# CCPlease do something about the 1mil sp spammers **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [September 29, 2023, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ccplease-do-something-about-the-1mil-sp-spammers/422212 "2023-09-29T12:52:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Vokan\_Narkar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/vokan_narkar/32/326293_2.png) [@Vokan\_Narkar](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Vokan_Narkar)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ccplease-do-something-about-the-1mil-sp-spammers/422212/43 "2023-10-03T10:14:43Z")
It is easy enough to block them for sure. But it still doesn’t look very good to new players. CCP just needs to remove the extra rewards they added, spamming this wasn’t a thing before, I think CCP added the skll accelerator boosters no? ---
**Author:** ![Aisha\_Katalen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/aisha_katalen/32/387724_2.png) [@Aisha\_Katalen](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Aisha_Katalen)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 11:03am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ccplease-do-something-about-the-1mil-sp-spammers/422212/44 "2023-10-03T11:03:24Z")
The problem is that it’s pretty much a necessary evil these days. “Use this to get a starting advantage” triggers people to try new games: things like twitch drops, starter codes and whatnot. It’s normal and that means to compete for gamer’s attention this is now the norm for F2P games. That’s the reality. It also encourages current players to reach out, possibly by creating (YouTube) content. Interaction = attention = increase in players. The problem compared to most other F2P games is that EVE is a true MMO with interaction between players and a persistent world. Most other games are lobby based and limit player interaction so there it’s pretty much a non-issue. The referral system works and is fine, all ccp has to do is give us the tools to limit ingame interaction for this, and related, stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Sienna\_Massilia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/sienna_massilia/32/390388_2.png) [@Sienna\_Massilia](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Sienna_Massilia)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ccplease-do-something-about-the-1mil-sp-spammers/422212/45 "2023-10-03T11:46:01Z")
> [@Minthara\_Drow](#): > > I do wish companies made less greedy decisions 😅 Will sharks ever stop eating humans? ---
**Author:** ![Sienna\_Massilia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/sienna_massilia/32/390388_2.png) [@Sienna\_Massilia](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Sienna_Massilia)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ccplease-do-something-about-the-1mil-sp-spammers/422212/46 "2023-10-03T13:12:21Z")
> [@Elinore\_en\_Divalone](#): > > while in fact they create new account with no option to transfer those 1mil SP… An existing new account that hasn’t yet signed up to the Buddy Program can get 1M SP. There is no need to transfer the SP to another account as the program targets new players. The SP can be spent on either of the three characters in the account. At least that’s the way it was intended. Of course with the permission to create a hundred accounts and hundreds of alts the program is being abused. I think a time limit on it would help. If it was only available a quarter of the year, maybe coinciding with another popular yearly event, the problem would be reduced and new players incentivized to stick around for it. ---
**Author:** ![Gadget\_Helmsdottir](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/gadget_helmsdottir/32/374037_2.png) [@Gadget\_Helmsdottir](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Gadget_Helmsdottir)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ccplease-do-something-about-the-1mil-sp-spammers/422212/47 "2023-10-03T13:41:24Z")
Sue, but the choice to turn on rather than turn off is still a choice and removes no one’s agency. –Gadget nearly quoted Rush by accident… ---
**Author:** ![Anders\_Om](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/anders_om/32/389209_2.png) [@Anders\_Om](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Anders_Om)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ccplease-do-something-about-the-1mil-sp-spammers/422212/48 "2023-10-03T14:37:16Z")
I do understand and appreciate why the referral program exists, and I wouldn’t want it to go away. But indeed the spam especially in in-game chat is very annoying. At the very least CCP could filter those messages from local and Rookie Help. ---
**Author:** ![Zedva\_Operati](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/zedva_operati/32/388608_2.png) [@Zedva\_Operati](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Zedva_Operati)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ccplease-do-something-about-the-1mil-sp-spammers/422212/50 "2023-10-03T18:51:58Z")
> [@Sienna\_Massilia](#): > > If it was only available a quarter of the year, maybe coinciding with another popular yearly event Then it would be even worse during that time frame, because everyone would see it as their only chance to get people to use their recruiter link, i don’t think it would be reduced, and around events, people are buying, selling, and losing more ships, modules, ammo, and loot than usual, right? So then people would be putting links to their contracts and/or hypernet offers in chat, at the same time as everyone spamming their recruiter links, which would be about the same, or worse than the current situation. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Epeen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/mr_epeen/32/373308_2.png) [@Mr\_Epeen](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Mr_Epeen)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ccplease-do-something-about-the-1mil-sp-spammers/422212/51 "2023-10-03T19:04:42Z")
> [@Lasers](#): > > Make it a bannable offence and have a right-click report option for it. It is a bannable offence. It’s just rarely done. Maybe if the GMs occasionally did the job they are being paid to do things would change. As for reporting it: Reporting an ISK seller is an intuitive two click operation. Reporting a bot requires a tutorial. CCP made one but you’ll never find it without a GM linking it, which brings us back to relying on people who are on r/kpopfeet all day instead of answering tickets Tells you all you need to know about CCP priorities. Mr Epeen 🕶 ---
**Author:** ![Aiko\_Danuja](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/aiko_danuja/32/481237_2.png) [@Aiko\_Danuja](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Aiko_Danuja)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ccplease-do-something-about-the-1mil-sp-spammers/422212/52 "2023-10-03T19:05:22Z")
You sound salty. Did the GMs not do what you want? ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Epeen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/mr_epeen/32/373308_2.png) [@Mr\_Epeen](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Mr_Epeen)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ccplease-do-something-about-the-1mil-sp-spammers/422212/53 "2023-10-03T19:08:17Z")
> [@Aiko\_Danuja](#): > > Did the GMs not do what you want? You’re still here, so I guess not. Mr Epeen 🕶 ---
**Author:** ![Aiko\_Danuja](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/aiko_danuja/32/481237_2.png) [@Aiko\_Danuja](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Aiko_Danuja)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 7:09pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ccplease-do-something-about-the-1mil-sp-spammers/422212/54 "2023-10-03T19:09:02Z")
I’m sorry you failed. Good luck with your new hobbies. ---
**Author:** ![Sienna\_Massilia](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/sienna_massilia/32/390388_2.png) [@Sienna\_Massilia](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Sienna_Massilia)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ccplease-do-something-about-the-1mil-sp-spammers/422212/55 "2023-10-03T20:35:00Z")
> [@Zedva\_Operati](#): > > Then it would be even worse during that time frame, because everyone would see it as their only chance to get people to use their recruiter link Right. Then it would be all quiet for 75% of the year. I can live with that. ---
**Author:** ![Elinore\_en\_Divalone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/elinore_en_divalone/32/507815_2.png) [@Elinore\_en\_Divalone](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Elinore_en_Divalone)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ccplease-do-something-about-the-1mil-sp-spammers/422212/56 "2023-10-03T21:08:44Z")
I wonder if this spam might be by design to drive ppl out of highsec. I think local in null and low is not spammed at all 🤔 Am I wrong? CCP won’t do nothing about it for two reasons: 1st, CSM don’t see a problem, they are _all_ in null, 2nd, this topic is not in #Assembly Hall @Rail_J_kar you should ask ISD member to move it there maybe? ---
**Author:** ![Wesfahrn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/wesfahrn/32/392292_2.png) [@Wesfahrn](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Wesfahrn)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ccplease-do-something-about-the-1mil-sp-spammers/422212/57 "2023-10-03T21:23:25Z")
Companies are not greedy but even so greed is not neccerily bad. Does anyone remember Henry Ford? He was so greedy that he invented the assembly line and made cars affordable for so many more people. Rip. ---
**Author:** ![Anders\_Om](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/anders_om/32/389209_2.png) [@Anders\_Om](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Anders_Om)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 12:05am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ccplease-do-something-about-the-1mil-sp-spammers/422212/58 "2023-10-04T00:05:13Z")
> [@Elinore\_en\_Divalone](#): > > CSM don’t see a problem I asked CSM member @Mike_Azariah and he said he would ask for this to be addressed. > [@Mike Azariah for CSM 18](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/mike-azariah-for-csm-18/415335/75): > > There is a feature that lets you highlight a word in chat I would like another that would filter posts based on content. hypernet, recruit link, and contract leap to mind for a lot of players. Yes, I will ask for that but I know, deep down, that things that LOOK like a simple coding change often are very much NOT. m ---
**Author:** ![Aisha\_Katalen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/aisha_katalen/32/387724_2.png) [@Aisha\_Katalen](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Aisha_Katalen)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ccplease-do-something-about-the-1mil-sp-spammers/422212/60 "2023-10-04T14:18:36Z")
There is some overarching “don’t cause lag on purpose” rule that can be used for… well pretty much anything if they wanted to. There’s a similar rule that would apply to this but as said it’s hilariously generic and “open to interpretation”. So if someone does something that’s just outright bad they didn’t anticipate for they can just slap that sticker on it and deal with it. ---
**Author:** ![Syzygium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/syzygium/32/510263_2.png) [@Syzygium](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Syzygium)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ccplease-do-something-about-the-1mil-sp-spammers/422212/62 "2023-10-05T19:16:13Z")
Would be nice if at least some CCP dev/gm could drop a message if they have even acknowledged that there could be a problem that the player base would like to see adressed… ---
**Author:** ![Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/geo_eclipse_oksaras/32/500781_2.png) [@Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Geo_Eclipse_Oksaras)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2023, 12:00am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ccplease-do-something-about-the-1mil-sp-spammers/422212/63 "2023-10-06T00:00:02Z")
We have the ability to move our own created topics ---
**Author:** ![Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/geo_eclipse_oksaras/32/500781_2.png) [@Geo\_Eclipse\_Oksaras](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Geo_Eclipse_Oksaras)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2023, 12:00am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ccplease-do-something-about-the-1mil-sp-spammers/422212/64 "2023-10-06T00:00:48Z")
@Mike_Azariah come on use your new powers again ---
**Author:** ![Aisha\_Katalen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/aisha_katalen/32/387724_2.png) [@Aisha\_Katalen](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Aisha_Katalen)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2023, 12:19am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ccplease-do-something-about-the-1mil-sp-spammers/422212/65 "2023-10-06T00:19:38Z")
The CSM can’t even make CCP change the word “Tritanium” to “Veldspar” as it’s used in one single mission. [Previous page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ccplease-do-something-about-the-1mil-sp-spammers/422212.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/ccplease-do-something-about-the-1mil-sp-spammers/422212.md?page=4)