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).
Update - Friday, February 10
Savio
Racthoh
But I'm going to assume that those with the items still have them?
Sai of Winter
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(O_o)
Ultimate_Gaara
Im thinking the same thing... Unless they have some sort of timeskip backwards this seems totaly undoable... or so I thought.
BBoy_Manchild
well now that it is fixed... will it be a bannable offense to ask how exactly those people pulled it off?
jonnybegood
yes I'm curious as well
seut
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
people abusing this exploit deserve a 24h ban
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.
BBoy_Manchild
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
The items stayed as far as I can tell. Few guildies had items, and didn't say anything :\
seut
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
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
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Lets not forget that pre-searing ppls are not the richest ppl in the world.....
"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
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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.
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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.
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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. |
TheOnlyAznKid
Still.. I wonder how ppl even find this stuff out.. do some players devote their life to find things like this...
Keyote
Every game based around pvp attracts them.
Makkert
Fast response time.
good show, kudos to ANet.
good show, kudos to ANet.
SilentAssassin
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)
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
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.
YEAH MAN, YEAH. SHIT YEAH.
Caelus The Fallen
Now if only there was a way to get a capture signet back to pre... 
Give me Barrage Mr Charr
Give me Barrage Mr Charr
Starsky-sama
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.
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.
crazy diamond
If they hadn't fixed it I wouldn't have believed it. I havent been in pre-sear in almost a year, so whatever.
And no, just because you could do it doesn't mean you its ok for you to do it. It's obvious to any bozo that is not how the game is supposed to work. Thats why it's called an exploit. It's taking advantage of a bug or error in the game to circumvent the rules of the game.
The people who did this don't deserve any more sympathy than those who exploited the Doppleganger.
And although I imagine the items are still in pre-sear, they'll eventually vanish as people customize them to their characters and move to post-searing. Either way, no one would really have more than a couple of hundred gold to purchase anything. It's a stupid way to make money anyways.
And no, just because you could do it doesn't mean you its ok for you to do it. It's obvious to any bozo that is not how the game is supposed to work. Thats why it's called an exploit. It's taking advantage of a bug or error in the game to circumvent the rules of the game.
The people who did this don't deserve any more sympathy than those who exploited the Doppleganger.
And although I imagine the items are still in pre-sear, they'll eventually vanish as people customize them to their characters and move to post-searing. Either way, no one would really have more than a couple of hundred gold to purchase anything. It's a stupid way to make money anyways.
Rilder
When did they fix the emblemer so you can now see the cape colors now instead of the cape being dark on the emblmer?
eom
ok, so now that it's fixed will somebody tell me what the bug was?
lofblad
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ok, so now that it's fixed will somebody tell me what the bug was?
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Loviatar
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Originally Posted by The Great Al
Ithe 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.
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hi al you are a j***goodie they missed locking a window so i have the right to go in and rape them for missing locking this way in.
way to think big feller
neoteo
i notice someone selling shadow bow in pre searing ... everyone made fun of him , no one belive . lol ... i guess he really had the bow ...
good thing is fixed now.
good thing is fixed now.
Vevila
This thing was around when Observer mode was first enabled, and it's good to know it was finally fixed.
BBoy_Manchild
why bring post things into pre searing? people are actually having trouble killing grawl and devourers?
KamikazeChicken
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Originally Posted by BBoy_Manchild
why bring post things into pre searing? people are actually having trouble killing grawl and devourers?
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Vevila
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Originally Posted by BBoy_Manchild
why bring post things into pre searing? people are actually having trouble killing grawl and devourers?
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nirhan shadowmauler
im glad they fixed it. i was surprised that it was left as a viable action. i never did it because im not a exploiting hacker but it was tempting if i wanted to start another character.
Age
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Originally Posted by seut
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 |
Cjlr
If builders built buildings the way programmers write programs, the first woodpecker to come along would destroy civilization.
That said, they should still fix the holes they find.
That said, they should still fix the holes they find.
Valdaran Longfoot
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Originally Posted by The Great Al
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.
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You still get arrested for tresspassing even if they left the door unlocked and a window open.
The fact of the matter is people explioted a bug that CLEARLY went aganist the design of the game, so your breaking the rules which makes you a cheater, which makes you bannable blah blah blah.
You should read what kind of stuff gets you in trouble before you say stuff like that.
koneko
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Originally Posted by Cjlr
If builders built buildings the way programmers write programs, the first woodpecker to come along would destroy civilization.
That said, they should still fix the holes they find. |