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FrogDevourer · Jul 18, 2006, 12:05 AM // 00:05

This thread is a follow-up of this funny thread. Here is a quick and dirty photoshop edit on a very simple screenshot. Its purpose is to demonstrate that a screenshot is so easy to alter it's not even funny. Curiously, there are some forum freaks who think they'll get some sort of fame or credit by posting very poor fakes.

Who will be the first to find the nine details you can't find in a legit shot?

When I have more time, I'll post a screenshot with an imaginary weapon (with lighting effects and all). Note that you can do the same with a movie, it's just a little longer to edit each image.

Conclusions?
- If you really want to prove something is legitimate, show it to a trustworthy person (a mod or someone well known in the community)
- If you want to post a fake, please take the time to make a *decent* fake. If you need forum fame so badly, then learn photoshop and pay attention to details...

Klmpee · Jul 18, 2006, 12:39 AM // 00:39

i see... a sup rune and has -57 health, it gives enegy recov +5, you have no dot on the minimap where you would be the green dot and neither do the hench, the hench aren't on the party menu( didnt see this one at first.. nice job

), you have 888 for aoe, you have 8 aoe, your health and energy bars, and on weap slot 2, you have a focus that isnt in you inventory.. sooo i think thats 9 if i got everything right

FrogDevourer · Jul 18, 2006, 12:42 AM // 00:42

The focus stays equipped with a staff. Not altered. The last one is the most obvious of all.

Insuscient Ranger · Jul 18, 2006, 12:45 AM // 00:45

Your armor? I think.

Mr D J · Jul 18, 2006, 01:04 AM // 01:04

This isn't fake btw... I did it on my 2nd account which I dont use at all. I used a program that changes value in memory so technically I only had this value on my computer and Anet's server kept the actual value

Diablo™ · Jul 18, 2006, 01:08 AM // 01:08

lol, ultra inflation!

Lasareth · Jul 18, 2006, 01:29 AM // 01:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by FrogDevourer

The last one is the most obvious of all.

You have your "cursor" over two items at once?

linh · Jul 18, 2006, 01:46 AM // 01:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lasareth

You have your "cursor" over two items at once?

Cheat, Lasareth. You talked with him in guild chat, no fair

J/k. Nice find and nice photoshop, frog

Lasareth · Jul 18, 2006, 02:02 AM // 02:02

No cheats, promise

Bahumhat · Jul 18, 2006, 02:17 AM // 02:17

also there is no green dot in your agro circle, nor henchie dots.

FrogDevourer · Jul 18, 2006, 07:22 AM // 07:22

Correct and no cheating from Lasareth.

The nine errors were:
1 - two tooltips visible (for only one mouse)
2 - green radar dots removed
3 - party members removed
4 - skill bar contains eight AoE (which is impossible in Snake Dance)
5 - more than 40k hit points (natural, no boost visible)
6 - four positive *and* negative energy pips
7 - skill tooltip altered with ridiculous skill description
8 - item tooltip modified : made the box bigger and added a new line and a new magical modifier
9 - item tooltip modified : changed two modifiers to make them irrealistic

I could have used the same simple techniques to make false claims about stealth updates from ANet, bugs, or to show off my ubber farming/pvp skills.

- Trick #1 can be used to merge multiple images (to create clones of a character of a monster, of an item, enchantment/hex/condition/maintained skill icons...)
- Trick #2 can be used to make the situation more impressive than it really is (typically surrounded by red dots but still alive)
- Trick #3 can be used to claim you solo killed Urgoz, Shiro, the FA or whatever...
- Trick #5 to #7 can be used to invent any ridiculous situation to support your claims that mission XX is too easy or too hard, that monster YY hits too hard.
- Trick #4, #8 and #9 can be used to claim ANet has added a ninja modification in a recent update, added bugs ingame, or worse that you have found bugged items or items with new and irrealistic magical properties. These tricks can be used to claim you're indecently rich (clone your gold, your ectos, your valuable items...) or that you have an insane amount of faction or titles...

Conclusion : a screenshot is not a proof because it is very easy to edit. And if done properly pixel by pixel, it's hard if not impossible to expose the fake.

Mancha · Jul 18, 2006, 08:29 AM // 08:29

Something you missed out:
10 - There`s no Mending on your bar

Dr Strangelove · Jul 18, 2006, 09:38 AM // 09:38

Duh, your warrior isn't rushing in and using frenzy.

Ashleigh McMahon · Jul 18, 2006, 12:10 PM // 12:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr D J

This isn't fake btw... I did it on my 2nd account which I dont use at all. I used a program that changes value in memory so technically I only had this value on my computer and Anet's server kept the actual value

Yeah, i've heard of this program used before on another online game. Pretty weird, but aslong as it doesn't effect the servers data storage it's ok

Sily Wabbit · Jul 18, 2006, 02:34 PM // 14:34

I wanted to post my screenshot of my Urgoz soloer, but you kept closing the threads he made XD

photobucket shrinked by image, like usual. but yeah, amamzing what you can do with Photoshop anymore.

Vahn Roi · Jul 18, 2006, 06:20 PM // 18:20

When you take a screenshot, if you have PS, choose "Save for Web" instead of "Save As" and Save it as a High Jpeg, as long as it's under 50kb in size, Photobucket wont resize it.

gosl · Jul 18, 2006, 07:25 PM // 19:25

1) It says your level 20. Hahahahaha. Good one! Everyone know you can never reach that elite level because the game is so hard.

2) Your inventory bags are pretty empty. Mine are always almost full ... so that has to be fake.

3) Little Thom is looking at Stefan. That's not possible, because Little Thom is mad at Stefan and he never looks at him anymore; some warrior's grudge or something. Sigh, Little Thom is sooo sensitive sometimes.

4) You're a monk and there's no 10-20 mobs around you. How can you be a monk and not tank?

5) You spelled "heavenly" correctly. No one in GW can spell properly. And on that note:

6) Your name should have been "Haeevenli Fraog" or something of that chaos.

Ummm ... that's all I can see right now. Nice photoshopping.

Ventius Hozza · Jul 18, 2006, 09:03 PM // 21:03

You're using a skill that ANet nerfed. That has to be faked - nerfed skills are never meant to be used ever again ever, because ANet's nerfs were so amazingly useful.
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Good work btw

MDeshame · Jul 20, 2006, 05:49 PM // 17:49

Mad aZZ PS skills is all I can say. Despite what people say, PS is not so easy to do the photo hacking as everyone likes to claim.

It appears that some of you have had training or do it for a living.

Glaxx · Aug 08, 2006, 08:45 AM // 08:45

NOT PS'd. I'd gladly post the whole screenie if you wish...