[Resolved] Change the Mystery Portal Rotation, Please!
There are multiple achievements that are unobtainable at the moment (Check this post for more information about them) There are 5 achievements tied to game modes you cannot play anymore. How you used to play these game modes is when they would go live in the Town Hall Mystery Portal for a limited time. In January back in 2020, the Mystery Portal was changed. PopCap stopped supporting Garden Warfare 2 to continue development on Battle for Neighborville. To avoid shutting down the Mystery Portal, they made the Mystery Portal automated by making it rotate game modes based off of a list of what to play dependent on what month. The problem with this rotation is that they didn't include any live event game modes that have achievements tied to them. So at the moment, getting all GW2 achievements is actually impossible. (Check the post I linked above for what they are.) Current Rotation: - January: Lawn-A-Thon 1 - Febuary: Lawn-A-Thon 2 - March: Legends of the Brawl - April: Capture the Taco - May: Tactical Team Up - June: To Heal or Not - July: Rando's Rapid Revenge - August: Lawn-A-Thon 1 - September: Lawn-A-Thon 2 - October: Legends of the Brawl - November: To Heal or Not - December: Rando's Rapid revenge In my opinion, the most favorable option would be getting someone from the community to make a schedule everyone is happy with. A different solution that's automated, and easier to do would be exchanging some of the game mode repeats in the list for game modes like Cats vs. Dinos and Boss Hunt. For example, you can replace the repeated August Lawn-A-Thon 1 with Cats vs. Dinos, and September's Lawn-A-Thon 2 with Boss Hunt. All of the content with these game modes are in the game when you download it, so releasing an update that players need to download wouldn't be necessary. The only problem I see with this is that Boss Hunt has 4 different playable hunts, Brothers Gnomus, Yeti King, Spooky Squash, and Sasquatch. You would have to pick one of these to put into the rotation, but I think implementing a system that makes the game randomly pick one of them when you enter the portal to play is the best choice instead of picking 1 and neglecting the other 3.
EA Fix PVZ GW1 Ban Exploit
Subject: Fix PVZ GW1 Ban Exploit Dear EA, Could you please provide an update on when the ban exploit will be fixed? I would also appreciate information on when players affected by this issue will be able to play again, especially those whose save files were corrupted due to this exploit. My previous post was deleted by EA_Solaire without a clear explanation. He sent me the following message: Post removed Greetings, Your recent post has been removed as it was in violation of the EA Forums community guidelines. This is a warning only, but please familiarize yourself with the posting guidelines to avoid potential future actions on your account. Below I've attached the relevant guideline that was found to have been breached. Violating the EA User Agreement: It’s there for a reason. Please don’t discuss, promote, or engage in anything against the EA User Agreement. I responded with the following: Hello, I do not fully understand what exactly I violated with my post. The content was purely informational — explaining how to launch the game if your data was affected by the so-called "ban exploit." In my case, my game data was corrupted by a malicious actor exploiting this vulnerability, causing me to lose access to the game even though my account was not banned. I believe there are others in the community who could help restore corrupted save files or explain how to bypass this issue. Currently, I cannot access the game I paid for. My data is essentially controlled by a third party (the game publisher) without my consent, and there is no clear way for me to restore access on my own. This situation seems to violate European Union legislation, including: GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) – Violations of Article 5 (Principles relating to processing of personal data), Article 7 (Conditions for consent), Article 15 (Right of access), Article 17 (Right to erasure), and Article 20 (Right to data portability). Directive 2005/29/EC on unfair commercial practices – Misleading consumers regarding the stability of the service and the possibility of restoring access to purchased content in case of technical failures or attacks. Directive 2011/83/EU on consumer rights – Violations of the right to receive a properly functioning digital product and the right to clear information about how to resolve access issues. Directive (EU) 2019/770 on digital content and digital services – Lack of transparent conditions for restoring access to digital content when affected by third-party interference (e.g., hacker attacks). As a result, my purchase is now unusable due to external factors, and no mechanism has been provided to protect my consumer rights. Despite contacting support over 10 times, the issue remains unresolved. Could you please clarify: What did I violate in my previous post? Will I be refunded for the game, which is now unplayable due to third-party interference? How does EA plan to address this issue in compliance with European legislation? Thank you for your attention. Sincerely, Sergey Klimenok Additionally, for players who are familiar with cheat engine, please contact me as I have found a way to launch the game in online Garden Ops mode despite the exploit.
(Shadow)Banned on PVZ GW1, how to reset cloud?
Important to note: I am playing on a computer. For a long while now I have been shadowbanned off of the game, by a player which I do not remember the name of. They played cactus and liked to target me, but that is irrelevant at this time. Today I have managed to get the game past the "Connecting to EA Servers..." screen without freezing. It involves cutting off internet midway through, so instead of reading whatever corruption was written into the save data and crashing, or simply telling me to connect to origin (outdated service), it says, "Unable to connect to EA Servers." and allows me to continue into the game. However, ALL features (except for quit, credits, and manual) require an internet connection. Pressing one of the buttons will softlock me in the Connecting to EA Servers... screen (without ever actually crashing) until I disconnect the internet. It seems to get really close to finishing the connection, however something is stopping it. As is the case with GW2 shadowbans, the cloud data has been likely corrupted. So, I am wondering, is it possible to reset your cloud save data on EA? And if so, how? I have tried: Blocking the game through firewall Blocking an EA process through firewall Game reinstallation Game repair I have yet to try deleting absolutely every single file on my computer relating to the game. It probably wont help, and it's a quite large and dangerous step, so I will save it as a last resort.