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by Published on 05-14-2013 12:00 PM- Categories:
- WoW Exploits
After the Diablo 3 gold dupe that broke out after the 1.08 patch went live, Blizzard responded by locking down the Auction House and banning players who had executed the exploit to dupe. Now, however, after Blizzard has identified who duped the gold and banned them, they were stuck with the players’ auctions that had previously been posted, and needed something to do with all of the money they now had sitting around.
Blizzards plan of action, however, is clever; rather than cause an outrage by many in keeping the money made, Blizzard has said “We'll be donating all proceeds from auctions conducted by the suspended or banned players—including all of THEIR sale proceeds that we intercepted as well as our transaction fee—to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals."
While the economy in Diablo 3 may still take a big hit due to all of the gold that was duped, even players who were banned for using the exploit can console themselves in knowing that at the very least the money they would have made is being donated to a good cause. While the exact amount of money made has not been announced yet, it could be a sizeable amount.
Let us know, were you banned due to this dupe? If so, how do you feel about what Blizzard is planning to use the money you may have earned, and finally, do you think they handled the situation properly or could they have dealt with it differently? ...by Published on 05-10-2013 12:09 PM
With World of Warcraft subscriptions dropping significantly earlier this year—A dip of 14% of subscribers, or 1.3 million players, particularly in the East, a big question on many players’ minds is growing bigger; What’s next, Blizzard? This may not be the first time Blizzard has lost a subscription base en masse, but with the rapid loss of players that World of Warcraft has been experiencing over the years, a new direction might be the company’s best move.
When Star Wars the Old Republic was released in late December, 2011, many players made the shift to try the new game on the market, however, the transition was clearly short lived. So what might the future of massively multiplayer online roleplaying games (MMORPGs) hold? What aspects are games missing that players are now wanting? Perhaps it’s a sense of community, or possibly a lack of competitiveness. Regardless, at the rate World of Warcraft is headed, the future looks grim at best for players.
Technology has been rapidly evolving over the last several years, and it’s no shock that with rapidly evolving technology, users across the globe are starting to get a greater vision of their idealistic entertainment methods. While World of Warcraft has continued to evolve with the times, a paradigm shift of sorts, especially regarding the science of gaming, may suggest that the original concept of the generally well received fantasy world may be over ...by Published on 05-08-2013 02:25 PM- Categories:
- Diablo 3,
- D3 Exploits
Ever since the Diablo 3 launch people have been searching for (and finding) dupes. The Diablo 3 1.0.8 patch released yesterday brought us another dupe exploit allowing many users, as stated on a Battle.net forum post, to make billions, and for certain users, trillions of gold. We're not entirely sure how much gold was duped, but we do know the exploit was real and that the real money auction house was/is down as a result.
"After the release of Patch 1.0.8 this morning, we found that some players were exploiting a bug that enabled them to duplicate gold through the Auction House," Diablo 3 Community Manager Lylirra explained. "We're working on fixing the bug right now, and bringing the Auction Houses offline helps us troubleshoot in a more stable environment while preventing further exploiting."
A fix has been found for the issue and Blizzard is currently testing that fix. They've announced that despite recieving a lot of requests for a rollback, they won't actually do one. "We've been able to successfully identify players who duplicated gold by using this specific bug, and are focusing on these accounts to make corrections. While this is a time-consuming and very detailed process, we believe it's the most appropriate choice given the circumstances," she wrote. "We know that some of you may disagree, but we feel that performing a full roll back would impact the community in an even greater way, as it would require significant downtime as well as revert the progress legitimate players have made since patch 1.0.8 was released this morning."
When we asked our sources at Blizzard what would happen to the exploiters, they were unable to tell us. We assume a lot of people are going to be banned, but they might have already made their money from the dupe. The only thing we've been able to learn is that they're in the process of "reviewing the accounts involved and taking appropriate actions, including temporary locks, suspensions, and/or bans."by Published on 05-08-2013 02:11 PM
With the news of EA buying the rights to Star Wars games, and signing BioWare, Dice and Visceral to develop three separate titles in the Star Wars franchise, which they are already in the process of developing, there are many exciting possibilities ahead. While the three new games in development may borrow from the Star Wars movies, they will consist of brand new content including new stories, planets, worlds, characters, and of course, epic battles.
According to EA President, Frank Gibeau, the three Star Wars games will cover many platforms, including the PC, tablets, and mobile devices. With mention of standard consoles, which may including the Nintendo, Xbox, and Playstation, as well as portable devices, EA may profit by making a move aimed at children, or, more hopefully, by strengthening the growing experience of portable games on Android tablets, iPads and other mobile devices such as Android smart phones and the growing series of iPhones on the market.
With ground breaking games such as Bastion, the Walking Dead, and many others entering the tablet market after transitioning from PC/Console counterparts, with an experience that feels quite similar to full-on console games, there is a very good opportunity for these developers to create some truly captivating gaming experiences that could very well shape the future direction that tablet gaming takes, and one can only hope for a cross-platform experience with a game that is available not only on the Playstation, but also with a similar experience translated to the iPad or Android tablets and PC systems. After the release of Star Wars: The Old Republic, perhaps plans may be in place to attempt to draw Star Wars fans from around the globe into another RPG game, which could be a great direction to move towards if EA attempted to create the first truly revolutionary MMORPG to hit the smartphone and tablet market, but only time will tell; for now, all that is known is that there are many exciting new productions to expect from the beloved Star Wars series.
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