Combat lock - Reporting software hack
It seems a player on our server is using a software hack to create a "combat lock" on their base, so that you cannot target them. Even when they are bubbled, they are in combat lock: instead of having...
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"gamerdruid;c-2084474" wrote:
The stuck in combat mode was a server side error. It probably cleared when they restarted the server after the 19.3 update.
No doubt, it would be server side... ANY thing that can be exploited must first be exploitable on the server side.
The real question, is what caused the issue in this specific case. A random fluke? Or an intentional effort to exploit it? Judging by the things we have seen from this particular alliance/player, my gut tells me it is an intentional exploit initiated by them (via script or whatever).
Saying it was resolved server side does not remove culpability of the player one bit. Just says, yes, this is something the devs can fix from their end. Sadly, in the process, other useful scripts became disabled. In the end features vs vulnerabilities becomes the issue the devs have to weigh...
