A new look at account sales

[JayCee]

This is something I suggested to other staff, the reply was very underwhelming.. I think this could really be good for the game and players.

Account sales, they were good and bad.. obviously things got too out of hand as people did not take the rules seriously enough as far as sales/trades went.. That was then, things are different now.. Things in MK have changed drastically in the past 6 months, which seems to be driving players away.. So lets take it back, allow account sales/trades, with a tweak, make the rules on the system strictly enforced.. Make it so that you can only do one-two MAX trades/sales a year, period. If you sell for real cash, to avoid the charge back issues that caused a big problem, the transaction should clear before account info is passed over.. No logging into two accounts, and stripping one, sending all the cash to your real account, and then selling it. It must be YOUR account you actively play to sell/trade.. No BS this time. I think if things were a little more heavy handed back when this was still going on, a lot of the issues would not have went down..

Now on the to the point where this helps MK.. Let's be honest, when is the last time we got a few new players who climbed the ranks instantly and kept at it? The point HOF seems to be the same few of us who keep saving, with a few point addicts such as YB tossed in here and there.. With all the newer games similar to MK.. Who is going to join a game thats been running nearly 3 years strong, with aspirations of getting to the top above players will millions in EACH STAT, when you can just join a game that's a few months old and get to the top instantly..  Well, the way I see it.. Account sales could help this issue.. So sure you can join a new game and throw a few hundred bucks on it, and get a nice rank, and maintain it a while.. but lets use Keep_Out as an example here, he doesn't play anymore, but he plays other games, but his account here is still really up there.. Anything he would be able to sell for would be a loss for him, but, anyone who could afford to buy his account, would obviously not be opposed to throwing down big bucks to hold that rank.. So this brings in a new "top dog" someone for people to aspire to beat, love or hate.. with this, it brings a cash flow.. Other weaker players who felt like they just "can't catch up, so why bother" will now have a new chance at MK life, so to speak.. maybe by buying out someone like Alex, and pouring some money into that account.. Gear_UP account was a perfect example of this, he was an average player, not even top 20 HOF status.. He purchased that account from angel with a nice level and decent stats, and beasted it for a good run there until his real life took over.. I know for a fact he was donating much more regularly after purchasing that account.. Another issue I see here, is so many of us have been playing together for so long, and have gotten to know each other so well, there is no shock value, no blood boiling, more importantly no "God I hate this guy so much, I'm going to online his whole gang and a pour money into MK just to ensure I can keep kicking his behind!" I mean if KoT and I can hold normal conversations without talking crap, hitting one another, or any hostility.. I think that in itself speaks volumes for the whole bore factor of the same top guys/gals.. Again, some new blood instantaneously going to the HOF ranks will either bond the old players who know each other well to join forces against them, or will stir the pot and get people excited, and pissed all over again! Anyway, I seriously believe if it's done right, account sales/trades could bring the game back to life, and bring in some new BIG players from other games that are tiring.. Of course in addition, I believe the server lag issues, ticket issues, and chat problems also need to be resolved.. Anyway guys.. let me know your thoughts..

[Amsterdam]

I like the idea, as you said, if monitored properly this could make both more revenue and people more active, both of which would benefit the game 
Personally i dont see a downside to the idea, but other people will obviously have different opinions on the matter.

Ams.

[.:Cookie:.]

I agree its a great idea

[Crazy6]

Its something to be looked at. i don't hate the idea , but think it could cause problems with hof players

[.:PsychotiC-SynneR:.]

I think its a great idea  Sure it might upset a few people in the HoF but at the same time it will give them more competition too. If they donate and overtake someone in the HoF it will motivate them to train harder and donate more which will make the game more active and also bring some more money into the game so we can finally have all the updates that everyone has been waiting for and get rid of all this horrible lag we keep getting .

[hamza]

Sure it is a great idea and it will upset high ranked players but its fine. Maybe the accounts should be sold for game money so no real money scams could take place and i think it should be illegal to sell for real money.

[JayCee]

@ Crazy, while I respect all the long term/top players of MK.. It seems like almost anything lately has people threatening to pull donations, so sadly, it is what it is on that note. Maybe if there were more active, big donating players on here, as there once were, everyone wouldn't agree on almost everything and expect to get their way by threatening to stop donations.

@ Synner, I agree, it will give competition.. It will motivate people to actually put the time and effort into their accounts as they once did..

@ hamza, it has to be real cash allowed.. The idea here is to get new people in, only selling for game stuff - number one would be pointless to even sell, and number 2 would only keep the same low level/stat players content. We need fresh blood, who are active, who want to go somewhere to keep things going.

That said, I think some people are missing the point; MK has taken a nose dive in recent months, no one can deny that, activity sucks, I can only imagine what donations range these days.. and MK has expanded, and I'd like to see it get back to the point where it can thrive.. Sure, long term HOF players can complain that they don't want to be passed up by someone buying an account, but more than likely, when they joined - that was very much an option anyway. Even still, to say "no" to this on the basis of "I've worked for my account.. I don't want someone to buy one and pass me" is VERY short sighted.. If the long time players continue to decline, at some point, there will be no MK to be in the HOF on.. This move can be good for the game, the admins, and players. As far as the issues I've heard of other implements being needed, well.. it takes man power, man power takes money.. Sure maybe we've had a few newer people who have donated alright, but there are two servers now, so that's double everything.. Not to mention, this could get a lot of attention from players who have stopped playing MK so much in recent months, give them a reason to pick back up, new people to fight.

Another issue I've heard a lot about is Grumpster.. I'd like everyone who is campaigning that he was only unbanned from a finical stand point to consider this.. Has it not registered to you that if MK had more active, donating players as it once did, that no one would be unbanned based on donations? Not to mention if we had more big, active, top players who were against scammers given a second shot - he and others like him - may not be here? Seriously, this topic isn't something I dreamed up over night.. This is something I threw out to staff a good while ago, and it took a while of weighing the pros and cons before I posted it here, obviously, for me, the pros outweighed the cons in a big way.

[hamza]

I 100% likes this idea. If you see ko, he is inactive since allot of months and no one had still catched him. Players who are quitting should sell their accounts so the hof could have active members.

Welll on grumps matter. Seriously jc no one has been unbanned, so why grumpster. I would like to know why he was unbanned, i had asked about 3 times in posts but have not got the answear.

Thx

[boondox]

if i could get some one to unlock my sickwisdom would probably do tht , but it is banned do to the hacker spamming on it . i dont mean sell my acct ..i mean get back to playing it again,,,,sorry if tht wasnt clear

[Phoenix]

I reckon if controlled/monitored as JayCee said this would have a lot of potential as a very good idea as long as people don't get out hand getting bigheaded about their account and onlining everyone they see online which is one potential down side but I really do like the idea of the 100% .

ty Phoe

[Vapula]

I totally agree with JC & my full support is for this idea, but it need to be monitored perfectly so that no one get scammed. I have never seen account sellings causing any problem to a browser game, but it always brings freshness & more competition to the game. I request ADMIN to allow buying/selling of accounts.

[ADMIN]

I'm gonna think about this one and get back to you in the next few days, it might be something we can work at in the future.

[JayCee]

Apparently Haz can't get into the forums.. but I think he made a good point with this so I'm going to share it here..

-----[All] .:Haz:.(24524) message below-----
+1 from me

I would have put more money in if I knew that eventually i would have been able to recoup some of it by selling

I know 100% that it's the same with MrPink

[ADMIN]

OK so the question is, do we need a verified system for this in the game, or players resolve this themselves?

[.:Mephistopheles:.]

Since "real cash" will be used i suggest leaving it to the players.I ,at least, can't think of a good way for account sales to be used ingame.
If there will be a problem and the buyer didnt pay or something,an admin or moderator can be contacted and get the account info back with a new random password.