NEWS Heritage - Exploit discovered and is in the process of being addressed [FIXED]
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Today it was discovered during staff checks / daily report running that a player was using an exploit to obtain gold and other items outside of the intended game play mechanics.
When approached by staff the player acted childish but did admit to the exploit and also pointed out another, non-exploit related, issue that should also be fixed.
They also proclaimed that since I was the Game Master I should have known. Heritage and ServUO work hand and hand implementing and testing the latest code. There are only about 4 of us that are active and while we try our best to make sure code is bug free and stable sometimes issues do arise that were not known before. We all have real life jobs and this is not how we provide for our families, as such I can not be here 24/7 which is why I heavily rely on the decent players of this shard to assist me with keeping the playing field level and fair.
I care very much about the fairness and longevity of the Heritage shard. When you find an exploit you should report it right away. Players who report exploits right away will be greatly rewarded while those who do not will be punished.
That being said, had long standing damage occurred Heritage would have been reverted but that was NOT THE CASE in this situation.
So what did happen:
1. The player in question was fined 1,000,000gp. This fee will need to be payed on the jailed character before that character will be released.
2. Any items found in the possession of the player regarding the exploited quest were removed.
3. All accounts associated with the player were marked with a 1st offense tag.
4. A check of all in-game gold and recently obtained items was performed, on all Heritage accounts.
In the mean time all quest givers have been shut off. Once a tested fix is in I will turn back on the quest givers.
In closing - If you discover an exploit you need to let me know right away. I perform daily backups just for that reason and will perform reverts when necessary. These instances are rare but since ServUO and RunUO code core is PUBLIC anyone can scour the code for a weakness and attempt to cause harm. This is something any open source project is susceptible to and it is often overlooked by the majority of players. It is better to get rewarded for finding these issues and reporting them right away.
http://trueuo.com/index.php?threads/heritage-shard-rules.85/
When approached by staff the player acted childish but did admit to the exploit and also pointed out another, non-exploit related, issue that should also be fixed.
They also proclaimed that since I was the Game Master I should have known. Heritage and ServUO work hand and hand implementing and testing the latest code. There are only about 4 of us that are active and while we try our best to make sure code is bug free and stable sometimes issues do arise that were not known before. We all have real life jobs and this is not how we provide for our families, as such I can not be here 24/7 which is why I heavily rely on the decent players of this shard to assist me with keeping the playing field level and fair.
I care very much about the fairness and longevity of the Heritage shard. When you find an exploit you should report it right away. Players who report exploits right away will be greatly rewarded while those who do not will be punished.
That being said, had long standing damage occurred Heritage would have been reverted but that was NOT THE CASE in this situation.
So what did happen:
1. The player in question was fined 1,000,000gp. This fee will need to be payed on the jailed character before that character will be released.
2. Any items found in the possession of the player regarding the exploited quest were removed.
3. All accounts associated with the player were marked with a 1st offense tag.
4. A check of all in-game gold and recently obtained items was performed, on all Heritage accounts.
In the mean time all quest givers have been shut off. Once a tested fix is in I will turn back on the quest givers.
In closing - If you discover an exploit you need to let me know right away. I perform daily backups just for that reason and will perform reverts when necessary. These instances are rare but since ServUO and RunUO code core is PUBLIC anyone can scour the code for a weakness and attempt to cause harm. This is something any open source project is susceptible to and it is often overlooked by the majority of players. It is better to get rewarded for finding these issues and reporting them right away.
http://trueuo.com/index.php?threads/heritage-shard-rules.85/
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These guys are a virus to the UO community!
Every server they've been associated with has either banned or disciplined them.
To allow the offender to continue on this server is ridiculous. Less than a week on the server and he pulls this shit?
His smart ass remarks to you the owner are a slap in the face of the work you have done to keep this server going.
His actions on the server are a disgrace to those of us who play fairly and work with you to report bugs and problems on the forums in a timely manner.
The fact that he stated in Discord that he continued his actions for 2 days, and he got caught by the shard owner with his hand in the cookie jar speaks volumes on the type of players that have recently came to the server.
There may be only one offender in this instance, but they all knew what he was doing. None of them reported it!
1 million GP as a fine/punishment is nothing. These guys have already exceeded that amount by using their lame tactics to exploit players into believing they're here to play fairly and begged for items to get them an edge on other players.
They'll continue to abuse the VvV rules to allow them to get point related items uncontested.
They'll continue to grief other players and cause problems on all facets as we seen in Doom when they accused Emily (Brosephine) of trying to kill them when she was merely trying to leave doom to bank some items.
This isn't something new with this group. Many of us older players know them and have left other shards to get away from this type of nonsense and it keeps following us.
It's not if they'll be banned for doing it again, it's a matter of when.
Unfortunately for those of us who use UO as a way to relax and enjoy time with friends, we'll just have to wait it out or play other games until they move on like an infestation of cockroaches and the shard owner exterminates them....
Every server they've been associated with has either banned or disciplined them.
To allow the offender to continue on this server is ridiculous. Less than a week on the server and he pulls this shit?
His smart ass remarks to you the owner are a slap in the face of the work you have done to keep this server going.
His actions on the server are a disgrace to those of us who play fairly and work with you to report bugs and problems on the forums in a timely manner.
The fact that he stated in Discord that he continued his actions for 2 days, and he got caught by the shard owner with his hand in the cookie jar speaks volumes on the type of players that have recently came to the server.
There may be only one offender in this instance, but they all knew what he was doing. None of them reported it!
1 million GP as a fine/punishment is nothing. These guys have already exceeded that amount by using their lame tactics to exploit players into believing they're here to play fairly and begged for items to get them an edge on other players.
They'll continue to abuse the VvV rules to allow them to get point related items uncontested.
They'll continue to grief other players and cause problems on all facets as we seen in Doom when they accused Emily (Brosephine) of trying to kill them when she was merely trying to leave doom to bank some items.
This isn't something new with this group. Many of us older players know them and have left other shards to get away from this type of nonsense and it keeps following us.
It's not if they'll be banned for doing it again, it's a matter of when.
Unfortunately for those of us who use UO as a way to relax and enjoy time with friends, we'll just have to wait it out or play other games until they move on like an infestation of cockroaches and the shard owner exterminates them....
I have to agree with Kermee, and more people need to stand up and voice thier opinions on these losers.. BLOCK them on discord, ban them from your homes, ignore them on the site, and dont deal with them.. they are here to disrupt, thats how they have fun.. I understand we need players.. but to keep trash talking children here, who cant follow the rules, is ruining the shard. IT ALL ABOUT QUALITY OVER QUANTITY! I would rather have 40 honest players who are here to play and have fun, than 200 losers like the ones who joined us just recently, honestly, a fine is a waste of time.. if you wouldn't have caught them, how long would they have exploited.. probably for quite a while.. and if my game gets reverted over and over again, cuse these people cant play by the rules, I will have to call it quits, Im not gonna have my progress continue to be deleted, because some child cant follow rules..
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