RuneScape players who’ve been enjoying the new Clue Scroll content have seen the fun dampened by – what else – rampant exploiting. Jagex hopped on Reddit to explain just what’s going on, starting with the fact that six accounts have been banned, some permanently, some temporarily, with an additional 50+ players banned for being “involved in real-world trading linked to the bug abuse.”
“We acted decisively to minimise the impact this bug had on the health of the game, and our initial analysis shows that the effect on the economy has been negligible,” Mod Infinity wrote. “Once we became aware of the issue we immediately locked all accounts involved as a precautionary measure, allowing us time to fully investigate and review those potentially involved.”
Interestingly, the studio is also pulling all of the illegitimately created (duped?) items from innocent players who bought them on auction – and then reimbursing the innocent players with their currency. A rare and generous move from an MMO studio indeed.
“We are working to remove every item which was injected into the economy as a result of this bug, we are satisfied that the majority have already been traced down & removed, and those involved in serious rule breaking permanently banned.”
In other RuneScape news, Jagex today posted its annual survey, which is the best place to deliver your opinion on what the company should focus on in the coming year, so make sure your voice is heard.
The 2018 RuneScape Annual Survey is up and running! 📋
Have your say, give us your opinion and help us shape the future of the game.
Find the survey here 👉 https://t.co/TYmw0DiBW5 pic.twitter.com/2i3sU9qVnC
— RuneScape (@RuneScape) March 1, 2018
