Blizzard implements fix for gold duplication bug in Diablo III

[umbala]

And thats why I'm saying the players should not be penalized.

I remember Razer standing behind a 90% discount, that was not intentionally issued. They did so because it was considered, the right thing to do by many people. This discount was related to material possessions not some digital game currency. Blizzard should follow Razer on the right thing to do, especially since they were not directly financially effected by this bug.

You're comparing apples to oranges. There was no "exploit" involved in the Razer incident. It was a discount that was left in the system by accident that was later discovered and abused by a number of people. Whereas with Blizzard some players discovered an unintended FLAW in the system and decided to exploit that flaw.

Also, Razer did not honor any orders where people tried to buy hundreds or thousands of the accidentally discounted item. They honored ONE item, the rest were canceled. By your logic, Blizzard should let you keep the first piece of gold you duplicated and take away the rest.

Anyway, my guess is that you or someone you know happens to be one of the players who grossly abused the exploit and now you're trying to rationalize your theft/misconduct in hopes of keeping the stolen booty. Sorry, that's not going to happen.

 

[umbala]

Blizzard should follow Razer on the right thing to do, especially since they were not directly financially effected by this bug.

Blizzard may not have DIRECTLY lost any actual income from this exploit, but it certainly harmed the player community and in-game economy. If a player spent weeks or month actually earning a thousand gold and then you come in and gain millions of gold with just a couple of mouse clicks, how do you think that player would feel? If that was you, would you keep playing and paying a monthly subscription fee, knowing that all your hard work was next to worthless now? In that sense, the exploit DOES affect Blizzard's income and ability to continue supporting the game.

 

[lipe123]

....More from blizz TOS.

"Using or exploiting errors in design, features which have not been documented, and/or "program bugs" to gain access that is otherwise not available, or to obtain a competitive advantage over other players;"

Pretty much says your screwed as soon as you tick the " I agree" box.

And the final nail in the coffin is

"Anything that Blizzard considers contrary to the "essence" of the Game."

For the record TOS != LAW. Its a contract between you and the game company that sais how you are allowed to use their services. If you breach the contract they have the option to suspend your use of the service.

Thats EXACTLY what they should have done! It's clear as daylight from the TOS that these guys abused a flaw/bug in the game. They should be banned or at the very least have all their items wiped out. The currency in that game was already stupidly inflated and now its going to be 10x worse. I was back playing about a month ago and honestly if a new player started playing that game now they don't stand a chance in hell to get any good gear from the AH and the drops in game is a joke.

 

[Jad Chaar]

Wow I thought Blizzard was a great company. I just lost some respect for them.

 

[fimbles]

Wow I thought Blizzard was a great company. I just lost some respect for them.

Its nothing new to be honest, they have been doing this in world of warcraft for years

 

[cliffordcooley]

You're comparing apples to oranges. There was no "exploit" involved in the Razer incident.

You are so wrong. Both the game flaw and Razor discount was exploited by people who found them. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that either one was unintentional. Razor just decided to stand behind their discount even though it did directly impact their finances. I for one think they should have decreased the discount but thats just me. In this case, Blizzard knows who took advantage of the flaw and can correct the issue without account locks, suspensions, or bans. If Blizzard locks, suspends, or bans an account for a player playing a game they have not modified, only shows how anti-sportsmanship Blizzard could be. That would be equivalent to blaming an animal for getting caught in a trap that you yourself set out, even though setting the trap was unintentional.

 

[Jad Chaar]

I think that Razer coupon should have been 50% not 80% like Clifford said (Clifford stated "lower discount", not my exact numbers). Razer did the right thing. Blizzard is punishing for no reason.

 

[Darth Shiv]

Your analogy is just as flawed. When you make currency appear out of thin air (be it real or virtual) it harms the overall value of other currency that people actually worked for and earned. If a money duplicating machine fell out of a bank's window and you started printing your own money, whose at fault you or the bank? Both. The bank for losing that machine and you as well for going against common sense and taking free money you didn't earn. Just because that money didn't previously belong to anyone it's still technically stealing because you didn't earn it. You're still harming the overall system and reducing the overall value of existing currency.

I did not say it wasn't wrong. I said it was not "modifying game files illegally".