almost 3 years ago - /u/chris_wilson - Direct link

Earlier today, we learned of a bug in Ultimatum that allows players to generate excessive rewards. Shortly after its discovery, we deployed a hotfix that capped the amount of experience and items that Ultimatums could yield.

We have banned 20 accounts that abused this exploit multiple times. These bans will last until Ultimatum ends in July. We will also void the characters they made in Ultimatum so that they (and their items) will not be transferred to their parent leagues.

If you uncover an exploit in Path of Exile and abuse it for your benefit, we will ban you.

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almost 3 years ago - /u/Bex_GGG - Direct link

Originally posted by kfijatass

Thank you. Would you mind monitoring the survival encounters so that the anti-abuse fix did not shaft the loot for people running the encounter regularly going forward? I believe some people reported that as a thing shortly after this fix.

We put out a quick hotfix to prevent the exploit from happening. We aim to fix this up as soon as we can in the morning.

almost 3 years ago - /u/Bex_GGG - Direct link

Originally posted by BendicantMias

You guys usually don't publicly announce that you've banned players. So why the public announcement this time? Not that I'm opposed to the ban, but your announcing it on the front page this time is different from how you used to handle bans prior. Is this some sort of face-saving move, especially after the launch and streamer priority fiasco?

We have in the past but it's just not very common that a situation calls for it. If you're newer to Path of Exile, you likely wouldn't have seen it happen yet. In this particular case, it was a very public exploit on YouTube and Twitch so it had garnered a lot of attention which means a greater number of people would be invested in the outcome - particularly the perceived impact on the economy if not dealt to properly.

almost 3 years ago - /u/Bex_GGG - Direct link

Originally posted by ZnooW

They dumped their currency to an account thats unbanned rn, so my guess is, that all currency gained by exploiting is still in circulation:

https://clips.twitch.tv/ExcitedBrainyCheetahSmoocherZ-A4nuJ_WJc6h4Pe4L

2nd half: https://clips.twitch.tv/BadCheerfulTaroKappaRoss-dijMaY4itVGiNnFU

https://www.pathofexile.com/account/view-profile/indeed317

Can you look into that aswell if not already done?

Edit: I know that thats their trader, but tainted currency is and remains tainted currency after all.

I just wanted to reply to say that I've seen this comment but don't want to say anything else without confirming a few things with my team. Everyone else has gone to bed but I'll follow up with them in the morning.
Edit: Just following up on this today. We locked this account last night so that the items couldn't be removed while we reviewed the situation. Account locks don't show up publicly so it would have looked untouched from the outside during that time. Separately, we've reviewed where items have potentially moved and resolved this as an issue. In terms of people waiting for the proper fix to Ultimatum content (over the bandaid fix we introduced quickly yesterday), this is in progress and we're aiming to have this out within a few hours.

almost 3 years ago - /u/Bex_GGG - Direct link

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