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Item Stack Resale Exploit

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Theeko
12.12.2015 , 09:00 PM | #561
Quote: Originally Posted by SaerethDL View Post
My exe must have thought the same thing. LOL anyways what makes you think you got treated worse? If a person commits a crime, it doesnt matter if they are honest or not, they will get the same punishment. Why do you think nobody plead's guilty? TBH its just a game, not like you are really losing anything, so relax.
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Malinok
12.13.2015 , 03:23 AM | #562
So my suspension email stated I would have all commendations and currency reset on all characters

That is a separate argument to be had however, I also had the following items removed not specified in my suspension email

- 100% of my grade 6 gifts on all characters regardless of the fact that most were legitimately earned
- My Legacy Gree Main Hand which was augmented and full 224 gear (not sure how or why this was removed as I have had this item since before xpac
- Both of my Legacy Gree focus offhands, one of which had full 224 another had full 208 pvp gear
- My Gree saber mainhand with all 224 modifications,
- My Gree Sniper Rifle with all modifciations
- 100% of my gree helix earned through the Xeno operation on 5 characters this week

It is of note that all my Gree items and hear have been on my account for over 1 year, so not only did you just standard remove any all items purchasable with gree helix, but you destroyed all items contained within them.

Care to comment Bioware on when you will restore my items and fix this and why this was not mentioned in the suspension action email?

When will bioware restore these items for me since they were not specified in my suspension communication andhad nothing whatsoever to do with this exploit, you literally destroyed my gear, I cant even do ops or pvp now because you destroyed critical gear pieces non related to this exploit.
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lokimogor
12.13.2015 , 03:50 AM | #563
Quote: Originally Posted by Malinok View Post
So my suspension email stated I would have all commendations and currency reset on all characters

That is a separate argument to be had however, I also had the following items removed not specified in my suspension email

- 100% of my grade 6 gifts on all characters regardless of the fact that most were legitimately earned
- My Legacy Gree Main Hand which was augmented and full 224 gear (not sure how or why this was removed as I have had this item since before xpac
- Both of my Legacy Gree focus offhands, one of which had full 224 another had full 208 pvp gear
- My Gree saber mainhand with all 224 modifications,
- My Gree Sniper Rifle with all modifciations
- 100% of my gree helix earned through the Xeno operation on 5 characters this week

It is of note that all my Gree items and hear have been on my account for over 1 year, so not only did you just standard remove any all items purchasable with gree helix, but you destroyed all items contained within them.

Care to comment Bioware on when you will restore my items and fix this and why this was not mentioned in the suspension action email?

When will bioware restore these items for me since they were not specified in my suspension communication andhad nothing whatsoever to do with this exploit, you literally destroyed my gear, I cant even do ops or pvp now because you destroyed critical gear pieces non related to this exploit.
They did say they would eliminate event currency stuff and gree helix is event currency. and everything you've mentioned, makes me applaud bioware.

It wasn't hard to guess that something like this exploit would be deemed an ACTUAL EXPLOIT. Especially after th e temple chair exploit.

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Malinok
12.13.2015 , 04:12 AM | #564
Quote: Originally Posted by lokimogor View Post
They did say they would eliminate event currency stuff and gree helix is event currency. and everything you've mentioned, makes me applaud bioware.

It wasn't hard to guess that something like this exploit would be deemed an ACTUAL EXPLOIT. Especially after th e temple chair exploit.
Sorry to have to disagree but ive had my heix items for over 1 year, and I you remove the items at least you can restore or place in my inventory the 224 pieces earned through honest play which had nothing to do with this, I literally have no hilts, enhance, barrel, mod now for any of my characters for modififcations in no way related to t this
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Neglience
12.13.2015 , 04:20 AM | #565
Quote: Originally Posted by Malinok View Post
Sorry to have to disagree but ive had my heix items for over 1 year, and I you remove the items at least you can restore or place in my inventory the 224 pieces earned through honest play which had nothing to do with this, I literally have no hilts, enhance, barrel, mod now for any of my characters for modififcations in no way related to t this
You also had credits before the exploit. They also all got removed. You cheated to gain advantages over other players, now you lost something you had before because you cheated. It is just the right thing and i really hope BW does not give you back anything.

And it is quite funny that you whine because you lost more than you became out of the exploit usage.
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Bladedarkman
12.13.2015 , 05:34 AM | #566
Quote: Originally Posted by alinok View Post
Sorry to have to disagree but ive had my heix items for over 1 year, and I you remove the items at least you can restore or place in my inventory the 224 pieces earned through honest play which had nothing to do with this, I literally have no hilts, enhance, barrel, mod now for any of my characters for modififcations in no way related to t this
You took advantage of an exploit to gain an unfair advantage. If BW only took away the things you got from the exploit then there is no deterence from you and others exploiting in the future. If people only lost what they gaIned from exploit they will try again since there is nothing to lose. If there is no net loss there is no deterence.
BW has Implented correct action. Now you know the consequences. You will not do it again.

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Ghisallo
12.13.2015 , 07:02 AM | #567
Quote: Originally Posted by EricMusco View Post
Hey folks,

One of the things we have seen a lot of questions and comments about is what we are doing about accounts which have actively participated in helping exploiters to launder their ill-gotten gains. We are actively investigating these accounts, and we are doing so just as vigorously as the exploiters themselves. In situations that we have found players not only exploited, but are then trying to hide their actions through laundering, we are increasing the severity of the action we take against them. You can see examples of the action we are taking in my previous post.

We can see that in many of these cases, accounts have not only intentionally laundered credits through their guilds and friends, but that they have sent credits and items randomly to other accounts in an attempt to throw off our data. If you received credits or items through trade or in-game mail, and you feel that they were sent to you from someone who likely exploited, leave the items/credits alone. Don’t try to return them or send them to other accounts.

Additionally, feel free to PM me your information:
• Character name and server
• What you received

For users that we can identify as being unintentional recipients, they will have the items/credits stripped, it is unlikely further action will be taken.

Thanks everyone.

-eric
Eric,

I know this is a private company so your bosses write the rules but this down right disturbed me. First let me say "no ban here" didn't get even ambushed into involvement (as the "random" email and trade stuff seems to indicate happened.)

That said the tone of the post definitely has a ring of "guilty until proven innocent" to it. This seems born out by more than a little chatter as well. Two additional things make this problematic. If people do not frequent the forums they will not even know an exploit existed, let alone know that they are presumed guilty if they accepted something in the mail with no knowledge it was obtained via an exploit, let alone the steps they need to take to prove their innocence. Second even those who frequent the forums would perhaps have already been implicated prior to this announcement.

I am all for punishing exploiters but the fact you say these people RANDOMLY sent things to other people means some with no intent got wrapped up in this yet you are punishing people with no intent to do anything wrong? It also seems this zealousness is going further in that people got nailed because they bought something off the broker.

I thought enough angst had been caused this expac. Apparently I was wrong.
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Declan_Vee
12.13.2015 , 07:02 AM | #568
Then feel fortunate it was just gear, I would have stripped your entire account. Whoever BW have on this is either too soft, or lazy.
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Makillda
12.13.2015 , 07:13 AM | #569
Quote: Originally Posted by Malinok View Post
Sorry to have to disagree but ive had my heix items for over 1 year, and I you remove the items at least you can restore or place in my inventory the 224 pieces earned through honest play which had nothing to do with this, I literally have no hilts, enhance, barrel, mod now for any of my characters for modififcations in no way related to t this
I guess cheaters really won't prosper this time.

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Iffyluse
12.13.2015 , 07:26 AM | #570
Quote: Originally Posted by Malinok View Post
So my suspension email stated I would have all commendations and currency reset on all characters

That is a separate argument to be had however, I also had the following items removed not specified in my suspension email

- 100% of my grade 6 gifts on all characters regardless of the fact that most were legitimately earned
- My Legacy Gree Main Hand which was augmented and full 224 gear (not sure how or why this was removed as I have had this item since before xpac
- Both of my Legacy Gree focus offhands, one of which had full 224 another had full 208 pvp gear
- My Gree saber mainhand with all 224 modifications,
- My Gree Sniper Rifle with all modifciations
- 100% of my gree helix earned through the Xeno operation on 5 characters this week

It is of note that all my Gree items and hear have been on my account for over 1 year, so not only did you just standard remove any all items purchasable with gree helix, but you destroyed all items contained within them.

Care to comment Bioware on when you will restore my items and fix this and why this was not mentioned in the suspension action email?

When will bioware restore these items for me since they were not specified in my suspension communication andhad nothing whatsoever to do with this exploit, you literally destroyed my gear, I cant even do ops or pvp now because you destroyed critical gear pieces non related to this exploit.
I don't understand why do you expect any sympathy.

P.S. HAHA