I am angry about the economic exploit.

What happened to the players who have 500 million credits?

that's what i want to know, i have been busting my toon's *** for credit's and here these people win from an exploit.

I normally do not care about this stuff, but i am irked by this.


How does everyone else feel about this?

Cheaters get Beaters. Nuff said

Can someone please tell me what the exploit was?

Can someone please tell me what the exploit was?

Quote from Cerion:" I never see how reporting someone will benefit you. Play your own game, if people want to use exploits then thats their business. Same with RL. If someones murdered someone then yea, they are a danger to the public and id probably snitch. But other than that its their business unless it directly effects me. End Quote"

Now that's partly right. I tried to get creds from a vender website and Bioware said that it was illegal. According to rule number 12 they say its illegal . But I wanted to say: For God sakes man. Its not illegal. Just let it happen!!!!.
I've seen people do it all the time. And they have any problem with it. It's kool.

Also, I liked it when people had 5 million creds. Made the game alot more easier to play. Instead of being ripped off

Like you said Cerion "but if someone murders another person then ya. Let me add this: or trading money for sexual favors, doing business with a drug cartel or selling something that really high level that could endanger people's lives.(Not about the game). NOW THAT'S ILLEGAL.

What?



^ This.

Sigh. Every MMO I've ever played has tracked transactions, down to the credit. In SWG, each credit has it's own unique "serial#" if you will, and could be tracked no matter who it went to, and where it went to. I can't prove that BW can track transactions, but historical evidence based on years of MMO's including indie companies with a fraction of this budgets, would suggest they can.

Please, please stop throwing out these outrageous claims.

I have always hated it when people use the term illegal when talking about buying gold, or in this instance, exploiting. There is only one thing that would make something illegal. If your country, state, county, or city passed a law/ordinance saying it is illegal, then it is illegal. Breaking the TOS is not illegal. It is against the rules.

Edit: I could actually see a case be successfully prosecuted for the hacking, if there was real harm done. If Bioware could prove beyond a reasonable doubt that them changing their local client, caused them to lose business, maybe. However, since you don't hack the servers, you only hack your own computer, I do not see it getting far. And proving it beyond a reasonable doubt.....

I would be mad too at this exploit IF THERE WAS ACTUALLY ANYTHING TO BUY WITH CREDITS!