In the past, players have discovered exploits that could allow someone to gain a blatantly unfair advantage over others on VillageCraft.Players can respond to these exploits in 3 ways:
A) They don't realize that it is an exploit, or for whatever reason ignore it,
B) They tell staff about it so that it doesn't get exploited, or;
C) They exploit it.
In circumstance
A, we do nothing regarding that player.
In circumstance
B, we reward that player. Sometimes quite heavily. I will never disclose what the rewards are, but I will simply say that it is hugely appreciated, we realize that kind deeds have positive value, and you earn a great deal of respect from us.
In circumstance
C, we punish the people who are essentially stealing money out of the cash register while the store clerk isn't looking.
Today, a few players noticed a showcase sitting randomly on one of Qualia's streets selling unlimited gunpowder for 10 cents a piece. The showcase was accidentally put there by CJ from a test server when he was repairing showcases. The first player to find it falls into category A. Nobody opted for category B in this case. Everyone else to find it seems to have opted for category C.
Nothing will happen to the player in category A (zues9999999) and
he can keep the gunpowder he bought below market value, and we will 100% pardon him of any wrongdoing.As for everybody else...Players who took less than 1,000 items from the showcase will simply
be charged market value for those gunpowers.
Players who took more than 1,000 will be
charged market value plus 1 hour of tempban per $1,000 dollars of value. The largest punishment in this case is $211,224 plus almost 9 days in tempban time. All players punished have the opportunity to appeal.
PLEASE tell us of any exploits you discover, we will love you long time (and reward you).
Please DO NOT exploit them. Not only is it quite easy for us to see exactly who did what, but it also hurts the server which we have all put a ton of work into. We want everyone to have a fun place to play, not a place where a select few get ahead because of their unfair exploitation.
<3,
Akomine
The full calculated list of exploited gunpowders, the names of those who took part in the exploitation, and the exact punishments can be seen here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlsRxq2dDVZSdHpFVTR1YktQNG1kNmhzX0RYODhJT0EShould any of these players be pardoned on appeal, I will edit this post, the information in that link, and give a public apology.
