And another update

shrouded^god

shrouded^god

IGN: J C A C H E

Join Date: Sep 2006

843

[Liar]

Fixed an exploit that could be used to introduce post-Searing items into pre-Searing.
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Will it ever stop?

Bryant Again

Bryant Again

Hall Hero

Join Date: Feb 2006

They're either getting smarter or spiteful.

Kabroz the necro

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2007

N/Mo

OMFG!
Fixed 2 bug that allowed player visit places where they never have been...
and now this.
It was big mistake that they made pre...

I pwnd U

I pwnd U

God of Spammers

Join Date: Oct 2005

in the middle of a burning cornfield...

Scars Meadows [SMS] (Officer)

I was wondering the same thing. Why does this keep coming back? Geez. Hopefully it is fixed now.

Motoko Kusanagi War

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2007

Team Paradigm [pd]

W/

how were people able to do it this time? srsly -.-zzz

Torra

Torra

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2007

Australia

Empires Of The West

N/Mo

How come i never know about these until it's fixed.

I Phoenix I

I Phoenix I

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

The Elite Lords of Chaos [LoC]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Torra
How come i never know about these until it's fixed.
We're all plotting to hide the information from you for your own good

Drop of Fear

Drop of Fear

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

W/

do we have to expect a ranting discussion from the exploiters banned for taking items back into pre again?
or were they just "ferrying" items into pre thinking it was perfectly legit?

shrouded^god

shrouded^god

IGN: J C A C H E

Join Date: Sep 2006

843

[Liar]

More than likely...or them QQing about the pre exploiters NOT being banned

Motoko Kusanagi War

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2007

Team Paradigm [pd]

W/

well im still curious as to how it was done this time... I mean its been fixed... I just wanna know to what extent or mistake someone had to rumble across to find it.

Cathode_Reborn

Cathode_Reborn

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

Let us back into pre.

Uber Mass

Uber Mass

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2006

The Netherlands

retired from gw [agro] still ftw

W/

you have updates and patches in every online game... so wutevah

KamikazeChicken

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Mo/

At this point they should just give up trying to stop items from getting into Pre. The damage is done, unless they start banning people who have tomes and whatnot.

FengShuiDove

FengShuiDove

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2007

Trinity of the Ascended [ToA]

A/

I want Shield of Judgment. Reeeeeeeeeeally badly.

Oh well, farming phase of my Defender journey is nearly over anyway.

plasmasword

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

Add a xunlai agent in pre. Problem Fixed.

Lord Sojar

Lord Sojar

The Fallen One

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oblivion

Irrelevant

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Drop of Fear
do we have to expect a ranting discussion from the exploiters banned for taking items back into pre again?
or were they just "ferrying" items into pre thinking it was perfectly legit?
The above statement was brought to you by:

World's Funniest Guru Statements: We live to make you die laughing.

Thanks Drop, really. You made my day.

upier

upier

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Done.

[JUNK]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Cathode_Reborn
Let us back into pre.
Watch this space in 4 months when they introduce BMP2 - "Visit Ascalon!" FREE if you purchase items for 30$ in the GW store.
And then in 6 months when it's offered for 10$!

Faer

Faer

La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo

Join Date: Feb 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by I pwnd U
Why does this keep coming back?
Because somebody who should be fired hasn't been.

Lord Sojar

Lord Sojar

The Fallen One

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oblivion

Irrelevant

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by upier
Watch this space in 4 months when they introduce BMP2 - "Visit Ascalon!" FREE if you purchase items for 30$ in the GW store.
And then in 6 months when it's offered for 10$!
QFT and for historical accuracy. You called it Upier. You called it.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Faer
Because somebody who should be fired hasn't been.
Also QFT, because it is just that, TRUTH. Assume the pitchfork and torch position. STORM ANET HQ~!

NeHoMaR

NeHoMaR

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

Dear developers, is too hard clean every non pre-sear item, insignia, rune, skill, etc., from every character in pre-sear outposts? You could try to make a filter or tool for it and apply it to game database. I will never try the pre-sear title when a lot of people have overpowered things.

Faer

Faer

La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo

Join Date: Feb 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rahja the Thief
STORM ANET HQ~!
I'd love to. Honestly, you'd think by now that the people who keep letting these things happen (post-to-pre glitches, the outpost exploits, the controlled client crashing, and the forgettingtoaddabossuntilayearlater, just to name a few examples) would have been replaced by now.

But I guess everyone is just too focused on cranking GW2 out as fast as they can to worry about the security holes and openly exploitable features of GW1's coding. Throw a band-aid on it, and hope nobody peels it off. Great policy.

Yeah, good luck with GW2 guys... Really.

Oukanna

Oukanna

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2007

Ancient Shaolin Guardians

E/D

I always miss exploits, maybe they dont exist and its Anet trying to look like they are doing something xDDDD

Well i hope someone up there figures out soon, if you dont look after your followers in gw, then they wont go to gw2 because they will have found another game by then.

NeHoMaR

NeHoMaR

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Faer
Yeah, good luck with GW2 guys... Really.
I hope they make an encrypted dat file this time, and encrypted communications between client/server too, and encrypted data in RAM. That way nobody will know a thing and hacking will be impossible, even botting will be impossible.

jackie

jackie

/retired

Join Date: Dec 2005

On the Beach

Sweet, GW starts to look like good old internet explorer.

NeHoMaR

NeHoMaR

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by jackie
Sweet, GW starts to look like good old internet explorer.
IE6 for the smart, IE7 for the fool. And I love your avatar (not more than Firefox)

SirJackassIII

SirJackassIII

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

Belgium

none

N/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by NeHoMaR
I hope they make an encrypted dat file this time, and encrypted communications between client/server too, and encrypted data in RAM. That way nobody will know a thing and hacking will be impossible, even botting will be impossible.
I hope they don't. Encryption/Decription on so many levels is going to greatly increase the server load, causing higher ping and severe lag.

makosi

makosi

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

"Pre-nerf" is incorrect. It's pre-buff.

Requirement Begins With R [notQ]

Me/

So how, exactly, did people get post items in to pre this time? Surely previous patches have closed off any links to the Guild Hall?

lilDeath

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

Treehouse #1

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rahja the Thief
QFT and for historical accuracy. You called it Upier. You called it.



Also QFT, because it is just that, TRUTH. Assume the pitchfork and torch position. STORM ANET HQ~!
lol... classic!
This made me smile, best 2 posts yet today!

pablo24

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2007

Ahh, nice! They actually fixed this exploit I had reported 3 months ago

quickmonty

quickmonty

Ancient Windbreaker

Join Date: May 2005

Guild Wars will now be officially known as:
  • Bug Wars
  • Exploit Wars
  • Ban Wars
Take your pick.

Roo Ella

Roo Ella

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2007

Australia

Oz

E/R

The simple solution I see to handle this is Change the way Pre in Profs works
to the same system as in Factions and NF where you can go to GH ect
from teh starting areas.
I know that would mess with the Titles and such that people have worked so hard on in Pre.
They did add the char bags and Charr Salvage Kits just go all the way and open it all up and be done with it.

legacyofkain85

legacyofkain85

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

Lady Ainowa

Quote:
Originally Posted by NeHoMaR
I hope they make an encrypted dat file this time, and encrypted communications between client/server too, and encrypted data in RAM. That way nobody will know a thing and hacking will be impossible, even botting will be impossible.
hacking is never impossible

stretchs

stretchs

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2007

Untimely Demise [Err了] - SOHK

Are you all really that naive to think that any game out there has no bugs? Every and I repeat EVERY game has bugs, every game will have some botard exploiting something that will need to get patched. Millions of people work on windows, guess what, some botard breaks it and finds bugs, same thing happens with every game that gets any kind of game play. The reason you see it a bit more now, people have less new things to do, so they are getting into things they shouldnt. Idle minds are the devil's workshop

Coridan

Coridan

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

US

Old Married Gamers {OMG}

W/

why don't they just open pre up to the guild hall...i mean come on...numerous exploits involving taking stuff into pre...or just add in a storage in pre...problem solved. There is no way to rebalance pre...so the only way to make it "balanced" is to give everyone access to everything in game

Ctb

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

W/

Dear posters who have no idea what you're talking about (which is most of you).

I am actually a real life flesh and blood coder. I work with scripting languages, primarily building website, extranet, and intranet tools. Most of my code is limited to 500 lines or less, though some of the things I build reach into the thousands.

This is magnitudes smaller than the code that likely exists in Guild Wars. I do not have to build input that accept multiple direction commands. I do not have to build hit detection. I do not have to build constant streams of back and forth data that operates in near-to-real-time.

I have bugs in my code. I am still able to find high demand for my skills basically anywhere I go because I'm almost always one of the most experienced candidates with the best portfolio.

If you ever find a coder who is capable of programming anything that is objectively perfect, please let me know. Such a godlike being would be worth billions to any company on the planet with the ability to pay.

Also, most "Hello World!" textbook examples are not even entirely properly implemented, and they're usually only five or six lines max, so STFU about the "zomg the game still has bugs fire the devs for not meeting my entirely ridiculous expecations" crap when clearly your entire technical knowledge is limited to your ability to nuke a Hot Pocket.

tyvm

Signed,

Annoyed person who actually lives outside of a video game 5 days a week

Neo Nugget

Neo Nugget

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

Wow this is how many times an exploit like this has been "fixed"?

LifeInfusion

LifeInfusion

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

in the midline

E/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by makosi
So how, exactly, did people get post items in to pre this time? Surely previous patches have closed off any links to the Guild Hall?
festival = rollback = exploit back?

Woop Shotty

Woop Shotty

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

Ruthless Mafia [RM]

Mo/

Would they just put a storage box there already?

CHunterX

CHunterX

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

Washington

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Woop Shotty
Would they just put a storage box there already?
Would solve a lot of problems. Its not like its anything more than a training area anyway. Some people make it out to be more than that, but its not.

1 up and 2 down

1 up and 2 down

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2007

Rt/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Guild Wars
Fixed an exploit that could be used to introduce post-Searing items into pre-Searing.

Are you guys able to read? It said "could", which means that it wasn't used. So basically it was fixed before anyone used it.