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Virtual Muggings in Lineage II

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-need-my-widgets-back dept.

electro-donkey writes "A man has been arrested in Japan after on suspicion using a bot to beat up and rob characters in the online computer game Lineage II. The stolen virtual possessions were then exchanged for real cash, according to this report from NewScienist.com. "I regularly say that every form of theft and fraud in the real world will eventually be duplicated in cyberspace," says Bruce Schneier."

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  1. Re:Give the guy some credit by celephaix · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You're much like one of those whiny people that I often beat senseless and loot in online games such as Ultima. Ever since your childhood, you never could stand losing in anything. You threw the monopoly board on the floor when you landed on your younger sister's hotel.

    I love PvP. It's so much more enjoyable when the whine. ;)