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kieron
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Posted - 2007.02.07 04:16:00 -
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Our goal is to provide the best possible game, gaming experience and development process possible. In light of that, we would like to address the recent allegations of CCP employee misconduct. CCP has taken these charges very seriously and since they surfaced we have launched a thorough investigation consisting of an examination of character histories ranging back to their creation as well as into any connected characters owned by the developers involved. This examination was performed by the same internal division which is also tasked with standard periodic audits of all developer and volunteer accounts. Areas of investigation include, but are not limited to: messaging history, financial and transactional history, combat and corporation logs, item and cash transfers and IP logs.
As for the allegations themselves, they consist of two parts. The first part involved a case that happened seven months ago when a CCP employeeFs identity became public knowledge within his corporation. Per company policy, the incident was investigated and actions taken where appropriate, including the removal of characters whose identities were compromised.
The second part of the accusations stem from a leak of information pertaining to an in-game event arc. Due to the amount of time that has passed since the planning and execution of the event arc, we have not been able to confirm nor deny the veracity of these allegations.
In both cases, these accusations were recently brought forward when a player revealed the identity of numerous CCP employee characters. Since these play characters are known to belong to CCP employees, they will be removed from the game. Many of them have been around since the creation of EVE and it is most unfortunate that these developers are now forced to end their relationships with their in-game friends, but that is our policy when the anonymity of staff members has been compromised.
Last summer, CCP implemented stricter monitoring procedures and audits on all CCP employeesF EVE accounts. We are confident that our rigid procedures and protocol will prevent any misconduct or, at least, allow us to quickly discover it, should such an unfortunate scenario arise.
As the community knows well, we at CCP enjoy not only playing EVE Online, but improving EVE and interacting with our playerbase. We feel EVE benefits from the developers playing EVE as any other members of the community do, and to impose artificial limitations -- such as no access to Tranquility or special flagging on a developerFs player character -- would greatly hinder the development of EVE.
CCP is very passionate about EVE Online and is committed to its continued growth. We hope that this statement will put this issue behind us once and for all and allow us to continue moving forward with the support of our community.
kieron
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kieron
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Posted - 2007.02.07 04:17:00 -
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I will leave this thread open for discussion. Please keep comments and replies on topic and constructive.
kieron
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kieron
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Posted - 2007.02.07 04:44:00 -
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 Originally by: JForce
If someone was to take the time to formalise them in a coherent set of statements/questions, would you investigate those? And if so, would you like those sent to you or posted here?
I guess what I'm saying is that did you merely conduct a broad enquiry based on the presence of information, or on the specifics of each piece of info? Did anyone email/post/petition anything specific? Or did you guys just see the stuff and start looking into it?
If there are more concerns that have not been addressed, please forward them to me. I will ensure they are thoroughly investigated. As for the recent investigation, I do not know anything more about it than what is in the above statement.
kieron
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Eldo Davip
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Posted - 2007.02.07 16:29:00 -
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Originally by: Seamus O'Flannery
This is me canceling my subscription. Heavyhanded ISD moderation sure doesn't help alleviate any suspicions.
Note to moderators: If you edit my post, please leave the first sentence. Thanks in advance.
If you have problems with our moderation email us at mods@ccpgames.com and one of our leads will explain any problems you have.
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kieron
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Posted - 2007.02.07 23:01:00 -
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I am closing the thread to further discussion. It was my hope that the replies to the original statement would remain on topic, but due to the lack of clarity in that statement this was not the case.
To those that are saying, "CCP will sweep this under the rug and not offer further comment", you are incorrect. More information and answers will be posted before the start of the weekend.
In the interim, please do not open new threads about this topic. Members of the EVE community will have an opportunity to voice their opinions and comments shortly.
kieron
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