ABD Notice

[LyraVale]

I don't think they mean with two people - I think they mean maybe 10. 10 people with 1,000 tbt each still is 10k. Plus, you can gradually increase it as you go - getting paid from one person monthly, then use that to put it back in the ABD. If you're determined to get some tbt without killing your hands from typing and forking out a ton of in-game bells, it's probably the best way to do it, albeit, usually wrong.
Would people in real life hand each other $1,000, put it in one account, and fork in the interest?

If you involve 10 people that makes it even MORE work. Honestly, I'd rather just hang out on the boards, and post or whatever. At least then you're here for a reason, you get to talk about the games you like, learn things, share your views, help others, etc.

What's the point of just racking up some TBT, just to have it? :/ I like TBT and collectibles as much as anyone, but I do think there's more to the site than that. Even the people in the Marketplace are having fun at least wheeling and dealing with each other for the TBT. Otherwise, I don't see the point.

 

[Skyfall]

Hmm... I agree it probably involved like 10 or a lot of people. And they probably had bigger accounts, like 10,000 plus. Otherwise, it would not have caught the attention of the admins. Big amounts constantly changing hands probably raised a red flag.

 

[Silversea]

I think the more we speculate the closer this thread is to being locked.

Inb4 its locked for being old.

 

[Cashews]

I don't think they mean with two people - I think they mean maybe 10. 10 people with 1,000 tbt each still is 10k. Plus, you can gradually increase it as you go - getting paid from one person monthly, then use that to put it back in the ABD. If you're determined to get some tbt without killing your hands from typing and forking out a ton of in-game bells, it's probably the best way to do it, albeit, usually wrong.
Would people in real life hand each other $1,000, put it in one account, and fork in the interest?

Who says it has to be 10 people, it could be one person with 10 accounts right? Correct me if I'm wrong

 

[Danielkang2]

You should have the interest collect automatically every day just like how a real bank would do it. Then I'd actually use it!

 

[Farobi]

I need an update omg I'm not earning almost 140 TBT bells a week now :'(

 

[Nerd House]

Whats funny about this is I remember them saying something about they did not plan to change the ABD, or how much interest was accumulated through it, because it was such a minuscule amount.

 

[Sholee]

I need an update omg I'm not earning almost 140 TBT bells a week now :'(

goodbye 700 bells per week

Who says it has to be 10 people, it could be one person with 10 accounts right? Correct me if I'm wrong

Yep, then you don't need to worry about anyone 'stealing' it. So if one person has 100K in bells and transfer between their 10 accounts to collect interest. That's already 1K worth of bells they accumulated in 1 day and they can xfer it all back to the main account. They'll be making 30,000+ in bells monthly just by using the ABD.

 

[KarlaKGB]

goodbye 700 bells per week



Yep, then you don't need to worry about anyone 'stealing' it. So if one person has 100K in bells and transfer between their 10 accounts to collect interest. That's already 1K worth of bells they accumulated in 1 day and they can xfer it all back to the main account. They'll be making 30,000+ in bells monthly just by using the ABD.

wow then they can buy 30 brazillion ac bells with that

 

[Sholee]

i want 30 brazillian bells!

 

[Resi]

Who says it has to be 10 people, it could be one person with 10 accounts right? Correct me if I'm wrong

Well, it could be, however it's against the rules to have more than one account - so then they'd be breaking the rules regardless.

 

[Sholee]

soooo anyone have any suggestions to stop the abuse but keep the interest?

 

[Cashews]

soooo anyone have any suggestions to stop the abuse but keep the interest?

There was a good suggestion earlier from I forget who: BTB that you receive in a trade have a time limit (2 days to a week?) before you can use them, spend them or deposit them. There could also be a wait time before you can collect interest on your ABD (ex: you can collect interest on the 2,000 bells that have been in your ABD for a month, but not the 1,000 bells you deposited just now). Or have interest increase the longer the bells have been in your ABD as a disincentive to withdraw a lot.

I know Team Fortress 2 has a similar system, their currency are keys that you can purchase for $2.50 USD or trade items for. When you buy the keys you have to wait a week or so before they're tradable. Not a great analogy since there's no interest involved, but it's another game-based digital currency with real value.

 

[SharJoY]

Well, it could be, however it's against the rules to have more than one account - so then they'd be breaking the rules regardless.

Rules and laws have never stopped all people from doing things that are wrong, there is always someone or more that will break them. I am sure and I have no doubt that most people know that there are members here that have multiple accounts....and if they get banned will just make a new one....it will always happen. It is a shame that the "bad apples" in the group ruin it for those of us that follow the rules. I personally do not see anything wrong with members having more than one account, unless, they are using those multiple accounts to break the rules or to take advantage of the system.

 

[LyraVale]

There was a good suggestion earlier from I forget who: BTB that you receive in a trade have a time limit (2 days to a week?) before you can use them, spend them or deposit them. There could also be a wait time before you can collect interest on your ABD (ex: you can collect interest on the 2,000 bells that have been in your ABD for a month, but not the 1,000 bells you deposited just now). Or have interest increase the longer the bells have been in your ABD as a disincentive to withdraw a lot.

I know Team Fortress 2 has a similar system, their currency are keys that you can purchase for $2.50 USD or trade items for. When you buy the keys you have to wait a week or so before they're tradable. Not a great analogy since there's no interest involved, but it's another game-based digital currency with real value.

First, your signature is all kinds of awesome.

Second, I think the admins would say that's too much work for them to do, they'd rather just disable the ABD. But someone else suggested that the interest just collect automatically each day...and that would be fairly easy I believe. Nothing to monitor.

Honestly, I think they're just going to keep it off though. :C

 

[Mango]

There was a good suggestion earlier from I forget who: BTB that you receive in a trade have a time limit (2 days to a week?) before you can use them, spend them or deposit them. There could also be a wait time before you can collect interest on your ABD (ex: you can collect interest on the 2,000 bells that have been in your ABD for a month, but not the 1,000 bells you deposited just now). Or have interest increase the longer the bells have been in your ABD as a disincentive to withdraw a lot.

I know Team Fortress 2 has a similar system, their currency are keys that you can purchase for $2.50 USD or trade items for. When you buy the keys you have to wait a week or so before they're tradable. Not a great analogy since there's no interest involved, but it's another game-based digital currency with real value.

thts a stuupid idea. why would i wait 2 dAys tto put 48 bells my brother sent me in the abd?

 

[Cashews]

First, your signature is all kinds of awesome.

Thanks I made the villager portraits myself!

Second, I think the admins would say that's too much work for them to do, they'd rather just disable the ABD. But someone else suggested that the interest just collect automatically each day...and that would be fairly easy I believe. Nothing to monitor.

I'd frankly hate to see the ABD get removed. We can't send the message that a handful of bad apples abusing the system will completely remove and ruin it for everyone else here on out. I haven't done much web design, but I can't imagine that this is the first instance of a community needing a feature like wait times to trade bells. I wouldn't mind waiting a month or two if it takes that long for a better system to be implemented, but of course this is all up to the all-powerful admins haha

 

[LyraVale]

Thanks I made the villager portraits myself!

I'd frankly hate to see the ABD get removed. We can't send the message that a handful of bad apples abusing the system will completely remove and ruin it for everyone else here on out. I haven't done much web design, but I can't imagine that this is the first instance of a community needing a feature like wait times to trade bells. I wouldn't mind waiting a month or two if it takes that long for a better system to be implemented, but of course this is all up to the all-powerful admins haha

The portraits are awesome, you're very talented!

You're right about the message it sends. But at the same time, I don't think they care about teaching anyone any lessons. If someone does something wrong, they get a warning. If they don't straighten up, I think eventually they close their accounts and kick them off the site (?). I could be wrong about that, but that's been my impression: "stop doing that, or get out".

I don't think they thought the whole TBT/collectible thing would catch on the way it has. It wasn't intended to be a big part of the site, so now, they might have to readjust a little bit...

 

[Silversea]

To provide suggestions for the abuse first we need to know what that abuse was and how it was done...

I don't imagine that will be given out though.

 

[LyraVale]

To provide suggestions for the abuse first we need to know what that abuse was and how it was done...

I don't imagine that will be given out though.

Hehe, also they didn't ask us for advice. XD

They actually said don't talk about it...we're such rebels.