July 26th 2009 10:11 pm
EVONY AND IVORY: NUTHIN’ BLACK AND WHITE HERE
Just shades of gray and a sh*tload of scam from the Lam brothers once again.
Okay, now what the hell am I talking about here? Well, for starters, it’s rather old (but still interesting) news, something that I first discussed in my MySpace blog post dated July 15 . Then this evening WoW Gold Facts reader Cathryn Wheel emailed me urging me to write a WGF post about the Lam brothers’ latest scam, so the other readers (like you) will steer clear of their latest scam-o-rama project. Naturally, since I see myself as the unofficial town crier-slash-whistle-blower-slash-all-around-snitch-slash-protector-of-wow-gold-buyers, I caved in to her request.
So here’s a regurgitation of my MySpace post below. Read it and snicker.
Ah, the gems I unearth when I surf the net mindlessly…
Have you guys ever heard of Evony? Yes? No? Okay, in a nutshell, Evony is an online strategy game with a Medieval theme and which sees players working their asses off to build an empire. I’ve never played it, though I’ve seen its tacky banners ads showing buxom Medieval babes. What makes this C-grade game sink lower to D-depths is how its been marketed (can you spell SPAM), how it’s a sly rip-off of Sid Meier’s Civilization, and how it bamboozles its players to buy extras in the game - without minding them of the cost.
But the sour icing on this badly-baked cake is this piece of information, which I am quoting from the Guardian (Read the entire article here .):
"So if Evony is the world’s most despised game, who is behind it?
It turns out that the site’s backers are equally unpopular. Evony is the product of Universal Multiplayer Game Entertainment (UMGE), a developer linked to a Chinese gold-farming operation called WoWMine. That site has also come in for regular criticism, but the real kicker comes with the news that the company’s owners are being sued by Microsoft over allegations of click fraud."
ROFLMAO!!!!!!!
Holy moly, if I had a nickel everytime I came across news about the shady dealings of the Menendez, I mean, the Lam brothers, I’d be so rich I could retire early, forget my Hollywood dreams, marry my special girl, have 10 kids, form our own guild in WoW, and run heroics everyday.
That would be so awesome…
In a nutshell, kiddies — stay the hell away from this game. Don’t even click on their banner ads. Guys, I know the fun bags on those sexy ladies are so enticing but please, think with the right head this time and just avoid Evony like the Bubonic plague!
Don’t say you weren’t warned…
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4 Comments »
Bruceongames on 27 Jul 2009 at 9:14 am #
I have researched this and it is possible that Evony is malware: http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/07/16/is-evony-malware/
meatwad on 27 Jul 2009 at 10:33 am #
they seem to advertise on every social networking site…
tempting and annoying in equal measure!
Lestat de Lioncourt on 28 Jul 2009 at 11:22 am #
F*CK these Lam brothers. I almost fell on that Evony game thing. Damn! I should frequently scan my PC for these MoFo malwares. Sheesh.
Littlebark on 28 Jul 2009 at 1:50 pm #
UGH. So it’s the WoWMine people behind this?
I’m on a baby naming site, trying to help my older sister find the perfect name for her first born, and this chick with these huge… distractions just stares up at me. I’m thinking “what the hell is a porn site doing advertising on a baby name forum?!”… but no. On the top left corner it says “Evony, free forever… Start your journey now, My Lord.” …. I swear to GOD the chick is Haylie Duff…. o.O