Jatoro's Mother (captured son) possible exploit?

jsshah1

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

E/N

I was in the starter island in cantha and noticed people selling the letter. I has the quest and so descided to find out how they get the letters to sell. It turns out that when you are given the letter from the boy, it spawns in your inventory, now if you drop the letter and talk to him again, the letter spawns again. so you could fill up your inventory full of these letters and sell them for a good few plat. Now I know this is a hard quest, but with a team full of lvl 20's it cant be that hard. Surely spawning letters like this and selling them is an exploit, especially as its on the starter island where the people may not know of the this and will buy them thinking they are getting a good deal.

Cacheelma

Cacheelma

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Ascalon Union

Me/Mo

Well, even if it's unintended, I'm quite sure you're not the first one to discover about this.

It has been, what, nearly A YEAR already from Factions's release date?

FlameoutAlchemist

FlameoutAlchemist

Hitmonk Extraordinarre!!

Join Date: Jan 2007

Lurking moar on my forums

Starvin Chillin on Lincoln Drive [MAFB]

Mo/Me

It's pretty simple when you just pull small groups as you can. You're right, a group of lvl 20s could exploit this to make a lot of money, but the amount that you make on those letters is very trivial compared to what you could make selling stuff from higher-level areas (angusih gemstones, kanaxai's axe, etc.)

This has actually been around for a long time. Though the last time I checked I didn't think you could just drop the letter on the ground to get another one. Just like any of the other scams and such that plague rookie areas, it's basically buyer beware. I'd never pay more for the letter than the quest reward would give me.

Evilsod

Evilsod

Banned

Join Date: Mar 2006

England

Lievs Death Squad [LDS]

Hasn't this been happening since the dawn of factions?

Curse You

Curse You

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

South Pole

The Magus Order

N/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Cacheelma
Well, even if it's unintended, I'm quite sure you're not the first one to discover about this.

It has been, what, nearly A YEAR already from Factions's release date?
1 year as of April 28th.

Halmyr

Halmyr

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2005

Canada! eh!

~none~

W/Me

Sounds like Altheas ashe's i prophecy

Been there for a lot longer.

Onarik Amrak

Onarik Amrak

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2007

Astral Revenants

P/W

Well I wish I knew this earlier, I could just spawn them for all my Canthan characters. Oh well, c'est la vie.

TwinRaven

TwinRaven

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

W/

No different than people selling Althea's Ashes in Prophecies...no biggie, just a way to save time if you buy 'em, make cash if you sell 'em.

Mordakai

Mordakai

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Kyhlo

W/

I'm amazed people are still doing the Beginning part of Factions...

Awesome. Good luck selling those!

Bryant Again

Bryant Again

Hall Hero

Join Date: Feb 2006

It's easy and cheap Exp if you're going for the Survivor's, I will say.

Sir Skullcrasher

Sir Skullcrasher

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

California

15 over 50 [Rare]

W/Mo

The letter used to sell for 4k or higher, now it's only around 3 to 2k range!

Former Ruling

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Oct 2005

Cedartown, Georgia

R/

There are still people selling the ashes in ascalon area...They even sell them by the stack now for alittle discount so the buyer can re-sell them to questers for a profit. lol

Kashrlyyk

Kashrlyyk

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir Skullcrasher
The letter used to sell for 4k or higher, now it's only around 3 to 2k range!
The last time I have seen someone selling that letter it was for 500g-1p.

Sneaky Cat

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2007

Hillsdale, Texas

[HerO] --

N/Mo

interesting..

Haggard

Haggard

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

Urmston, Manchester, UK

Greener Pastures [DVDF]

W/Rt

<-- used to sell Ashes


The letters have been sold for roughly 8-10 months, I bought one for my sin purely because the quest was ridiculously difficult for me at the time.

savage vapor 33

savage vapor 33

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2006

Regems Basement

The Malevolent Wolfpack [tMw]

I just did the quest, dropped the letter on the ground, re talked to the boy, and nothing happened. I think Anet fixed it.

Laenavesse

Laenavesse

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2006

The Shadow Tower

A/

i didn't buy them the first time or second i did the quest, but i went and bought them for my other 2 characters cos I just didn't want to do that stupid quest four times >____>;; twice was enough xD

ShadowsRequiem

ShadowsRequiem

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Inde is Smoking [Hawt] *ToA*

W/E

its actually super easy with all henchies too...

dont complete the "to zen dajun" or w/e its called quest, you then have 4 more npcs that follow you around and help u fight....

kinda like having a party size of 10.