[Update] Meso Generating Hack

http://maplestory.nexon.net/news/news/current/00H9W/

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Originally Posted by Nexon

http://nxcache.nexon.net/spotlight/2...9356c46e62.jpg

On Sunday, September 15, we addressed a hack impacting the meso economy. In the process, numerous accounts that received fraudulent mesos were banned immediately to minimize the risk of negatively impacting the current economy. Many of the banned accounts have since been switched to trade blocks to allow gameplay while we investigate the accounts further. Once our investigation is complete, we will remove the trade blocks and permanently ban any guilty accounts.

Thank you for your patience, understanding, and cooperation while we work through this issue.

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.........what happened?

Basically there was a script that people were using to farm a bazillion Battle Pouches for unlimited Gallant Emblems and 10% Clean Slates.

Ah, all the interesting stuff happens when i dont play :f3: Glad they caught this, and the tradblock instead of insta ban seems like a good idea.

They banned like half of Windia yesterday... They only reverted it today to hellban instead

Now they better ban the real hackers :f3:

Inb4 nexon gets lazy like last time and all of the illicit meso stays in the economy

Inb4 hell banned for a week+ like last time.

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Originally Posted by Nexon

Thank you for your patience, understanding, and cooperation while we work through this issue.

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Usually a line like this should serve as a temper temper (intentional) during an Unscheduled Server Check. But compared to what I saw this morning, this recognition of the problem without taking the game down seems to have emboldened or rushed hackers to make use of this as quickly as possible as long as possible.

This just leaves greater opportunity for items and mesos to be missed resulting in loads of additional innocent bans and more time and work trying to get these people unbanned.

Take the game down.

EDIT: Ninja'd, USC incoming.

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Originally Posted by Dark Link

Basically there was a script that people were using to farm a bazillion Battle Pouches for unlimited Gallant Emblems and 10% Clean Slates.

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So that's why I kept seeing battle pouch smegas.

"On Sunday we address a hack by banning people and didn't bother blocking the hack" is what this sounds like to me.

Well aren't we all cynical :f7:

Who cares. Not much to do these days other than socialize (for me, anyway). Thats the main reason I log on. The econ has always had problems, but I'm personally not concerned with it anymore.

http://i44.tinypic.com/2lv1uut.png

Pretty sure I overheard sayings that there was no chain-bannings; therefore hackers could use the clean slates on whatever weapons and trade them to another account to be safe (or drop any clean slates, but aren't they untradeable).

Nexon should know that simply banning the accounts that were executing the hack does no good, especially since this is a free game.

Get banned?
No worries, let's just make more accounts.

I'm kinda surprized there weren't any threads about this in SP :f6:

Lucky I didn't get banned...

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Originally Posted by Nexon

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[Update 9/23] We have completed our investigation, and accounts deemed innocent have been released from their trade block. Accounts found to have been involved with the hacking have been permanently banned. If you have an issue regarding this, please submit a ticket.

On Sunday, September 15, we addressed a hack impacting the meso economy. In the process, numerous accounts that received fraudulent mesos were banned immediately to minimize the risk of negatively impacting the current economy. Many of the banned accounts have since been switched to trade blocks to allow gameplay while we investigate the accounts further. Once our investigation is complete, we will remove the trade blocks and permanently ban any guilty accounts.

Thank you for your patience, understanding, and cooperation while we work through this issue.

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please submit a ticket so that we can get back to you in 6 months thanks