Howdy, Stranger!
It looks like you're new here. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons!
Quick Links
Insta-killer guards hacked
Raknar
Member Posts: 192
So some people have managed to hack the game and take control of the insta-kill, teleport-in guards. They have used them to Spam website links, and also to kill of the entire population of towns instantly, both flagged and non-flagged players. And any thread about it gets locked. Please tell me again how this game is not gonna crash and burn?
Comments
Good thing they figured out how to do it in open beta and not final release. That way the devs can figure out how to fix it before release of the game.
And another thing also, a few friends of mine been harvesting alot. And another guy managed to hack his way into the house and steal all the materials they collected from storage it seems.
And this is why games have open and closed beta. Just feel sad for my friends that put down over 10 days or more harvesting and then some cold hearted guy hacks in to steal all their work.
The very fact it is possible to gain admin level access shows the underlying core is broken beyond belief. They are not gonna simply fix this with a few code tweaks. Especially given that they are almost at launch and most of the other basic features are still either absent or broken as well.
You dont know what is happening,
Only devs know.
Stop spreading unease and speculations.
The topics are getting closed becouse devs already know about it and are working on it.
When devs or mods post what coused this and how then we can discuss it.
Untill then all you do is speculate and assume...which is leading you nowhere.
Or it could be as simple as they didn't bother to put in appropriate server-checks. Its a common, yet disappointing oversight by the Producers though. Same with Cryptic leaving in QA respec and laser color changing commands without the proper authenications. If this is the situation then it should be easy to fix. If not, then code rewrite!
----
Games Tried: TCOS, 12sky, 12Sky2, Rappelz, LoA, GO, HO, GMU, Warrock, TR, PWI, SotNW:GE, PotC, EVE, MxO, PotBS, KO, HO, 9Dragons, LotRO, DDO, L2, Maplestory, Second Life, CoX, GW, EQ2, Ryzom, WoW, Planetside, SWG, FE, Aion, Allods, CO, etc
Closing the threads about it only make people post another thread, making the front page of the site dominated by said threads. Alowwing people to discuss it would help to keep it in a few threads rather than a shitload. But that is what happens when a company just promotes the biggest fanboys to be mods rather than having actual CS people on staff to do it.
Posting about a major hole in the security of the game on a related board is not "spreading unease and speculation". People who blindly defend a game no matter what are the reason broken piles of poo keep getting released.
There were multiple threads already before the mods started to lock them down. Please inform yourself becouse again you are showing your ignorance about the matter discussed.
What may seem a huge security break might be just a flaw that needs one line of code. Beta is for testing the game. If these issue got hunted down during beta I dont see the problem.
FInally you know you can leave this "broken pile of poo" and never come back, dont you?
Rknar, u must rlly dislike SV´s chese damn, putting lot of energy against this game imo;
been testing 2 months now, never saw such insta killer guards bug ,either heared about, its true thou game needs evolution, but i would say same about every other mmo that launched in last 4 years (yeah, and still u find ppl who dont understand that it must be hard as hell to put everything on place so u can enjoy ur laggfreepvporwhatever).
What i did saw arround MO, is ppl complaining like this was another mainstream mmo fail (pls remember "indie company" concept), i have also seen loads of openbetatesters ::P complaining about broken mechanics or shitty game without even knowing game mech or even core features of game (no seems ur case true), complaining about lag when this was exactly what SV was testing, forums have been flooded by newcomers (always welcome ofc, as i was 1 day) asking to take away ghost mode, local bank, drop equip when die,, to implement instatravel, i may suggest not all games need to be copycats .
Small company is trying to create unique game, lot of ppl feel very touched and listened, from my expertice i would say i enjoyed more last 2 months of MO than most of MMO´s i ever played (no need to mention the huge importance of the participating community u can find in MO), i think u may like it or not but no need to stick with it if u dont like, pass on, we will salute u.
PS: Oh + content!
But watching the trainwreck is far more fun than leaving and never coming back.
Joking aside, the game needs people to point out problems more than it needs people to blindly defend it. And telling people to leave and never come back is rather counter-productive. Especially in an already niche game.
Wow, have not heard of something this bad since the DAOC-Europe servers got hacked and someone spawned a dragon in the PK
If this was after release then I would be really worried. But this is beta so relax.
Yes.. did everyone forget that the Miracle Patch is on the way? First half is actually Monday.. then next Monday the real big miracle patch that we have all been waiting for. Have no fear, all is well!
All time classic MY NEW FAVORITE POST! (Keep laying those bricks)
"I should point out that no other company has shipped out a beta on a disc before this." - Official Mortal Online Lead Community Moderator
Proudly wearing the Harbinger badge since Dec 23, 2017.
Coined the phrase "Role-Playing a Development Team" January 2018
"Oddly Slap is the main reason I stay in these forums." - Mystichaze April 9th 2018
Problem is Dupes and Hacks have existed for months , yet still aren't fixed. (been reported)
SV its too busy fixing/rebuiding the game to do anything about it. Even if they had time, I question thier ability to do so.
I win!!! LOL@U
I'm inclined to agree, a vulnerability of this magnitude is extremely serious, and should not be a problem at this stage of development.
More fuel for the fire in terms of why it would be a sound decision to wait this out and see how the game fares after it launches and has had some time to evolve.
As despicable as these acts are, they're important, because they drive change and improvement. ShowEQ affected MMO security, policies and even features in EQ and other games that followed. Please note, I'm not justifying the acts nor do I approve of them, but when they happen, they need to be analysed and addressed.
~Ripper
New guy...(or same guy different name) running around insta-killing everyone in town. Not guards but just making all his attacks kill people. Also teleport/speedhacking appears. not talking one or two kills.. I'm talking the whole town.
Town is Meduli
All time classic MY NEW FAVORITE POST! (Keep laying those bricks)
"I should point out that no other company has shipped out a beta on a disc before this." - Official Mortal Online Lead Community Moderator
Proudly wearing the Harbinger badge since Dec 23, 2017.
Coined the phrase "Role-Playing a Development Team" January 2018
"Oddly Slap is the main reason I stay in these forums." - Mystichaze April 9th 2018
Problem is Dupes and Hacks have existed for months , yet still aren't fixed. (been reported)
SV its too busy fixing/rebuiding the game to do anything about it. Even if they had time, I question thier ability to do so.
This 100%
What do the 'acts" have to do with SV ability to secure thier game? Its not like this is a new development...
There are no security protocols in MO other than reporting someone.
This hack has happened well before Open Beta
www.mortalonline.com/forums/34378-hacking-exploiting-weekend.html#post725806
I win!!! LOL@U
current guard system is a placeholder anyways but they will get it fixed
snip
umm the skill book system isnt a palceholder anymore niether is the crafting only thing i know of is the magic guards and combat.. the pve isnt evenin yet just some mobs.
[Mod edit]
Actually yes... many of the skill books are placeholders that were just tossed in to buy time. They said you won't need to buy books for many of the simple things.
All time classic MY NEW FAVORITE POST! (Keep laying those bricks)
"I should point out that no other company has shipped out a beta on a disc before this." - Official Mortal Online Lead Community Moderator
Proudly wearing the Harbinger badge since Dec 23, 2017.
Coined the phrase "Role-Playing a Development Team" January 2018
"Oddly Slap is the main reason I stay in these forums." - Mystichaze April 9th 2018
Actually yes... many of the skill books are placeholders that were just tossed in to buy time. They said you won't need to buy books for many of the simple things.
Also, weren't they meant to be a workaround (failed) for the database issues?
I win!!! LOL@U
Actually yes... many of the skill books are placeholders that were just tossed in to buy time. They said you won't need to buy books for many of the simple things.
maybe i misssed that
Problem is Dupes and Hacks have existed for months , yet still aren't fixed. (been reported)
SV its too busy fixing/rebuiding the game to do anything about it. Even if they had time, I question thier ability to do so.
This 100%
some of this is caused by the Db lagging
Problem is Dupes and Hacks have existed for months , yet still aren't fixed. (been reported)
SV its too busy fixing/rebuiding the game to do anything about it. Even if they had time, I question thier ability to do so.
This 100%
some of this is caused by the Db lagging
and some of it isn't ...
Your point???
I win!!! LOL@U
Problem is Dupes and Hacks have existed for months , yet still aren't fixed. (been reported)
SV its too busy fixing/rebuiding the game to do anything about it. Even if they had time, I question thier ability to do so.
This 100%
some of this is caused by the Db lagging
and some of it isn't ...
Your point???
they have other devs working on it..