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saber-0004
9 years ago

Cheaters: Draw 5 Cards, Deal 20, Gain 30 Suns

Hi EA/PopCap,

I'm writing this note in frustration of the amount of cheaters that I see in ranked play.

I have faced several such cases where the plant or zombie player plays a card that

1. Cost 0 sun

2. Draw 5 cards

3. Heal hero for 20

4. Gain 30 suns

This is incredible, how can you allow this when this is a server based game?

Obviously when your opponent plays such a card (or this card multiple times), any player (including a gem purchasing player like me) will surely lose the game.

I have encountered this twice in the last 24 hours now. I managed to take a screenshot of the card played the second time, but do not remember the player id.

Can you help investigate? If this was an isolated incident, I'd sit quietly, but it's frequent... Thank you.

My player id is 1002392827459

Time stamp of cheater encountered is 12-Dec-2016 6:24pm Australian Eastern Standard Time (battle was launched 1 to 2 mins earlier)

4 Replies

  • Gabochido's avatar
    Gabochido
    Seasoned Veteran
    9 years ago
    Finally ran into one of these hackers. I assume the issue is that they discovered some test cards in the executable that the server was programmed to believe are valid. They modified their client software so that they start with those cards as their powers and then just destroy every opponent.

    I assume changing this is the highest priority and that whatever loophole is being used will be shortly fixed since this is pretty bad.
  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago

    these are test cards all right.These test cards are only for the developers use only.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago

    If that card exists, it should cost 14 sun

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Just ran into this card this morning.  first card played by my opponent.  Ive already been frustrated with the game, at level 41 its has bogged down for me.  I suddenly never get the cards I need while my opponent always has the perfect play.  And the block feature has been crazy.  5 straight hits against me at 2 attack and never triggered a full block, just one piece every attack. meanwhile my 6 attack twice triggered a block with 3 pieces to go.  its not a one time thing, this is nearly every game with much of the same.  I don't know what has happened but if i run into more of these cards i'll have to put the game down for good.

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