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Buffs, Nerfs, and Bugs
Bungie has addressed a movement exploit in the latest update for Marathon, indicating a commitment to fixing such issues. This action suggests ongoing maintenance and balancing for the game.
Bungie have killed off a speedy movement exploit in Marathon's latest update, and they'll do it again if they have to
Bungie has patched a movement exploit in the live service game Marathon that allowed players to gain excessive speed by animation cancelling the Thief runner shell's grappling device. The developer stated that rapid repositioning in the game must have a meaningful and understandable cost, and unbounded movement is unhealthy for the desired pace of play. Bungie also announced changes to their duos experiment, disabling duo queues on Dire Marsh and enabling them for Outpost starting April 1st.
Marathon just buffed the best loot you can find outside Cryo Archive and nerfed the Thief movement exploit that sweaty…
Bungie has released update 1.0.5.2 for Marathon, which includes buffs to loot found in the Outpost map. The update also addresses a movement exploit involving the Thief class's grappling hook, nerfing the slide cancel animation that allowed for significant momentum bursts.
Clever WoW players exploited bugs and some poor little rats to try and kill a Midnight raid boss early, but Blizzard was…
World of Warcraft players, led by YouTuber Rextroy, attempted to defeat the upcoming raid boss L'ura before its official release by exploiting game mechanics and bugs. Despite dealing damage exceeding the boss's health, Blizzard Entertainment had programmed L'ura to be unkillable until the raid's launch, dashing the players' hopes of a world first.
Marathon’s Latest Update Feels Like a Cyberpunk Cleanup Crew Hit the Servers
Marathon's latest update, version 1.0.5.1, addresses numerous exploits and bugs, including a significant fix for the Thief's Pickpocket Drone cooldown. The patch also improves the Cryo Archive customization visibility, seals out-of-bounds spots on the Outpost map, and enhances duo queue matchmaking times. This update demonstrates the developers' commitment to maintaining the game's ecosystem and improving the player experience.
World of Warcraft guild known for raid-busting exploits disqualified from new Midnight Mythic race by Blizzard after hitting 1 boss for 300 million damage: "Absolute gamers"
A World of Warcraft guild, RAoV QA Strikes Back, was disqualified from the new Midnight Mythic raid race by Blizzard after exploiting a bug to defeat the first boss. Despite Blizzard's disqualification, fans have praised the guild's ingenuity, with some suggesting a separate hall of fame for exploiters.
Infamous World of Warcraft guild exploits its way to a world first in new Midnight raid until Blizzard says its instant…
A World of Warcraft guild, RAoV QA Strikes Back, achieved a world-first clear of the new Dreamrift raid by exploiting a bug that allowed them to instantly defeat the boss Chimaerus. Blizzard Entertainment disqualified the guild and removed their names from the hall of fame shortly after.
Evening Safety Dance
Cisco Talos emphasizes the need for rapid patching in response to lightning-fast exploits, citing an incident where a cyberattack on an Iowa company led to widespread car failures. The article also notes that the messaging app Signal is being targeted.
How to farm unlimited Abyss Artifacts in Crimson Desert
A glitch in Crimson Desert allows players to farm unlimited Abyss Artifacts, which are used to improve character skills. This exploit is available during the 'The Face Behind the Mask' questline in Chapter 3, specifically by repeatedly engaging totems and minions near the Reed Devil subquest. While the method is grindy, it offers a way to power up characters early in the game.
Arc Raiders' new update puts the Il Toro in its place (a grave) at long last: 'This is an adjustment many of…
Embark has released update 1.20.0 for Arc Raiders, significantly adjusting the Il Toro shotgun to make it less versatile and more dependent on attachments. The update also reduces the sell price of Energy Clips to address a money-making exploit. These changes aim to balance weapon performance and in-game economy.
World of Warcraft: Midnight weathers a packed early access launch, disables exploitable Endeavor XP
World of Warcraft: Midnight experienced significant queue numbers and login issues during its early access launch. Blizzard Entertainment has temporarily disabled the Endeavor XP system due to an exploit and will restrict certain features until the global rollout on March 3rd.
MMO Week in Review: The clock strikes Midnight
This week's MMO news roundup covers the early access launch of World of Warcraft: Midnight, BitCraft entering its second early access phase, and Gamigo reviving Gloria Victis. The article also touches on layoffs at Corepunk, Discord's postponed age verification rollout, and various updates and issues across numerous other MMO titles.
World of Warcraft players are once again slaying hundreds of frogs, this time to skin their hides before Blizzard…
World of Warcraft players have discovered a new exploit in the Midnight expansion where hundreds of frogs continuously spawn outside Silvermoon City, allowing players to rapidly level their skinning profession. This type of enemy respawn exploit is common in the game and is usually fixed quickly by Blizzard Entertainment. Unlike a previous exploit in Mists of Pandaria: Remix, this frog-slaying frenzy is not expected to result in player punishment.
