Greetings Heroes,As some of you have noticed, there have been a number of players with a 6 or 7 star Darth Vader. This raised some flags with us since the highest star Darth Vader a player could obtain currently is 5, and that is only if all achievements are completed that are in the game.There was an exploit that players were using to obtain extra Darth Vader shards, thus allowing them to Promote him to 6 or 7 stars. This exploit has already been fixed and will no longer allow extra Darth Vader shards to be obtained through the method that was used. We have decided to not ban these players, but will be taking additional action in the near future with these accounts.As a temporary solution, all 6 and 7 star Darth Vader characters will be lowered in power for all players so that they are the same as a 5 star version. So if you come across a 6 or 7 star Darth Vader in Arena or Galactic War, know that they only have the stats of a 5 star version. Once we are able to take the additional action referenced above, we will back out this temporary change to the 6 and 7 star versions of Vader.We take cheating and abuse of exploits very seriously because it upsets the balance of the game and can give certain players an unfair advantage against the rest of the community who are playing by the rules.Thanks.

sounds good, but vader has never been a problem for me he's one of the most pointless characters when AI is controlling him but in the hands of an attacker he will be very effective at picking off your biggest threat

"EA_Jesse;4923" wrote:We take cheating and abuse of exploits very seriously because it upsets the balance of the game and can give certain players an unfair advantage against the rest of the community who are playing by the rules.I appreciate the update. I hope you will tell us what action you have taken. This is important, because serious penalties for cheating are the only real way to show that cheating is taken seriously.I must admit that I am disappointed that these players have not been banned. I've played other games where cheaters were only given mild punishments, and the results were very bad.

i also find this strange if they are allowed to keep a 7 star vader seems like he will be a monster after update if he's maxed out

We have decided to not ban these players, but will be taking additional action in the near future with these accounts.As a temporary solution, all 6 and 7 star Darth Vader characters will be lowered in power for all players so that they are the same as a 5 star version. So if you come across a 6 or 7 star Darth Vader in Arena or Galactic War, know that they only have the stats of a 5 star version. Once we are able to take the addition action referenced above, we will back out this temporary change to the 6 and 7 star versions of Vader.For now, we are doing what I mentioned above. This is not the final action being done.

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6 and 7 Star Darth Vader | EA Forums

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bilbomicahlei
9 years ago
sounds good, but vader has never been a problem for me he's one of the most pointless characters when AI is controlling him but in the hands of an attacker he will be very effective at picking off your biggest threat
Qeltarr
9 years ago
"EA_Jesse;4923" wrote:

We take cheating and abuse of exploits very seriously because it upsets the balance of the game and can give certain players an unfair advantage against the rest of the community who are playing by the rules.

I appreciate the update. I hope you will tell us what action you have taken. This is important, because serious penalties for cheating are the only real way to show that cheating is taken seriously.
I must admit that I am disappointed that these players have not been banned. I've played other games where cheaters were only given mild punishments, and the results were very bad.
bilbomicahlei
9 years ago
i also find this strange if they are allowed to keep a 7 star vader seems like he will be a monster after update if he's maxed out
JesseAndersonEA
9 years ago
We have decided to not ban these players, but will be taking additional action in the near future with these accounts.
As a temporary solution, all 6 and 7 star Darth Vader characters will be lowered in power for all players so that they are the same as a 5 star version. So if you come across a 6 or 7 star Darth Vader in Arena or Galactic War, know that they only have the stats of a 5 star version. Once we are able to take the addition action referenced above, we will back out this temporary change to the 6 and 7 star versions of Vader.

For now, we are doing what I mentioned above. This is not the final action being done.
lyraguagenti
9 years ago
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lyraguagenti
9 years ago
"Barrok;40605" wrote:
It sucks they don't ban em. But in this world of 'ban = insta-refund from Google', I can see why they chose not to do this.

Man, I miss playing MMO's where Blizzard could just ban someone and you can't screw over the developer.

Tbh, google takes the hit anyway. They shouldn't really care about refunds.
Magisse
9 years ago
One concern though is that if they've had these 6/7 star Vader's for any length of time, they would also be using them to earn additional benefits. If they've cheated into getting a character stronger than their average power they would have used this to get more rewards from Arena, GW, etc. So even if their Vader is dialed back now, they've already benefitted from him.

There should be an additional penalty to their other characters, crystal/credit supply, and shard count to compensate for this. Otherwise they win even if their Vader is completely stripped.
Qeltarr
9 years ago
"GuitarAce;40601" wrote:
Why is lowering their power a temporary change? Why not return their Vader to the 5* character it should be? Is that too difficult to implement? I don't know anything about game coding so maybe I'm wrong in thinking you can even the playing field in that way.

My guess is that it is the fastest way to neutralize the cheating. Since nobody should have more than 5* they can quickly change some stats and neuter the 6* and 7* Vaders, then they have more time to deal with this more thoroughly later on.
lyraguagenti
9 years ago
"DarthDamon;40635" wrote:
The only problem I have with it is the fact that exploit does not equal cheat. If they Modded the game then that is cheating but taking advantage of a glitch in the game is not cheating...its part of the game until its patched. I've read on some forums how some have received double or triple the rewards for arena battle and no one is complaining about them. for the most part, there will always be people buffed and dropping all sorts of money or even taking advantage of exploits...i for one probably would've done it, too. However, it's just a game. A free game. Get over it and just enjoy it.

They obviously knew what they were doing was wrong and unintended. Unfortunately EA let the abusers off extremely easy... I hope in the future a slap on the wrist isn't their go-to punishment.
Qeltarr
9 years ago
"DarthDamon;40650" wrote:
And, I'm sure if you knew how to do it you would've done it too.

I knew how to do it. I didn't.

"DarthDamon;40650" wrote:

Don't get too butthurt over the "cheaters", I say just take the extra stars away and that it.

Do this and the message sent is "if an exploit shows up you might as well use it because at worst, you'll end up where you were before you did it". Not wise.