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"We track every server you enter": the Wardogs devs are "coming down hard" on XP farms and cash exploits, even as they encourage people to grind
The developers of the military shooter Wardogs, Bulkhead Interactive, have announced a strict crackdown on players using exploits and bugs to farm in-game currency and XP. Players caught in XP farming servers for more than a few minutes will face permanent bans, while those abusing cash exploits will have their progress reset and receive timed bans. This policy comes despite the game's premise of encouraging players to get rich, creating a mixed message for the community.
Wardogs Devs Are Watching Economy Cheaters Like Hawks
Developer Bulkhead is implementing strict anti-cheating and exploit policies for its popular early access game, Wardogs. The studio announced that players caught farming money or experience through exploits will face temporary or permanent bans, with specific penalties outlined for different offenses. Bulkhead is open to feedback on the policy's severity.
FromSoftware patches Elden Ring to stop players sharing the Tarnished Edition Switch 2 extras for free
FromSoftware has released patch 1.17.1 for Elden Ring across all platforms to address an exploit that allowed players to share DLC items from the Tarnished Edition without owning the add-on. The patch specifically targets the multiplayer issue where DLC items could be obtained under specific conditions, ensuring they are correctly removed from the inventory when traded.
Genshin Impact players do JRPGs proud by fighting gods with guns they stole from the game's new third-person…
Genshin Impact players have discovered exploits to use firearms, introduced in the Snezhnaya region's Shadow Realm, outside of designated areas. While these weapons are intended for specific third-person shooter challenges, players are smuggling them into the open world to fight enemies and bosses. However, the guns deal significantly less damage against the high-health bosses found in the main game, making them largely ineffective for general combat.
Six bugs in a row: how MAYAChain lost 20 BTC and $10.9 million in pool value
MAYAChain experienced a significant loss of 20.83 bitcoin, valued at approximately $1.34 million, due to a series of six software bugs. These bugs created a phantom balance in a liquidity pool, leading to an attacker withdrawing assets and causing the total value of MAYAChain's liquidity pools to fall by $10.9 million. The protocol has halted trading to address the issue and is considering options for recovery, including a bug bounty appeal and potential investments.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 expands Ricochet anti-cheat to combat exploits in Ranked after banning over 263,000 cheaters…
Activision is expanding the use of its Ricochet anti-cheat software to Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and its Ranked play mode to combat sophisticated exploits. The Ricochet system has already banned over 293,000 accounts year-to-date, with enhanced hardware ban capabilities being implemented in Season 5. The company emphasizes that most bans are driven by internal detection and investigation data, not just player-submitted clips.
Activision seemingly didn't bother fixing a 15-year-old Call of Duty: Black Ops exploit for its new port, modder says, but it's now investigating the leftover PS3 issue
Activision's recent ports of Call of Duty: Black Ops and Black Ops 2 for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 are reportedly suffering from a 15-year-old exploit, similar to issues found in the original PlayStation 3 version. A modder claims that neither Activision nor Iron Galaxy updated the game's file encryption, allowing players to exploit save files for XP farming. Activision has disabled some playlists and is investigating the issue.
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The PC port of Call of Duty: Black Ops is reportedly unplayable due to lobbies being filled with exploiters. This issue significantly impacts the player experience, making it difficult to find legitimate matches.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Port Deemed 'Unplayable' As Lobbies Are Filled With Exploiters
The PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 port of Call of Duty: Black Ops is reportedly unplayable due to multiplayer lobbies being overrun with exploiters. Players are expressing frustration with the state of the game's online experience.
Arc Raiders has targeted yet another duplication exploit just a couple of days after celebrating a drop in suspicious…
Embark has released a hotfix for Arc Raiders to address a new duplication exploit that allowed for rapid spawning of explosives. While this new glitch was patched quickly, some players are frustrated that older, more impactful duplication glitches, such as those affecting weapons and entire kits, remain unresolved and continue to damage the game's economy.
Helldivers 2 Studio is Cracking Down Cheats and Exploits That Earn Too Many Super Credits
Arrowhead Game Studios is implementing new measures to combat cheaters and exploiters in Helldivers 2 who rapidly farm Super Credits. The developer assures legitimate players that their earnings will not be affected, as the cap is designed to target "bad actors." This crackdown extends to other in-game currencies like Medals and Samples, aiming to maintain a fair playing field. The announcement coincides with the launch of the new Galactic Campaign, TCS 2.0, which rewards players with the R-4 Hyena Marksman Rifle.
Arc Raiders reveals it's been successfully targeting item duplication exploits as the percentage of players with 'unusually high profit per minute' drops below 1% for the first time in months
Embark has announced significant progress in combating item duplication exploits in Arc Raiders, with the percentage of players exhibiting unusually high profit per minute dropping below 1%. The studio has also completed the rollout of Denuvo Anti-Cheat, which is now enforced for all players, leading to promising results in identifying and acting against cheaters.
Arc Raiders dupe glitches might finally be dead after Embark squashes them with patch that makes cheaters cry
Embark Studios has released a patch for Arc Raiders that appears to have successfully addressed the duplication glitches plaguing the extraction shooter. While cheaters are already attempting to find new exploits, the latest update, version 1.34.0, has reportedly made their tools ineffective, causing frustration within cheating communities.
Destiny 2 players end the game exactly as they started it: driving Bungie mad by pushing bosses off a cliff
Destiny 2 players have discovered a new exploit in the Pantheon raid challenge, allowing them to defeat bosses by pushing them off ledges, a long-standing tradition in the game. This method, utilizing the Ward of Dawn Titan Super and heavy crossbows, can be used to farm loot and spoils, though it may be patched by Bungie due to its impact on the raid economy.
Embark is finally cracking down on Arc Raiders' cheaters and duplication antics: 'Our commitment to anti-cheat…
Embark is implementing Denuvo Anti-Cheat in Arc Raiders to combat cheaters and duplication exploits. The developers are taking strict measures against those involved in exploiting the game's economy and are building safeguards to prevent future occurrences. Players will be notified when reported cheaters are banned and when lost loot is returned.
Bank Balances Rolled Back for Forza Horizon 6 Players Who Used Exploit to Amass a Billion Credits
Playground Games has confirmed that most credits amassed by Forza Horizon 6 players through a recent exploit will be removed. The exploit allowed players to gain a billion credits.
Path of Exile 2 director says Temple farming ruined his Christmas and "destroyed" him, and he loves "obliterating" it: "I don't care if it's a mid-season nerf"
Path of Exile 2 co-game director Mark Roberts expressed his strong negative feelings about the Vaal Temple farming exploit, stating it ruined his Christmas and left him traumatized. He is gleeful about recent nerfs to the exploit, even if they are mid-season, and has lost sympathy for players who continue to use it. Despite his strong stance, he clarified he doesn't want to make the game bad but acknowledges the lasting impact of the exploit.
We all know Arc Raiders' loot chase is broken—but this creator proved how bad the duping exploits and…
YouTuber The Gaming Merchant has investigated the significant duplication exploits plaguing Arc Raiders, a live service game. The investigation revealed players selling duped in-game items for real money, particularly on Asian servers, impacting the game's economy and PvP lobbies. Developer Embark has been patching these bugs, but the issue persists.
The Witcher 3 dev says a "designer's job is to create fun, not delete it," which is why CD Projekt Red "raised the stakes" instead of patching out an exploit it could have easily fixed
A quest designer for The Witcher 3, Paweł Sasko, explained CD Projekt Red's decision to add a Chort to deter players from exploiting cow hide farming instead of patching the exploit. Sasko stated that a designer's role is to create fun and escalate gameplay, not remove it. This philosophy also influenced later additions like a Gwent card and an in-game event related to the cow hide trade.
New Diablo 4 patch notes stamp out 'infinite goblin' War Plans exploit
Blizzard Entertainment has released a new patch for Diablo 4 addressing various quest progression issues and exploits, including one that allowed for infinite loot goblin spawns using War Plans. The update also fixes a method to repeatedly summon the Amalgam of Rage boss and resolves several other player-favoring exploits. The patch, version 3.0.3, also includes corrections for Obols drops and quest blockers, with some changes specifically related to the upcoming Vessel of Hatred expansion.
