Smuggler Archive
Thread: Kaern's newest decision on how to deal with the Slicing exploit
Velneth wrote:
Naw, have fun with it.
Just put the power up on after you slice... I mean, that's the nice thing to do, isn't it? They obviously wanted the powerup's effect, so you may as well put it on afterwards...
Thats is what I do. And if they complain, I threaten to/report them.
Sengis wrote:
noone on farstar has ever mentioned it, we europeans do not cheat.
I know about it but wouldn't do it as I don't believe in expoiting the game and like so many others have said if someone came up to me and gave me a weapon and a power up I would slice it normally and put the pup on afterwards
KaernLegorah wrote:
Situation: A player, be it a random player, Weaponsmith, Guildmate, whoever, approaches you with items he/she wants sliced. Like many other players trying to get exploited sliceds, they give you the weapon and the "other equipment" you'll need. In short, they are asking for an exploit slice without coming right out and saying it, because they, of course, know it's an exploit.
Old Solution: Turn them away.
New Solution: Slice the weapon normally. Tell them the results however you want (personally, in this situation I would say them out loud, and continue all conversation with that person in Spatial, no /tells for exploiters says I!), then thank them for the power-up, and tell them how much they owe you. They will, of course, complain, but don't give the weapon back until you get paid. If they give you a ton of crap, tell them (in Spatial of course) that you gave them a legitimate slice, and that the slice they were requesting is an exploit that is a bane upon Smugglers and the entire SWG Economy (RP versions of this statement are preferred of course). If they continue harassment, then report them, and be sure to include in your ticket that they asked for an exploit slice.
Now, will we (or I since I'm sure most people will say "no thanks" to this idea, which I can't blame you for doing so) take a lot of heat for this? Yeah, we sure as Hell will. Will it do anything to slow down the amount of exploited slices happening? It could, but then again it could not.
Personally, I don't want to act like a limp, pathetic noodle anymore by losing business and turning people away while exploiters get rich. Screw the exploiters, and screw those that want exploited slices. Those wanting exploited slices ARE exploiters too; they are just as bad as the player actually performing the slice, especially if the person wanting the slice provides the necessary "equipment." Screw 'em.
I'm not a dishonest player, but I'm also not one to lie down and take a beating if I feel that I can stand up and do something, anything, even if it brings heat down on me. If the Devs won't fix this exploit that has been around for a LONG time, then it's up to us to do something. We can't stop them, but damnit we can't just lie down and let them keep kicking dirt in our faces.
I sat and watched a MSmuggler today in Theed do an exploit slice for a customer using the droid method of transfer. The funny thing was the customer was instructing the MSmuggler how to do the transfer, and in spatial even. I almost reported them. I hope you all don't think ant less of me since I didn't.
Anyway, I like your solution, If more "honest" smugglers (hate using honest since in a SW context we aren't exactly honest) were to do this, then as the word spread, more people wanting exploit slices would think twice as they would not be sure which smuggler would or would not help them and rip them off. This might also have another affect of making those that provide these exploit slices more notorious as they would be in more demand and would be made more noticeable as they would be approached more often.This might actually force them to stop as they would be under greater threat of being caught and banned.