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Damar Rocarion
Nasranite Watch Caldari State Capturing
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Posted - 2012.04.19 05:50:00 -
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FW timer bug: A glitch which stops factional warfare complexes from closing when timer reaches 0. This occurs with almost 100% reliability when pvp occurs with members of hostile militia within timers capture range. This bug has existed since start of faction warfare and CCP has not fixed it despite repeated requests.
Usually this requires the other side to sit inside a complex for uncertain amount of time until complex decides to count itself captured. This can take anything between a minute or an hour.
Occupancy in factional warfare is related to aforementioned complexes. Often times the timer bug was used deliberately by one side to suicide a cheap alt to timer so they would have time to rally required numbers to chase away the opposing side.
There were also numerous other methods which were used to stop occupancy warfare by stopping complexes from despawning such as by keeping a cloaker inside a plex so it could not appear elsewhere that opposing side wanted to conquer.
Recently the occupancy warfare was changed so that "outpost" category plexes would respawn every 30 minutes after being taken. However, often times they would stop respawning so I investigated the matter and it seemed that Gallente militia was somehow able to remove the outposts from circulation when faced with too much opposition from Caldari militia.
Various methods were used such as off-grid ships, etc.
To keep up with evolving tactics of warfare, I figured out that you can remove the plex from circulation using the following method.
- Fly to timer with alt belonging to opposing militia. Timer is most likely bugged - Run the timer to 0 and warp out. - Outpost will despawn eventually and never re-appear until next downtime.
Gallente side seemed angry about me doing what they have been doing for months and i've been petitioned. This was the message from GM:
Exploiting
From: GM xxxxx To: Damar Rocarion
This is an official warning for using an exploit (FW Exploit). Exploiting bugs in game mechanics is a EULA Violation and any further violations of this nature may lead to a permanent ban being placed upon your account.
If this is official CCP stance, then it means that activity (pvp) inside an enviroment (fw complexes) specially designed for said activity is an exploit since pvp triggers the possibility of a bug with almost 100% reliability. And since people have vested interested to participate in occupancy warfare, entering a complex where enemy is already inside can be petitioned as game mechanics violation.
To me this falls into same category as GM told me when we petitioned cloakers who stopped plexes from despawning. The answer was "Working as intended. It is not illegal for players to cloak wherever they want in space". Therefore it cannot be illegal for militia members to enter factional warfare complexes either.
So either CCP declares that participating in factional warfare is bannable offense or they could actually try to fix a well known bug (timers) which has existed since beginning of factional warfare and which fixing has been asked numerous times.
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Super Chair
Project Cerberus Caldari State Capturing
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Posted - 2012.04.19 07:36:00 -
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Quote:Bug that causes outposts to not respawn: Say militia A is running the timer in the plex. Militia B shows up and forces Militia A out of the plex and begin running the timer. Militia A comes back and forces Militia B out and runs the timer until the timer goes to what is normally "captured" on the timer progress bar that you see in space. However, the timer "bugs" and the capture message does not appear in local (even though the progress bar, or timer on the button shows captured). Militia A now has two options, they can spend the extra time and continue to sit on the timer until the capture message shows up in local, or they can choose (or be forced) to leave to plex before the capture message (in local) appears. If the second scenario happens, and Militia A leaves the plex before the message in local appears, the plex will despawn just like any other "captured" plex and close. However, it will not respawn. So, outposts can be removed from circulation thus making a system "unattackable" intentionally. Also keep in mind that this can be caused unintentionally (such as two militias fighting over the the plex, and whoever wins the plex doesn't know any better and warps off when the timer reads captured, but no green message in local to say that the plex was actually captured, or that militia knows of the bug, tries to sit on the timer for an extra amount of time, but is forced to leave the plex because of a blob coming for them).
Again to recap the conditions that must be met: 1) Members of opposing militias must each control the timer at some point 2) The militia that controls the timer originally must be the militia to capture the plex for the bug to occur. (So in an A->B->A->Captured format) If Militia A controls the timer and then Militia B comes and and kicks Militia A out and captures it (A->B->Captured) the bug will not occur (at least that is what I have witnessed). 3) Militia A must vacate the plex so it will despawn sometime between the progress bar showing "captured" and the local message showing up in local.
Am I correct in the details of the bug? I haven't seen it happen unless control of the timer changes hands at least twice.
Also, what is GM stance on the bug happening unintentionally? Because the bug does occur when militias just happen to be fighting over the plex, and the above conditions are met, the bug will occur. Will the GM department attempt to make the distinguishment between the bug simply occuring during "normal" gameplay and intentionally attempting to trigger the bug? |
Damar Rocarion
Nasranite Watch Caldari State Capturing
163
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Posted - 2012.04.19 07:46:00 -
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Super Chair wrote:Am I correct in the details of the bug? I haven't seen it happen unless control of the timer changes hands at least twice.
Also, what is GM stance on the bug happening unintentionally? Because the bug does occur when militias just happen to be fighting over the plex, and the above conditions are met, the bug will occur. Will the GM department attempt to make the distinguishment between the bug simply occuring during "normal" gameplay and intentionally attempting to trigger the bug?
You are more or less correct.
GM did not make a stance about intentional or unintenional but the main thing is that activity where member of hostile militia enters the plex essentially becomes a bannable offense for your account.
This to me is of course a flawed logic when the actual cause of the trouble is a faulty product that CCP does not want to fix and threat of banning is either biased (GM favors the other side) or ignorant of the mechanics involved.
Otherwise if timer bug occurs, other side can form an overwhelming blob and if when defenders warp off, the attacking fleet simply petitions every member of the defending fleet and gets them banned for attempting this "exploit".
Is this what CCP wants? |
Super Chair
Project Cerberus Caldari State Capturing
186
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Posted - 2012.04.19 08:09:00 -
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That'd be pretty gay if that was the case. That quote right there is what I mailed hans the other day when I asked him if you told him about the bug. He said that you told him about it so I sent him as much information as I could regarding it. |
Val Erian
Azure Horizon Federate Militia
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Posted - 2012.04.19 13:26:00 -
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What a tard you are to try and obscure and distract that you were personaly warned to stop exploiting a bug .
Of course Fw complex bugs can occur when both sides on timer. And of course its not petionable when it occure in course of normal gameplay...
What was petitioned by various people was that you Damar Rocarion were using an Alt in Gallente milita and your charectors in Caldari Milita to EXPLOIT a bug [/b to your advantage by removing FW compl]xs from circulation in OICX. You did it openly and challenged peopel to petition you by posting on the forums about it.
By the way posting this about the response from GM is also against EVE rules,
Face it, you got away with so many exploits in the past that you thought you could do it again.
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Val Erian
Azure Horizon Federate Militia
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Posted - 2012.04.19 13:35:00 -
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Super Chair wrote:That'd be pretty gay if that was the case. That quote right there is what I mailed hans the other day when I asked him if you told him about the bug. He said that you told him about it so I sent him as much information as I could regarding it. Its obviously not the case, its just Damar getting all dramtic about being caught Exploiting. Which you know perfectly well he was doing.....We discussed it in local just the other day.
Once again, when Damar creates a gallente alt to go into plex at same time as his Caldari milita ones to cause the bug ON PURPOSE to prevent FW outposts from spawning in a system for his advantage it isan EXPLOIT.
I suggest he ignore CCP Exploit warning and keep it up. POst about it some more on forums... smack us in local thats its 'working as intended'.
Do it Damar. |
Damar Rocarion
Nasranite Watch Caldari State Capturing
163
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Posted - 2012.04.19 13:43:00 -
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Val Erian wrote:I suggest he ignore CCP Exploit warning and keep it up. POst about it some more on forums... smack us in local thats its 'working as intended'. '
It's "working as intended" as you stopping plex despawns in Agoze by the virtue of your cloaker alt, off-grid ships in Aivonen and so forth.
The whole attitude of your side has always been "It is ok as long as we do it but if other side does it, it's wrong".
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Bad Messenger
draketrain Confederation of xXPIZZAXx
130
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Posted - 2012.04.19 14:20:00 -
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Well, you get warning only because you are part of Caldari militia and preventing CCP plans to make gallente to win.
I recommend that everyone quits militia right now because normal game play may cause you to get bans.
CCP has finally gone too far.
This must be related to their new goal to make WoW in space.
Edit: i btw petitoned gallente about same issue 2 years ago, nothing happened. |
Damar Rocarion
Nasranite Watch Caldari State Capturing
163
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Posted - 2012.04.19 14:52:00 -
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Val Erian wrote:Of course Fw complex bugs can occur when both sides on timer. And of course its not petionable when it occure in course of normal gameplay...
And person determing course of a normal gameplay is? Logistics, boosters, etc. alts in opposing militia make no sense from realistic perspective yet these are deemed normal course of game play which nobody is deeming as exploit. Therefore wt going to a timer cannot be an exploit either in the light of this and GM is altogether wrong. |
Hans Jagerblitzen
Autocannons Anonymous Late Night Alliance
2243
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Posted - 2012.04.19 15:27:00 -
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Super Chair wrote: Also, what is GM stance on the bug happening unintentionally? Because the bug does occur when militias just happen to be fighting over the plex, and the above conditions are met, the bug will occur. Will the GM department attempt to make the distinguishment between the bug simply occuring during "normal" gameplay and intentionally attempting to trigger the bug?
That is what I intend to find out.
Like I've told Damar via email, It is not the job of the CSM to resolve individual GM petitions, so I cannot intervene and deal with things like the accusations of "Gallente bias" on the part of CCP, All each of the two factions can do for now is petition each other if they suspect an exploit and let the GM's sort it out.
What I CAN do is tell them that, as you've pointed out, this scenario that is deemed an "exploit" is trigger-able during normal game play, and thus I can ask for clarification as to the precise rules regarding enforcement, or even better, for them to spend time actually fixing the bugs in the timer mechanics themselves, so that neither faction can use this technique anymore. Vice Secretary of the 7th Council of Stellar Management.
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Veshta Yoshida
PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
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Posted - 2012.04.19 15:39:00 -
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So it is a bug or using it wouldn't be deemed an exploit .. good to know. Then again CCP changes their stance like a person afflicted with diarrhoea changes his underwear, the only consistency is their inconsistency (ref: cloak capture, autorun timers, stuck plexes, NPC aggro switching, neutral tanking etc. ad nauseum)
And yeah, it has been around for as long as I can remember, stands to reason that it is even more evident now after the plex-spam "fix" they introduced. Will be very interesting to see how they plan to differentiate between it being triggered by 'legitimate' pew or an alt .. doubt their twigs (aka. anaemic logs) show enough for them to do it without making organized plexing stop dead in its tracks. |
Damar Rocarion
Nasranite Watch Caldari State Capturing
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Posted - 2012.04.19 16:10:00 -
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Super Chair wrote:Also, what is GM stance on the bug happening unintentionally? Because the bug does occur when militias just happen to be fighting over the plex, and the above conditions are met, the bug will occur. Will the GM department attempt to make the distinguishment between the bug simply occuring during "normal" gameplay and intentionally attempting to trigger the bug?
Good that you reminded me. I must immediately petition following gallente pilots for coming into Pavanakka medium plex (I dont remember everyone who was there) this wednesday and as result of fighting over timer, the timer was bugged.
X Gallentius Hrett Erik18black (or something)
Because according to GM, they were guilty of a bannable offense. Petition time!
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Crosi Wesdo
War and Order Villore Accords
99
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Posted - 2012.04.19 16:19:00 -
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Damar Rocarion wrote:
Good that you reminded me. I must immediately petition following gallente pilots for coming into Pavanakka medium plex (I dont remember everyone who was there) this wednesday and as result of fighting over timer, the timer was bugged.
X Gallentius Hrett Erik18black (or something)
Because according to GM, they were guilty of a bannable offense. Petition time!
I think that would be considered a bug. Using your own opposing faction alt to trigger that bug would probably be considered exploiting a bug. Key word is exploiting. |
Bad Messenger
draketrain Confederation of xXPIZZAXx
130
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Posted - 2012.04.19 16:29:00 -
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Crosi Wesdo wrote:Damar Rocarion wrote:
Good that you reminded me. I must immediately petition following gallente pilots for coming into Pavanakka medium plex (I dont remember everyone who was there) this wednesday and as result of fighting over timer, the timer was bugged.
X Gallentius Hrett Erik18black (or something)
Because according to GM, they were guilty of a bannable offense. Petition time!
I think that would be considered a bug. Using your own opposing faction alt to trigger that bug would probably be considered exploiting a bug. Key word is exploiting.
So if you want to bug plex you ask your fellow milita member to log his opposing militia alt to bug plex. Is that how gallente does it to avoid exploit ? |
Crosi Wesdo
War and Order Villore Accords
99
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Posted - 2012.04.19 16:30:00 -
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Bad Messenger wrote:Crosi Wesdo wrote:Damar Rocarion wrote:
Good that you reminded me. I must immediately petition following gallente pilots for coming into Pavanakka medium plex (I dont remember everyone who was there) this wednesday and as result of fighting over timer, the timer was bugged.
X Gallentius Hrett Erik18black (or something)
Because according to GM, they were guilty of a bannable offense. Petition time!
I think that would be considered a bug. Using your own opposing faction alt to trigger that bug would probably be considered exploiting a bug. Key word is exploiting. So if you want to bug plex you ask your fellow milita member to log his opposing militia alt to bug plex. Is that how gallente does it to avoid exploit ?
I just edited my post as you posted that lol
Intentionally triggering any bug that isnt working as intended would be exploiting that bug. |
Damar Rocarion
Nasranite Watch Caldari State Capturing
163
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Posted - 2012.04.19 16:50:00 -
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Bad Messenger wrote:So if you want to bug plex you ask your fellow milita member to log his opposing militia alt to bug plex. Is that how gallente does it to avoid exploit ?
Pretty much. Using friends alt leaves the "reasonable doubt" defense there. Of course account sharing is widely practiced. But as said, the stance of gallente militia and CCP is and has always been "It is acceptable for Gallente to do it but not for Caldari".
Hell, Val Erian even accused the "standings" thing we did in Metropolis as response to HIS (and Ankhs) continued use of it to be an exploit now, when we have CCP's official answer that "This is working as intended". So how does it go Val, banhammer for you? |
Crosi Wesdo
War and Order Villore Accords
99
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Posted - 2012.04.19 17:04:00 -
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Damar Rocarion wrote:Bad Messenger wrote:So if you want to bug plex you ask your fellow milita member to log his opposing militia alt to bug plex. Is that how gallente does it to avoid exploit ? Pretty much. Using friends alt leaves the "reasonable doubt" defense there. Of course account sharing is widely practiced. But as said, the stance of gallente militia and CCP is and has always been "It is acceptable for Gallente to do it but not for Caldari". Hell, Val Erian even accused the "standings" thing we did in Metropolis as response to HIS (and Ankhs) continued use of it to be an exploit now, when we have CCP's official answer that "This is working as intended". So how does it go Val, banhammer for you?
Val doesnt ban people ccp does. So it seems you already have your answer. |
Bad Messenger
draketrain Confederation of xXPIZZAXx
130
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Posted - 2012.04.19 17:07:00 -
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Crosi Wesdo wrote:Bad Messenger wrote:Crosi Wesdo wrote:Damar Rocarion wrote:
Good that you reminded me. I must immediately petition following gallente pilots for coming into Pavanakka medium plex (I dont remember everyone who was there) this wednesday and as result of fighting over timer, the timer was bugged.
X Gallentius Hrett Erik18black (or something)
Because according to GM, they were guilty of a bannable offense. Petition time!
I think that would be considered a bug. Using your own opposing faction alt to trigger that bug would probably be considered exploiting a bug. Key word is exploiting. So if you want to bug plex you ask your fellow milita member to log his opposing militia alt to bug plex. Is that how gallente does it to avoid exploit ? I just edited my post as you posted that lol Intentionally triggering any bug that isnt working as intended would be exploiting that bug.
I petitioned some gallente players two years ago from activity like this, ccp did not see any problem. Now after 2 years they have decided that it is bannable to do that
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Crosi Wesdo
War and Order Villore Accords
99
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Posted - 2012.04.19 17:16:00 -
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Bad Messenger wrote:I petitioned some gallente players two years ago from activity like this, ccp did not see any problem. Now after 2 years they have decided that it is bannable to do that
If your powers of explanation are as weak as your powers of comprehension perhaps you just didnt explain yourself very well?
If you would like me to reword any petitions you have into something that doesnt make you sound like an ass i could probably help :) |
Damar Rocarion
Nasranite Watch Caldari State Capturing
163
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Posted - 2012.04.19 17:22:00 -
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Crosi Wesdo wrote:If your powers of explanation are as weak as your powers of comprehension perhaps you just didnt explain yourself very well?
If you would like me to reword any petitions you have into something that doesnt make you sound like an ass i could probably help :)
Since I checked grammar on them, I highly doubt that is the case. I suspect the case was the CCP's bias towards Gallente militia. After all, CCP's staff has publicly badmouthed Caldari militia (during alliance tournament) among other things, which should be enough proof of this.
And with track record of GM's not knowing anything about FW mechanics and abovementioned bias, this is not at all surprising. It is also the reason why Caldari militia does not really trust CCP. Hell, upcoming changes to FW are designed by a guy who openly waves the flag for the gallente side so trust for CCP do anything right is more or less non-existent.
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Hans Jagerblitzen
Autocannons Anonymous Late Night Alliance
2244
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Posted - 2012.04.19 17:26:00 -
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I can tell you guys one thing though, if you want this to be resolved, name calling and saying that CCP constantly favors one side or another isn't going to get you very far.
Because of the limited contributors to this thread, and how heavily role play / faction based the discussion is, It looks far more like a personal beef between factional enemies than it does a FW community-wide issue. That doesn't mean this bug isn't real, or that it shouldnt be looked at, but the way its being discussed and the fact that very few people are discussing it works against a speedy resolution.
I'd highly recommend paring back the "Your side does this. No YOUR side does it more. No, YOUR SIDE DID IT FIRST" dialogue and get more people in here confirming that this is going on, that its interfering with normal gameplay, and that the player base as an entitiy seeks resolution of the matter. That will encourage CCP to look into fixing this more than anything else.
Vice Secretary of the 7th Council of Stellar Management.
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Damar Rocarion
Nasranite Watch Caldari State Capturing
163
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Posted - 2012.04.19 17:27:00 -
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Hans Jagerblitzen wrote:I can tell you guys one thing though, if you want this to be resolved, name calling and saying that CCP constantly favors one side or another isn't going to get you very far.
Truth must be silenced.... |
Bad Messenger
draketrain Confederation of xXPIZZAXx
130
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Posted - 2012.04.19 17:45:00 -
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Hans Jagerblitzen wrote:I can tell you guys one thing though, if you want this to be resolved, name calling and saying that CCP constantly favors one side or another isn't going to get you very far.
Because of the limited contributors to this thread, and how heavily role play / faction based the discussion is, It looks far more like a personal beef between factional enemies than it does a FW community-wide issue. That doesn't mean this bug isn't real, or that it shouldnt be looked at, but the way its being discussed and the fact that very few people are discussing it works against a speedy resolution.
I'd highly recommend paring back the "Your side does this. No YOUR side does it more. No, YOUR SIDE DID IT FIRST" dialogue and get more people in here confirming that this is going on, that its interfering with normal gameplay, and that the player base as an entitiy seeks resolution of the matter. That will encourage CCP to look into fixing this more than anything else.
I can say that CCP and their customer support just does not treat all persons equally.
That has always been the case and will always be the case.
GM work is just random. Many Ex PERVS stopped playing EVE because simple petitions were time consuming bla bla, ten steps and then to senior GM who maybe managed to get it right usually not.
I am waiting how CCP will implement next expansion with even more complex mechanics. It must be hilarious exploiting with several bugs. |
Heredom
Quantum Cats Syndicate Villore Accords
8
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Posted - 2012.04.19 18:16:00 -
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Name calling, conspiracy theorization, biasing accusations and what-so will lead to nowhere.
Fact is that there is a bug, and it has been heavily used by some players that can't see themselves in disavantage and counter it with group work and strategy. If you (any of you, from whatever faction) got caught or not is also not the issue. Just live with it.
I've witnessed this bug being exploited several times, with the result being that this or that system can not be plexed back to the former faction occupancy, being locked to the exploiter faction due to plexesjust stop spawning in the time they were suppose to be.
Fix the bug, and warn/3rd strike ban exploiters until then. That would be all needed to be done.
Done, signature edited with perfection!... |
Damar Rocarion
Nasranite Watch Caldari State Capturing
163
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Posted - 2012.04.19 18:33:00 -
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Heredom wrote:Name calling, conspiracy theorization, biasing accusations and what-so will lead to nowhere.
Fact is that there is a bug, and it has been heavily used by some players that can't see themselves in disavantage and counter it with group work and strategy. If you (any of you, from whatever faction) got caught or not is also not the issue. Just live with it.
Just whine that it's only Caldari doing it, come on, I know you want to and that's what you hint there. Because your side persistently maintains the bullshit that they have never done anything wrong. (Agoze, Pavanakka, Aivonen to name but a few), not to mention Chatgris and co. constantly using "lets have the timer run down by itself" bug. You might wish that nobody remembers events from 1-2 year away but I do. |
Bad Messenger
draketrain Confederation of xXPIZZAXx
130
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Posted - 2012.04.19 18:37:00 -
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****** forums made double post |
Bad Messenger
draketrain Confederation of xXPIZZAXx
130
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Posted - 2012.04.19 18:38:00 -
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Heredom wrote:Name calling, conspiracy theorization, biasing accusations and what-so will lead to nowhere.
Fact is that there is a bug, and it has been heavily used by some players that can't see themselves in disavantage and counter it with group work and strategy. If you (any of you, from whatever faction) got caught or not is also not the issue. Just live with it.
I've witnessed this bug being exploited several times, with the result being that this or that system can not be plexed back to the former faction occupancy, being locked to the exploiter faction due to plexesjust stop spawning in the time they were suppose to be.
Fix the bug, and warn/3rd strike ban exploiters until then. That would be all needed to be done.
no wonder you have seen lot of exploiting, you are part of q-cats who are well known exploiters.
I truly hope you have petitioned every time those exploiters or CCP may ban you too. |
Crosi Wesdo
War and Order Villore Accords
99
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Posted - 2012.04.19 18:42:00 -
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Bad Messenger wrote:
no wonder you have seen lot of exploiting, you are part of q-cats who are well known exploiters.
I truly hope you have petitioned every time those exploiters or CCP may ban you too.
Thats pretty rich lol.
And damar, not sure ive seen anyone deny anything. People here are just asking for a fix. This you must realise would stop both sides doing it lol.
So why so defensive? Stop with the persecution complex please.
If ccp deems it not working as intended and you continue to exploit it, then that is between you and ccp. |
Bad Messenger
draketrain Confederation of xXPIZZAXx
130
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Posted - 2012.04.19 18:54:00 -
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Crosi Wesdo wrote:Bad Messenger wrote:
no wonder you have seen lot of exploiting, you are part of q-cats who are well known exploiters.
I truly hope you have petitioned every time those exploiters or CCP may ban you too.
Thats pretty rich lol. And damar, not sure ive seen anyone deny anything. People here are just asking for a fix. This you must realise would stop both sides doing it lol. So why so defensive? Stop with the persecution complex please. If ccp deems it not working as intended and you continue to exploit it, then that is between you and ccp.
We have been asking for a fix more than 2 years, but ccp has not seen any problem...
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Crosi Wesdo
War and Order Villore Accords
99
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Posted - 2012.04.19 19:35:00 -
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Bad Messenger wrote:
We have been asking for a fix more than 2 years, but ccp has not seen any problem...
Well now someone has explained it to them properly without sounding like an ass they have said it is an exploit. Shouldnt you be happy? |
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