wsjm1984 wrote:I keep greeting PM's offering me old items and free money etc......Why does EA allow these items into accounts and not just delete hacked accounts or suspend them or something like that? PM's here? That is something that can result in a ban. If you want to take screenshots of these PMs and send them to a moderator? We can see about the bans, especially if this person is spamming people with these hack offers. Edit: PM us the screenshot along with the link to the user profile sending them.

They dont allow cheating or exploiting... They just cant run their forums because too large. Also, pm's are really quite hard to pin people on unless you report them.

HomerSwapMeet wrote:Jay_Kay_4747 wrote:Samwellthefirst wrote:I think with digitalisation people don't see things like donut hacks as STEALING. Which I was brought up to never do, and haven't in all my 24 yearsThis. Well said. I work in a video store which is pretty susceptible to theft, and I hate thieves. When I was a kid I was taught that you have to work bloody hard for the things you have, and this game is no different, it doesn't matter how much anything cost these days, expensive or not. Stealing is wrong. I'm all for the stealing is wrong idea but I'd like to see the "other" people respond to this thread in defense of hacking. They are most likely partaking in the hacking as well. :) Let's hear what they got to say.nobody will post pro cheating posts on the official forums...

lissarv68 wrote:wsjm1984 wrote:I keep greeting PM's offering me old items and free money etc......Why does EA allow these items into accounts and not just delete hacked accounts or suspend them or something like that? PM's here? That is something that can result in a ban. If you want to take screenshots of these PMs and send them to a moderator? We can see about the bans, especially if this person is spamming people with these hack offers. Edit: PM us the screenshot along with the link to the user profile sending them. :thumbup: enuff said :mrgreen:

Linky2g wrote:HomerSwapMeet wrote:Jay_Kay_4747 wrote:Samwellthefirst wrote:I think with digitalisation people don't see things like donut hacks as STEALING. Which I was brought up to never do, and haven't in all my 24 yearsThis. Well said. I work in a video store which is pretty susceptible to theft, and I hate thieves. When I was a kid I was taught that you have to work bloody hard for the things you have, and this game is no different, it doesn't matter how much anything cost these days, expensive or not. Stealing is wrong. I'm all for the stealing is wrong idea but I'd like to see the "other" people respond to this thread in defense of hacking. They are most likely partaking in the hacking as well. :) Let's hear what they got to say.nobody will post pro cheating posts on the official forums...The posts will be removed if they communicate how they are doing the hacking, it can also lead to banning. However, it's a massive leap to assume that just because somebody posts in support of cheating that they are themselves cheating.

lissarv68 wrote:Linky2g wrote:HomerSwapMeet wrote:Jay_Kay_4747 wrote:Samwellthefirst wrote:I think with digitalisation people don't see things like donut hacks as STEALING. Which I was brought up to never do, and haven't in all my 24 yearsThis. Well said. I work in a video store which is pretty susceptible to theft, and I hate thieves. When I was a kid I was taught that you have to work bloody hard for the things you have, and this game is no different, it doesn't matter how much anything cost these days, expensive or not. Stealing is wrong. I'm all for the stealing is wrong idea but I'd like to see the "other" people respond to this thread in defense of hacking. They are most likely partaking in the hacking as well. :) Let's hear what they got to say.nobody will post pro cheating posts on the official forums...The posts will be removed if they communicate how they are doing the hacking, it can also lead to banning. However, it's a massive leap to assume that just because somebody posts in support of cheating that they are themselves cheating.it isnt that massive...

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shaygitz
12 years ago
Samwellthefirst wrote:

but with the price of donuts, it doesn't surprise me in the slightest that people hack the game.

It wouldn't matter how inexpensive donuts were, people would still steal them. And feel justified in doing so
sherryt07
12 years ago
dominic115 wrote:
I'm pretty sure the negative doughnuts is detectable, my friend had his account removed for doing that.

Was he notified that was the reason they removed his town? Because I doubt they would do something about a glitch that happens because of a games mechanics, other than fix it from happening.
undaunted001
12 years ago
sherryt07 wrote:
dominic115 wrote:
I'm pretty sure the negative doughnuts is detectable, my friend had his account removed for doing that.

Was he notified that was the reason they removed his town? Because I doubt they would do something about a glitch that happens because of a games mechanics, other than fix it from happening.

Boom! +1 just what i thought. EA caused the loophole. If they did there test they could of picked up on it
jasonicus321
12 years ago
Jay_Kay_4747 wrote:
jasonicus321 wrote:
Cheating happens in every game. When you finally accept that you can move on. Just always know you are not one of them, so you are morally intact.

Still can't help but feel a little ticked off even after accepting the fact. It does happen in every game, but it's different from say, someone inputting a code into GTA to get all guns. To know that some people are getting everything for free and others are working hard to save money for the stuff they have (whether it be digital or physical) is unsettling.

I agree with you. It's annoying at times, but I can't control what other people do so I just play the game they way I want.
LaggyStag
12 years ago
sherryt07 wrote:
dominic115 wrote:
I'm pretty sure the negative doughnuts is detectable, my friend had his account removed for doing that.

Was he notified that was the reason they removed his town? Because I doubt they would do something about a glitch that happens because of a games mechanics, other than fix it from happening.

I think his account was deleted because he couldn't access anything, he's a bit lazy ad he probably hasnt checked so he might have been notified. EA may be dumb but they can pick up on negative doughnuts/ridiculously high amounts
trtx84
12 years ago
Skyrim-mrp wrote:
sherryt07 wrote:
dominic115 wrote:
I'm pretty sure the negative doughnuts is detectable, my friend had his account removed for doing that.

Was he notified that was the reason they removed his town? Because I doubt they would do something about a glitch that happens because of a games mechanics, other than fix it from happening.

Boom! +1 just what i thought. EA caused the loophole. If they did there test they could of picked up on it

"If they did there test"?

"There test"?

You realize the exact circumstances that required that defect involved two unrelated buildings interacting with each other right? The scenario itself was bizarre but fixed relatively quickly once it was caught.

I wish people knew how hard software development actually was.
chrisp530
12 years ago
TRTX84 wrote:
Skyrim-mrp wrote:
sherryt07 wrote:
dominic115 wrote:
I'm pretty sure the negative doughnuts is detectable, my friend had his account removed for doing that.

Was he notified that was the reason they removed his town? Because I doubt they would do something about a glitch that happens because of a games mechanics, other than fix it from happening.

Boom! +1 just what i thought. EA caused the loophole. If they did there test they could of picked up on it

"If they did there test"?

"There test"?

You realize the exact circumstances that required that defect involved two unrelated buildings interacting with each other right? The scenario itself was bizarre but fixed relatively quickly once it was caught.

I wish people knew how hard software development actually was.

I agree with everything you said, but it was not fixed relatively quickly at all. It lasted almost 2 months. There was dozens of YouTube videos on it, and hundreds of screen shots on every forum. How could they not have been aware of it for that long? They also released 2-3 updates from the time it began until the time it was patched.
sherryt07
12 years ago
TRTX84 wrote:
Skyrim-mrp wrote:
sherryt07 wrote:
dominic115 wrote:
I'm pretty sure the negative doughnuts is detectable, my friend had his account removed for doing that.

Was he notified that was the reason they removed his town? Because I doubt they would do something about a glitch that happens because of a games mechanics, other than fix it from happening.

Boom! +1 just what i thought. EA caused the loophole. If they did there test they could of picked up on it

"If they did there test"?

"There test"?

You realize the exact circumstances that required that defect involved two unrelated buildings interacting with each other right? The scenario itself was bizarre but fixed relatively quickly once it was caught.

I wish people knew how hard software development actually was.

Fixed relatively quickly......you call a month and a half quickly.

http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/9328535.page
slivdawg77
12 years ago
Why is any of our jobs on here other then the moderators to police others on hear,bunch computer nerds looking to have some authority on others!
trtx84
12 years ago
chrisp530 wrote:
I agree with everything you said, but it was not fixed relatively quickly at all. It lasted almost 2 months. There was dozens of YouTube videos on it, and hundreds of screen shots on every forum. How could they not have been aware of it for that long? They also released 2-3 updates from the time it began until the time it was patched.

There were (at least) two parts to that bug. The first was the initial issue of how the Dog Park could reset the Scratch Ticket. The second was that once you went negative, there was nothing stopping you from going FURTHER negative.

We don't know what actually was happening in the code either. It could've been a conglomeration of issues considering how very specific the conditions were.

I've had "simple" defects turn into a month of research and development. Because we start looking into the first problem, and once we open the hood we realize there's more than that just going on.

But weren't "Harpies" a much longer lasting problem? And we're still seeing some issues with textures and dual-character tasks.

Considering this was a defect that was costing them money, I can only assume that there was some significant pressure on the development team to resolve that as quickly as possible.