Coin Exploit

I made this up on another forum for everyone in hopes that it'll clear up any/all questions and confusion.

 Spoiler

-Changes-

* The 6th Anniversary coins exploit has been blocked.
* Chaos scrolls are temporarily unusable and untradable.
* 6th Anniversary scrolls are temporarily unusable.
* All items obtained with 6th Anniversary coins are temporarily untradable and have a value of 0 mesos if sold to an NPC.
* Chaos scrolls have been permanently removed from the list of items that can be obtained for 6th Anniversary coins.

All players that abused this exploit will be banned, however we understand that some players may have simply made a poor decision, so all players will be given until 5/15/2011 to voluntarily remove the exploited items from their accounts by selling them to an NPC for 0 mesos. If all exploited items are removed in time, you will not be banned (please note that you must remove the items from ALL of your accounts.) Once our investigation is complete and all applicable bans are issued, we will return the items that remain to normal. We hope that most players will do the right thing and remove the items if they know they are exploited.

And here are some additional comments made by Hime

"You only need to get rid of the scrolls you have left. We aren't going to take your items from you."

"We would like our players to use their best judgement in getting rid of items bought by exploit coins. If you strongly believe the items you possess was obtain legitimately then don't worry."

"We are asking players to get rid of items potentially bought by exploit coins. If you hunted your items legitimately you do not have to get rid of them."

"Well, the notice asks for players to voluntarily remove items created by exploit coins. So... why would you need to get rid of them if its legit? "

"Unless you know you're going to get banned, you have nothing to worry about. "

"I wouldn't see why legitimate earned coins and purchases would be affected. Just get rid of any items you bought from players that could have been obtained by exploited coins. We will deal with the abusers."

I hope this helps everyone understand what you have to/don't have to do and clears up any confusion.

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While making this thread, Hime has posted another detailed thread with information.

We recently addressed an exploit with Anniversary Coins that allowed hackers to manipulate and obtain Anniversary items. The exploit has been blocked and the abusers (and associations) will be dealt with. However, the items bought with exploited Anniversary coins have entered the game market and we need to have them removed.

For now all anniversary weapons and items obtained from Inkwell and Inkie are temporarily untradeable (some unuseable) to prevent the spread of exploited items. This block does include legitimately earned items and again, the block is temporary.

During this time we need our players to get rid of any items bought from other players or randomly picked up that could have been obtained by exploited Anniversary coins. Our players have until May 15 to get rid of exploited items or be subjected to our discretion. We understand differentiating between exploited or legitimate items is difficult and we ask you to use your best judgment.

If you legitimately earned your items you do not need to get rid of them. Such as

- Earning Maple weapons through hunting.
- Earning Anniversary items through anniversary coins you made such as collecting leaves or turning in anniversary items you hunted.
- Items you know were bought from legitimate sellers.
- Unknowingly used exploited scrolls on your items.

We are only after items generated by the coins exploit, not your hard earned items.

Thank you for your cooperation!