Buy-back exploit?

**Super_Jenius**

Given the current controversy about bans, I thought I would ask if this will be considered an exploit before trying it. The impending hotfix will temporarily raise red frag drops and vendors will buy-back abilities at 100% of the price. I'm sure I'm not the only one that sees a good way to make $info here, and without the risk of the Marketplace. Will coding abilities for the express purpose of selling them to vendors be considered an exploit?

My opinion is this should be allowed, since we need all the info we can get with the combat upgrade. Of course, I don't want to end up on the receiving end of the ban stick. :smileysurprised: Let us know please.

Caneda

Good Question SJ,

i know that since they somehow didnt add hotfix 42 to game, we shall know more tommorow

but if they dont say anything, then people get banned for doing it, its gonna be a travesty

however, i cant wait for the hotfix, i finally get rid of zen master lol

Caneda

p.s im coming back!! see ya real soon Cat Face lol

**jeffers**

The market place already takes levels into consideration the default price when you place it on it I think, although I may have made that up.

If I didn't make it up though, then I assume the vendors will just be adapted to take into consideration the level. Even if I didn't make it up, I read it that it calculates the leveling cost, so even if you coded the new ability, you'd still only get the base price for it.

Edit: oops, I see what your saying now. I still think level 1 abilities will be charged at the current price now though (since you didn't have any leveling up cost)

Jeffers

Message Edited by jeffers on 04-14-2006 12:53 AM
Message edited by jeffers on 04/13/2006 15:53:43.

**Erace**

if the devs dont say its an exploit b the launch of the hotfix.....MONEY MONEY MONEY MOOOOONNNEEEYY

Eclipses%60

They're only buying it back for the amount of money you've put into the ability....They're not going to buy a lvl 1 ability and give you 8.7 mil for it.

Caneda

however if that was to happen, hello my little code tool, lol (im jokin btw devs)

RainKingX

It's full cost, not full price.

Detrius_MXO

Seems like the MxO staff is on vacation

**Super_Jenius**

Caneda wrote:

p.s im coming back!! see ya real soon Cat Face lol

I just looked and I can't believe I don't have a screenshot of that! Oh well, this will have to do. Hey, is that a flying cat or a giant cat on the sidewalk? :smileyvery-happy:

**ZippyTheSquirrel**

You know how long it's been since I've seen a black cat? I totally forgot about them, now I'm wondering, how do you get them to appear again?

~On Topic, as long as a certain animal doesn't comment on this, it won't be considered an exploit! SMILEY

I might actually get to visit the white room! Whoo!

Oh, wait...that's a bad thing. Whoo?

Oh, wait...I'll be able to /duel the CSR! Whoo! Do you think he'll pwn me?

**Super_Jenius**

ZippydaSquirl wrote:

You know how long it's been since I've seen a black cat? I totally forgot about them, now I'm wondering, how do you get them to appear again?

It used to happen at one of the contacts, Beryl I think. I'm pretty sure they fixed it though.

Chuui

I honestly don't see the point in coding abilities simply to sell them to vendors. Even if the vendors don't take into account any coding cost discounts you may have and thus buy it based only on the base cost, you'll still only going to make a very small amount of profit. You'd be better off data mining for roughly the same amount of info!

Militis

Chuui wrote:
I honestly don't see the point in coding abilities simply to sell them to vendors. Even if the vendors don't take into account any coding cost discounts you may have and thus buy it based only on the base cost, you'll still only going to make a very small amount of profit. You'd be better off data mining for roughly the same amount of info!

You are never ever better of at Data mining at least not until they make it worthwhile :smileytongue:

Chuui

That was the point.

**Super_Jenius**

Chuui wrote:
I honestly don't see the point in coding abilities simply to sell them to vendors. Even if the vendors don't take into account any coding cost discounts you may have and thus buy it based only on the base cost, you'll still only going to make a very small amount of profit. You'd be better off data mining for roughly the same amount of info!

IIRC, level 50 abilities default to 700K or higher on the marketplace. That's the price I'm expecting vendors to pay during this temporary buy-back period. I guess we'll have to try it and see.