Urgent Message @ Staff

[Imbaslap]

even then, I still find it funny how they don't admit to there mistake and just ban people.. (yet again) similar to the silithus node farming... maybe they should just stop being so bad at development?
I mean... it's pretty awful that this is a recurring issue.

expect everything to be bugged and report everything is the safest route.
#nostlike

[Nano]

This is Blizzard's own current official stance on bug exploitation and one we emulate here:

"Sometimes bugs can be used to provide an unfair advantage to certain players or to negatively affect the service itself. Factors included in determining an appropriate penalty for knowing exploitation of a bug include:

Whether or not the exploit is performed intentionally, maliciously, and/or repeatedly.
Whether or not the exploit damages another character, their gameplay, the service itself, and/or its economy.
Whether or not an attempt has been made to conceal the exploit's use.

Bug exploitation that we consider extreme includes, but is not limited to:

Any exploit that has a severe negative impact on a realm's economy.
Causing disruption in service or intentionally crashing a realm/server."

"While bug exploitation involves the abuse of what is essentially a programming mistake, the abuse of game mechanics is the act of taking advantage of game systems. This category includes using/distributing game mechanics in a manner unintended by their design that negatively affects another character, their gameplay, the service itself and/or its economy."

We've taken a similar stance in the past and will continue to take it now. Those players who intentionally and maliciously abused a bug - and especially those who attempted to conceal it - will receive their appropriate consequence.

[bloodysam]

But what constitutes as abuse tho. Is it exploitive to notice that the herb you just picked is surprisingly still there, so you pick it again? I did that, then figured out what was going on... Can't be banned for this!

Notice how majority abusing are china? No lose at all perma banning every single one of them

To be fair, I do believe this bug occured during peak Chinese playing hours.

[Imbaslap]

But what constitutes as abuse tho. Is it exploitive to notice that the herb you just picked is surprisingly still there, so you pick it again? I did that, then figured out what was going on... Can't be banned for this!

Notice how majority abusing are china? No lose at all perma banning every single one of them

To be fair, I do believe this bug occured during peak Chinese playing hours.

hmmm..
Chinese conspiracy indeed.

[thargo]

even then, I still find it funny how they don't admit to there mistake and just ban people.. (yet again) similar to the silithus node farming... maybe they should just stop being so bad at development?
I mean... it's pretty awful that this is a recurring issue.

expect everything to be bugged and report everything is the safest route.
#nostlike

They have acknowledged their mistake via twitter and in-game messages. What do you expect? A formal apology on the forums or?

Though I see your point, it is in no way related to the silithus mining. The silithus mining was legit bull because on retail the node respawns were 45min as those players knew. They did not know it was against the rules.

In this case however, it was NOT blizzlike ever to have infinite nodes. An obv bug that anyone could see is wrong. ( shit happens don't diss their development team. They're doing better than you could. ) Any shitter that abused this bug can get a perma ban for all I care.

[Finrodi]

Well let's be honest, there will be TONS of people who will get away with it and I feel like it's getting a bit late for a rollback which most likely would've been the best solution by far. Awesome. Meanwhile I won't have enough gold to get my lvl 40 mount

[milkribs4k]

I hope Nostalrius does not ban these chinese players as the warning was not sent out in Chinese.

[Imbaslap]

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[kaba]

I hope Nostalrius does not ban these chinese players as the warning was not sent out in Chinese.

Yeah, only people who speak English should be able to get banned for abusing obvious bugs.

[Kezzik]

Success.

after seeing this pic, I'm very glad they all got banned

if the boss tells you to stop, fucking stop doing it. they got what they deserved.