Update - Tuesday, May 13, 2008

MisterB

MisterB

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy

[ban]

W/

Update - Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Fixed exploit allowing players to enter explorable areas and missions with a party size of 1. Players must now join a full party before entering explorable areas and missions.

Oh, noes! No solo-farms.

Alexandra-Sweet

Alexandra-Sweet

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2006

That one place with the trees, mountains and snow

Ember Power Mercenaries [EMP]

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by MisterB
Update - Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Fixed exploit allowing players to enter explorable areas and missions with a party size of 1. Players must now join a full party before entering explorable areas and missions.

Oh, noes! No solo-farms.
Sucks for people in Pre Searing.

blurmedia

Banned

Join Date: Sep 2007

UNCONTROLLABLE RAGE [moko]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Malice Black
asshat?!

Surely I require a better title then asshat? 3 years of being me, and asshat is all you got? QQ

Losing my touch.
I upgraded you to
Congratulations

MisterB

MisterB

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy

[ban]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Alexandra-Sweet
Sucks for people in Pre Searing.
Fix, please. Tihark Orchard is broken. All my EotN quests are broken. Need PvE skills.

anshin

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr Strangelove
Update - Tuesday, May 13, 2008

When you see it, you'll shit bricks
Win.


Still waiting for Regina's inguiry answers.

Age

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

STG Administrator

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Richardt
Did they ever say what last nights update was all about?
They removed Devona,Aiden and Eve from The Central Transfer Chamber as they were not appearing in certain distracts.I don't what this one is but I hope it deals with the hacking.

arcanemacabre

arcanemacabre

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Feb 2006

North Kryta Province

Angel Sharks [As]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Age
They removed Devona,Aiden and Eve from The Central Transfer Chamber as they were not appearing in certain distracts.I don't what this one is but I hope it deals with the hacking.
Didn't that happen before? I could swear I remember an issue with those exact henchmen in that exact outpost not appearing. Gonna go look through updates to check on that...

quickmonty

quickmonty

Ancient Windbreaker

Join Date: May 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Commander Ryker
Regina, are you still waiting for them to tell you what it is or if you can tell us? I suggest standing at their desk and keep asking questions til they tell you what you need to know.
Or drop pictures of lolcatz on their desks.

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

They're still collecting their epic loot. New weapons next weeks, guys.

Age

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

STG Administrator

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by MisterB
Update - Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Fixed exploit allowing players to enter explorable areas and missions with a party size of 1. Players must now join a full party before entering explorable areas and missions.

Oh, noes! No solo-farms.
You are kidding right if not they better revert this.

cosyfiep

cosyfiep

are we there yet?

Join Date: Dec 2005

in a land far far away

guild? I am supposed to have a guild?

Rt/

......and it took them a whole day to add that note, geez...we dont ask for encyclopedic information but a bit longer than fixed an exploit.....

ShadowsRequiem

ShadowsRequiem

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Inde is Smoking [Hawt] *ToA*

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Age
You are kidding right if not they better revert this.
rofl its a joke I was just soloing uw

kooomar

kooomar

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2006

Pow Pow Pow [myau]

Mo/E

Someone needs to teach Regina how to hit the "reply" button.

slowerpoke

slowerpoke

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2007

Cuba

tell us the update regina

BabyJ

BabyJ

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

Illinois

SFG

Mo/

The least they coulda done was fix some more of those strings. GAWD!

Neo Nugget

Neo Nugget

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

Well, I guess i'm glad they fixed this "Exploit".....*shrug*

SerenitySilverstar

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

If it was about a hack, they're not obliged to detail anything.

It's like "How to build a bomb" or "How to commit suicide". They're not going to give out potentionally harmful information.

Lil Mystique

Lil Mystique

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2007

In England soon to be with Leslie ^.^

Slash Afk [afk]

A/

Be patient, Regina needs to go through the proper channels and make sure she doesn't release any compromising information...

Darkobra

Darkobra

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Scotland

Type like an idiot, I'll treat you like an idiot

E/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Regina Buenaobra
Yeah, they just owned them in Arathi Basin.
That's what they get for going alliance. Blood Elves are the grand masters of all!

recon54

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2005

Necros Mausoleum

W/

Update - Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Fixed an exploit that allowed only those super special members of the community that Anet loves and tells all their secrets to early access to use the Xunlai Marketplace.

ya, thats right, i brought it up (the great Xunlai marketplace)!

dread pirate fargus

dread pirate fargus

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2006

in bed

X Peace And Love X [PaL]

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Age
You are kidding right if not they better revert this.
you win the special award.

their is a rumor of yet another dupe (explains the guy who maxed Z title yet nobody saw him buying keys) though i doubt it. i would lose my faith in anet if there was another

A mummified one

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2008

OPW

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by slowerpoke
tell us the update regina
Most of u behave like 6 y.o. with bladder problem... stop tramping pls and and DO try to wait for the official statement on the fixed exploit. If it's possible to reveal some details (keeping in mind security issues) - I'm sure we will know them. Is it really so hard to understand?

Leslie

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2005

England

Slash afk [afk]

A/

If the exploit was incredibly serious the chances of them mentioning what it was are low, seeing as how it could unsettle a large portion of the playerbase.

BlackSephir

BlackSephir

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

A/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by Age
They removed Devona,Aiden and Eve from The Central Transfer Chamber as they were not appearing in certain distracts.I don't what this one is but I hope it deals with the hacking.
They went to farm norn rep points so they can be the best henchmen ever.

Martin Alvito

Martin Alvito

Older Than God (1)

Join Date: Aug 2006

Clan Dethryche [dth]

Quote:
Originally Posted by A mummified one
Most of u behave like 6 y.o. with bladder problem... stop tramping pls and and DO try to wait for the official statement on the fixed exploit.
Obviously scolding them will work, as only the most patient, well-mannered people post demanding a status report.

GloryFox

GloryFox

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2006

Good ol' USA, where everyone else wants to be

Now Plays World of Warcraft on Whisperwind

Update - Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Fixed an exploit that allowed players access to two unique untested classes called the Paragon and Ritualist. All access to these two classes have been removed from the game.


That would be a wet dream for some people out there in the community considering the amount of zealous hate there is for them.

Kinda sad really.

Regina Buenaobra

Regina Buenaobra

ArenaNet

Join Date: Apr 2008

Me/

Unfortunately I don't have an information-rich update. A meeting will be scheduled to discuss the details of the exploit. As soon as I know more, I'll relay what information I can.

natural_Causes

natural_Causes

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2008

Hall of Monuments

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Regina Buenaobra
Unfortunately I don't have an information-rich update. A meeting will be scheduled to discuss the details of the exploit. As soon as I know more, I'll relay what information I can.
Keep us posted

quickmonty

quickmonty

Ancient Windbreaker

Join Date: May 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Regina Buenaobra
Unfortunately I don't have an information-rich update. A meeting will be scheduled to discuss the details of the exploit. As soon as I know more, I'll relay what information I can.
Thanks, Regina

I Phoenix I

I Phoenix I

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

The Elite Lords of Chaos [LoC]

R/

Update - Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Fixed.

I Can Cure Cancer

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2008

Dark Empire [DE]

E/

Man, I thought they had started reverting some skills when I saw the update..... Then I click and see that they fixed.......Something

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

Lets see... its 4pm PST now. A.net's offices probablly close up around 5. So... wait till tommorow?

Until then, continue wild speculations.
The exploit allowed you to reintroduce the Cynn thong. A.net had to act swiftly to protect the eyes of innocent children from pixelated *wolf whistle*

Regina Buenaobra

Regina Buenaobra

ArenaNet

Join Date: Apr 2008

Me/

Well, I was hoping to provide you with a little more information on the exploit/exploit fix, because I know everyone here is incredibly curious. However, due to security issues, details of this exploit, such as what the exploit affected, how the exploit was carried out, and (of course) who is involved, cannot be revealed.

What I can tell you is that, after investigation, they found that a very small number of people were involved. The accounts involved in the exploit have already been banned.

The Bard

The Bard

Metal Machine

Join Date: Aug 2006

Scions of Carver [SCAR]

ah meeting huh? the exploit must surely be bigger than the update notes gives it credit for

edit: yey for banning hax0rs

kooomar

kooomar

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2006

Pow Pow Pow [myau]

Mo/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Regina Buenaobra
Unfortunately I don't have an information-rich update. A meeting will be scheduled to discuss the details of the exploit. As soon as I know more, I'll relay what information I can.
lmao, Im trying to imagine a semi-professional meeting like this.

"Hey mike, we're meeting in the conference room at 4, be there."
---"Oh man, Ive got some programming to do, whats the meeting for."
"This guy was using l33t h4x, we had to do an update, we called in the CEO to tell him"
---"Ok, ill call the wife and tell her to put the dinner in the oven, hax meetings are important."

natural_Causes

natural_Causes

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2008

Hall of Monuments

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Regina Buenaobra
Well, I was hoping to provide you with a little more information on the exploit/exploit fix, because I know everyone here is incredibly curious. However, due to security issues, details of this exploit, such as what the exploit affected, how the exploit was carried out, and (of course) who is involved, cannot be revealed.

What I can tell you is that, after investigation, they found that a very small number of people were involved. The accounts involved in the exploit have already been banned.
Well, I guess it's better that we don't know. Thanks for the info Regina

Lady Lozza

Lady Lozza

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oz

Angel Sharks

Me/N

I suppose the real question people really want to know is whether it was a hacking exploit and that was how various people have had their accounts stolen recently, or whether it was just an ingame exploit that helped people get rich or somthing unrelated to stealing accounts.

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

Did it have anything to do with this thread:

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...php?t=10288598

Because frankly, with some sort of hacking of accounts via the interception of the reconnect feature would be a serious problem, and is currently keeping me clear of playing any form of PvP until I can be sure my account is safe. If the "exploit" was something else, then I will continue to avoid AB. But if it was this problem, I can rest easier.

Regina Buenaobra

Regina Buenaobra

ArenaNet

Join Date: Apr 2008

Me/

It was not related to that thread.

arcanemacabre

arcanemacabre

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Feb 2006

North Kryta Province

Angel Sharks [As]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lady Lozza
I suppose the real question people really want to know is whether it was a hacking exploit and that was how various people have had their accounts stolen recently, or whether it was just an ingame exploit that helped people get rich or somthing unrelated to stealing accounts.
Willing to place money that this was the issue. There are no other exploits in the game that could be more important than stealing accounts.