, I support u guys in your boycott, I may even log in again soon... just for a visit..