Trion's CEO Scott Hartsman has issued an official response to the allegation that there is a duplication bug for APEX currency. APEX is purchased with real world dollars and, when opened, yields in-game credits. Players have alleged that this is an issue that has been in the game since alpha.
"There isn't a dupe bug. There were some instances where APEX could be used to yield more credits than one was supposed to get. Our investigation showed that this affected a relatively small number of people. We've temporarily paused their accounts and we're doing a targeted cleanup on them right now, then releasing them.
People who were found to have intentionally abused it appear to be around a dozen globally, and they'll see more serious actions taken against their account."
Keep an eye on the ArcheAge forums for more as it is revealed.
Anyone really believe this guy?
Trion really needs to put someone else in his place if they want to save their game.
Originally posted by nilden Only seems natural to question the validity of the quote when what is being said is so unquestionably stupid.
You really don't keep up with Hartsman quotes do you? It fits perfectly.
"People who tell you youre awesome are useless. No, dangerous.
They are worse than useless because you want to believe them. They will defend you against critiques that are valid. They will seduce you into believing you are done learning, or into thinking that your work is better than it actually is." ~Raph Koster http://www.raphkoster.com/2013/10/14/on-getting-criticism/
Originally posted by berstein So they let the botters, spammers, glitchers, and the exploiters run rampant. As soon as they find an issue that takes money from their pockets they get right on it. Good Job Trion. Way to show even more all you care about is your money.
Not to be like that but how do you suggest that they stop botters and spammers..? Because i am sure that game developers all over the world are curious to know your secret.
But seriously, you think it is abad thing that they strike down at a exploit that targ4ets the relation between real world and game economy... Because that is... you know... yeah.. you know.
I sometimes wonder if it is raw talent or if someone like you actually practise... Because you got some special skills.
ESO managed to eradicate gold farmers and spammers...
Trion is the "dodgy mechanic" of developers. fixing shit that ain't broke, denying all of their failures.
what sucks is that they just keep on plodding along, taking advantage and providing unprofessional service.
in Australia we call it the "she'll be right mate" attitude.
And all kind of crap you can imagine. Compared to that Trion's AA f2p model is like heaven. Too bad suddenly their management went total bonkers, Mr. Hartsman really lowered his image to me with this message.
You must know little about him then...he was originally let go from Trion because of things like this and he has done it constantly since he returned.
And all kind of crap you can imagine. Compared to that Trion's AA f2p model is like heaven. Too bad suddenly their management went total bonkers, Mr. Hartsman really lowered his image to me with this message.
You must know little about him then...he was originally let go from Trion because of things like this and he has done it constantly since he returned.
He is number three on my worst CEO list.
1. Steve Ballmer.
2. Yves Guillemot (Ubisoft)
3. Scott Hartsman.
Bobby Kotick?
Nope. Though he is in my top ten.
Just being greedy is not as bad as being insulting douche canoe's like those in my top 3.
"People who tell you youre awesome are useless. No, dangerous.
They are worse than useless because you want to believe them. They will defend you against critiques that are valid. They will seduce you into believing you are done learning, or into thinking that your work is better than it actually is." ~Raph Koster http://www.raphkoster.com/2013/10/14/on-getting-criticism/
There isn't a Dupe bug ...BUT some have got more than they were supposed to and we don't know how or why but we are investigating,suspended accounts and cleaning it up.
That sure sounds to me like a Dupe bug,like 100% a bug,well the term "bug" is always misused,it is a coding error.If the code was written properly,this would not be happening,as simple as that.
A software bug is an error, flaw, failure, or fault in a computer program or system that causes it to produce an incorrect or unexpected result, or to behave in unintended ways.
...a "coding error" is a type of bug. Quit trying to sound smarter than you are.
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Anyone really believe this guy?
Trion really needs to put someone else in his place if they want to save their game.
The quote's genuine, it's clear from the official forums. As to source, since none is given, it must be direct.
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Try a MUD today at http://www.mudconnect.com/You really don't keep up with Hartsman quotes do you? It fits perfectly.
"People who tell you youre awesome are useless. No, dangerous.
They are worse than useless because you want to believe them. They will defend you against critiques that are valid. They will seduce you into believing you are done learning, or into thinking that your work is better than it actually is." ~Raph Koster
http://www.raphkoster.com/2013/10/14/on-getting-criticism/
ESO managed to eradicate gold farmers and spammers...
Trion is the "dodgy mechanic" of developers. fixing shit that ain't broke, denying all of their failures.
what sucks is that they just keep on plodding along, taking advantage and providing unprofessional service.
in Australia we call it the "she'll be right mate" attitude.
Bobby Kotick?
Wherever you go, there you are.
Nope. Though he is in my top ten.
Just being greedy is not as bad as being insulting douche canoe's like those in my top 3.
"People who tell you youre awesome are useless. No, dangerous.
They are worse than useless because you want to believe them. They will defend you against critiques that are valid. They will seduce you into believing you are done learning, or into thinking that your work is better than it actually is." ~Raph Koster
http://www.raphkoster.com/2013/10/14/on-getting-criticism/
And now you know why he is qualified to be CEO!
A software bug is an error, flaw, failure, or fault in a computer program or system that causes it to produce an incorrect or unexpected result, or to behave in unintended ways.
...a "coding error" is a type of bug. Quit trying to sound smarter than you are.
Smedley deserves a low number also.