Curse

Savio · Feb 11, 2006, 05:44 AM // 05:44

Update - Friday February 10

* Fixed an exploit that could allow players to bring high-level items into pre-Searing Ascalon

Finally... an end to the madness (and threads).

Racthoh · Feb 11, 2006, 05:45 AM // 05:45

But I'm going to assume that those with the items still have them?

Sai of Winter · Feb 11, 2006, 06:46 AM // 06:46

Quote:

Fixed an exploit that could allow players to bring high-level items into pre-Searing Ascalon.

Whaaaat??? How was that possible? Was there some hidden storage agent?

(O_o)

Ultimate_Gaara · Feb 11, 2006, 06:56 AM // 06:56

Im thinking the same thing... Unless they have some sort of timeskip backwards this seems totaly undoable... or so I thought.

BBoy_Manchild · Feb 11, 2006, 07:02 AM // 07:02

well now that it is fixed... will it be a bannable offense to ask how exactly those people pulled it off?

jonnybegood · Feb 11, 2006, 07:04 AM // 07:04

yes I'm curious as well

seut · Feb 11, 2006, 07:05 AM // 07:05

since it's fixed: in presear -> join observer mode -> use guild display button to enter guildhall -> get items from guildmate -> use guild display button to go back to presear

people abusing this exploit deserve a 24h ban

The Great Al · Feb 11, 2006, 07:15 AM // 07:15

I have to disagree - i never did it once, hell i didn't hear about it til right now, but they weren't actually 'cheating', they did take advantage of the game but they dont deserve to be banned for it. If I'm playing a hockey game and find an easy way to score and do it over and over, the devs have every right to fix it, but they can't ban me for it; its their fault it was there in the first place and i'm just playing the game.

BBoy_Manchild · Feb 11, 2006, 07:15 AM // 07:15

actually, that was exactly what i thought people were doing to get post items into pre.... so did the items stay, or did those aholes get their items jacked?

LiQuId StEeL · Feb 11, 2006, 07:20 AM // 07:20

The items stayed as far as I can tell. Few guildies had items, and didn't say anything :\

seut · Feb 11, 2006, 07:27 AM // 07:27

Anet banned some accounts (less than 10) permanently for exploiting a doppleganger-bug to get insane amounts of xp. It didn't effect other players, but they got banned. This exploit effects other players (money influx into presear useful to buy up more black dye), why should cheaters remain unharmed?

Guardian of the Light · Feb 11, 2006, 07:28 AM // 07:28

Don't see y this is such a bad bug

"OMG I'M SUCH A HACKER I GOT A FIERY DRAGON SWORD NOW I AM COOL BUT A EVIL HACKER"

"gee I don't have anything better in post

"

Lets not forget that pre-searing ppls are not the richest ppl in the world.....

Kamatsu · Feb 11, 2006, 09:23 AM // 09:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Great Al

I have to disagree - i never did it once, hell i didn't hear about it til right now, but they weren't actually 'cheating', they did take advantage of the game but they dont deserve to be banned for it. If I'm playing a hockey game and find an easy way to score and do it over and over, the devs have every right to fix it, but they can't ban me for it; its their fault it was there in the first place and i'm just playing the game.

There you are WRONG. It's against the EULA and ROC (Rules of Conduct) to exploit game bugs, loopholes, flaws, etc and they are fully covered to suspend or ban you if you do so. This isn't a case of "Oh I can do anything I want and if it's exploiting a loophole then it's ok for me to do it because the game makers shouldn't have allowed it in the first place." This is a case of "Oh there is an exploit but I better not do it as it's against the rules."

to quote..

Quote:

Originally Posted by http://www.guildwars.com/legal/rulesofconduct.php

18 You will not exploit any bug in Guild Wars and you will not communicate the existence of any such exploitable bug (bugs that grant the user unnatural or unintended benefits) either directly or through public posting, to any other user of Guild Wars. Bugs should be promptly reported via "Ask a Question" at http://support.guildwars.com.

Quote:

Originally Posted by http://www.guildwars.com/legal/users-agreement.php

14. TERMINATION

(a) NC Interactive reserves the right to suspend or terminate this Agreement (including your Software license and your Account) immediately and without notice if you breach this Agreement or willfully infringe any third party intellectual property rights, or if we are unable to verify or authenticate any information you provide to us, or upon game play, chat or any player activity whatsoever which is, in our sole discretion, inappropriate and/or in violation of the spirit of Guild Wars as described in the Rules of Conduct.

So as you can see they have *EVERY* right to suspend or ban people who exploited this bug/loophole. Doing so breached the rules of conduct, which is an offense which is a suspendable offense if ANet decide to make it so.

TheOnlyAznKid · Feb 11, 2006, 09:54 AM // 09:54

Still.. I wonder how ppl even find this stuff out.. do some players devote their life to find things like this...

Keyote · Feb 11, 2006, 10:03 AM // 10:03

Every game based around pvp attracts them.

Makkert · Feb 11, 2006, 10:16 AM // 10:16

Fast response time.
good show, kudos to ANet.

SilentAssassin · Feb 11, 2006, 10:45 AM // 10:45

yes, and I agree that these ppl should be banned.

You don't come across this accidently, you need to ask a mate to give you items in guildhall...

ban them !! MUhahahahahaha (evil laugh)

Juicey Shake · Feb 11, 2006, 10:52 AM // 10:52

Oih shit, now you can be that hardcore W/Mo in pre-sear and woop ass with a max damage fds.

YEAH MAN, YEAH. SHIT YEAH.

Caelus The Fallen · Feb 11, 2006, 10:53 AM // 10:53

Now if only there was a way to get a capture signet back to pre...

Give me Barrage Mr Charr

Starsky-sama · Feb 11, 2006, 12:43 PM // 12:43

It certainly wasnt the ability to pwn presear that made the exploit noticeable.

It was those ppl that thought, they could actually sell postsear items and make a profit from presear players. (ie. WTS BAGS for etc.)

/amusing nonetheless.

/delt w/ pretty fast.

I 2nd the motion: kudos to Anet.