I'd like to clear up the air a little to some accusations that where thrown around a little.
First off, thank you very much to all of the individuals who reported this exploit, there are about 6 that I know of who all came together and tried to get it corrected ASAP. After doing some asking around, it was brought to my attention that the bug was identified by Mystique (he was the first person to make it public knowledge). Knowing how big of an issue this could be, he then reached out to others (Vandal and Yippi members (now, if you know anything about the LG drama, the fact that Payn reached out to Yippi speaks for itself)) He explained the bug and how it worked. They all submitted tickets to try and get the issue resolved. This took place two days ago. (For big exploits like this, a ticket IS the correct step to getting it resolved, not posting on PCF and making everyone aware of it before MA has a chance to correct the issue). After the bug was not corrected, Mystique and Vandal then did before/after runs for documentation to show Mind Ark just how broken this bug is. At this point, the bug was STILL not corrected. This is when it started getting posted to PCF in hopes to gain more traction.
A few key issues in this are:
- Why are we hating on people who exposed this? Xen, Mystique for example made this public and tried to get the issue resolved. We need not not associate the individuals with the society they are in.
- Why do we have to announce exploits on PCF before they will be taken seriously by MA?
- Why are items being released without a quality control check? - We have seen it now with the M91 Aug and now this pet
- How long has this been an issue and will there be any form of punishment to the individuals that exploited it. It's clear that they were able to tell in this mayhem who did and did not exploit this bug. Do they have the records to review and see if other mayhems results were skewed? Swiftly they dealt with the DannyO issue, not only issuing him a 5 month ban but also stripped his skills.
Lastly, this is the exact reason why, I never have nor will I ever compete in mayhem. Sadly, it's like clockwork. Every mayhem we are dealing with some kind of exploit that skews the results. From pill stacking, to clock stopping to unnatural buff....just my two pec