(fixed) Gamebreaking bug - Salvation set giving 100k Weapon Damage

Jaronking · August 2016

DRXHarbinger wrote: »

Jaronking wrote: »

Only way this won't make consoles is if they delay the update and we all know they won't do that.

Got my squad ready to farm it already. AD will be taking Cyro back for a while. Malubeth hoards will have some serious bleed to contend with plus some horrific disease damage to cancel out the buff. Gonna be good.

Well on NA Ad has cryo on my campaign lol.I already have a group who down for a few runs as well.Those raids of Malubeth templars and DK will run in terror.

@ZOS_GinaBruno are you sure this won't make it to consoles we got thaumaturge not affecting jabs are you positive it will be fixed.

Rohamad_Ali · August 2016

Dagoth_Rac wrote: »

Rohamad_Ali wrote: »

A list is being generated . Uhho , somebody in trouble .

https://xkcd.com/838/

Yes , Santa is watching . He knows who's been naughty an who's been nice .

@ZOS_JessicaFolsom seems to have a list too . Maybe she passes it on to Santa . Don't take the risk she just might .

Nifty2g · August 2016

Nice, fast and great fix coming @ZOS_GinaBruno

SirAndy · August 2016

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Until the hotfix can be published, anyone found taking advantage of this bug is at risk for their account being actioned – a list is being generated as we speak!

@ZOS_GinaBruno

Well, lets hope my name isn't on that list.
I used my set a total of maybe 10 minutes to learn how to reproduce the exploit and verify that this wasn't just a UI display bug. Tried it on a couple of world mobs in Wrothgar and did one round on the first stage in vMA.

Took some screenshots and then stashed the set away ...

Woeler · August 2016

Good to know this is getting fixed.

Wolfchild07 · August 2016

So, people are going to get banned and then unbanned. Ok.

Alcast · August 2016

Wolfchild07 wrote: »

So, people are going to get banned and then unbanned. Ok.

most likely yes >.>

Vaoh · August 2016

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Thanks for your patience, guys. We have an update to share with you:

We have a hotfix scheduled for tomorrow morning that will fix the issue with the Salvation item set granting more weapon damage than intended; this will not require any downtime. In addition, we’ll be resetting all leaderboards during Monday’s maintenance for the next incremental patch. Until the hotfix can be published, anyone found taking advantage of this bug is at risk for their account being actioned – a list is being generated as we speak!

Note that this will not be an issue when Update 11 is published on consoles in a couple weeks.

We’ll let you know as soon as the hotfix tomorrow is complete.

SirAndy wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Until the hotfix can be published, anyone found taking advantage of this bug is at risk for their account being actioned – a list is being generated as we speak!

@ZOS_GinaBruno

Well, lets hope my name isn't on that list.
I used my set a total of maybe 10 minutes to learn how to reproduce the exploit and verify that this wasn't just a UI display bug. Tried it on a couple of world mobs in Wrothgar and did one round on the first stage in vMA.

Took some screenshots and then stashed the set away ...

Using gamebreaking exploits or CE? You know what that means!

PERMABA...... wait no..... 3-day ban

xenowarrior92eb17_ESO · August 2016

hmm if people use this or keep using this or might start using this until hotfix.. will they get banned ? btw... Vampire4Life

NoMoreChillies · August 2016

perma bans earn respect
all other bans earn contempt

Iduyenn · August 2016

Funy Story?
Even with this bug, WW is still ***.
Yeah, ofc. nice dmg n all...

clv · August 2016

calmly waiting for the 600k scores to roll in and stay 'til next major patch

Vaoh · August 2016

Iduyenn wrote: »

Funy Story?
Even with this bug, WW is still ***.
Yeah, ofc. nice dmg n all...

No, not really.

Some players can't be helped

hrothbern · August 2016

kevlarto_ESO wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Thanks for your patience, guys. We have an update to share with you:

We have a hotfix scheduled for tomorrow morning that will fix the issue with the Salvation item set granting more weapon damage than intended; this will not require any downtime. In addition, we’ll be resetting all leaderboards during Monday’s maintenance for the next incremental patch. Until the hotfix can be published, anyone found taking advantage of this bug is at risk for their account being actioned – a list is being generated as we speak!

Note that this will not be an issue when Update 11 is published on consoles in a couple weeks.

We’ll let you know as soon as the hotfix tomorrow is complete.

Great news, has been a strange day in pvp, seems like people cant run the cheat engine they are going to exploit something, thanks for the quick fix.

Once a thief, always a thief.... as the proverb says.

Which will make spotting exploits easier for ZOS !

They only need to perma monitor the temporarily banned players on what their favorite sets, abilities and ability combo's are, what sudden changes in that behaviour happen and zoom in with a more detailed investigation.

InvitationNotFound · August 2016

Espica wrote: »

InvitationNotFound wrote: »

Kalante wrote: »

InvitationNotFound wrote: »

Kalante wrote: »

NoMoreChillies wrote: »

both my large trade guilds have people asking to buy this set today

sad exploiters

Hey ZoS only bans you for 3 days so its worth it. Even though i still believe people shouldn't be banned for ZoS's own f***k ups.

oh, here we are again. according to that statement you would never punish an exploiter as all exploits (respectively bugs) are introduced by ZOS.

But feel free to comment on the following thread regarding your opinion about exploiting:
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/comment/3233698/

i doubt it makes any sense to go over the same stupid arguments over and over again in every thread.

I stand by what i said. Don't put words on my mouth because i know the difference between a dumb f***k and a malicious exploit done deliberately tampering with the game's code, yeah throw the ban hammer on hackers but if it's ZoS putting dumb bugs such as this in the game there is not any argument you can say to convince me otherwise. I put the blame were the blame is due and so should you i am tired of people defending ZoS all the time.

well, i'll try to explain it to you...

software will always have bugs. so is it ok to abuse those bugs (exploiting)? no it isn't.
let's take another example:

you have a web application. which ever web application you want. as it is software it will have bugs (there's no bug free software). so let's say the web application has a bug, which allows you to access the accounts of other users. in this case, such a bug became a vulnerability. so what happens when we abuse such a bug (exploiting)?

right, the developers are to blame and the individual exploiting the bug was just smart and can now go on with his life and the advantage (e.g. information, money, credit card details, etc.) he gained... oh wait, no he can't. he will face the legal consequences (if caught of course).

it's almost the same category. you agreed to the ToS, which disallows such behavior.

and if you think i'm defending ZOS. I don't. I currently don't have anything good to say about them. they f*** it up big time. but that's not an excuse to exploit.

IMO it's not a fair comparison because real life is REAL, it's real damage to a person's life. In a videogame nothing can happen to the real you.

it is a fair comparison. you agreed to the terms of service (ToS), which is "real". there's no discussion about ToS are not being "real" because it's a game or not. when exploiting a bug, you're violating the ToS (e.g. comparable to violating laws).

both scenarios are related to software and bugs, which makes this a pretty usable and fair comparison in my opinion (while one of the situations is handled by law and the other by the ToS).

hrothbern · August 2016

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Thanks for your patience, guys. We have an update to share with you:

We have a hotfix scheduled for tomorrow morning that will fix the issue with the Salvation item set granting more weapon damage than intended; this will not require any downtime. In addition, we’ll be resetting all leaderboards during Monday’s maintenance for the next incremental patch. Until the hotfix can be published, anyone found taking advantage of this bug is at risk for their account being actioned – a list is being generated as we speak!

Note that this will not be an issue when Update 11 is published on consoles in a couple weeks.

We’ll let you know as soon as the hotfix tomorrow is complete.

Gina,

Thanks for the fast response
and I do heartily agree with this list

But how does a player know this penalty, when he does not read all the time this Forum ?

@SirAndy ,
you say: ".... I used my set a total of maybe 10 minutes to learn how to reproduce the exploit and verify that this wasn't just a UI display bug....."
Jep, that kind of testing must be possible
And perhaps even at this very moment some player not reading forums is testing it out.
I test out a lot on PTS, even after a DLC gone live. Also because it is nicely quiet.
But the PTS is as far as I know not updated with the last live patch, so when I found something odd, I check it back on Live.
And that must be possible without stupid risks.

SirAndy wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Until the hotfix can be published, anyone found taking advantage of this bug is at risk for their account being actioned – a list is being generated as we speak!

@ZOS_GinaBruno

Well, lets hope my name isn't on that list.
I used my set a total of maybe 10 minutes to learn how to reproduce the exploit and verify that this wasn't just a UI display bug. Tried it on a couple of world mobs in Wrothgar and did one round on the first stage in vMA.

Took some screenshots and then stashed the set away ...

Lore_lai · August 2016

Alcast wrote: »

Wolfchild07 wrote: »

So, people are going to get banned and then unbanned. Ok.

most likely yes >.>

Yes, "perma"-banned.

WuffyCerulei · August 2016

I believe the bugginess of the set can be effected by weapond and other apparel you wear.

Makkir · August 2016

wearing this set with hemjaas is the real zerg buster. if only you could put crystal frags on your WW bar...then Id finally have a use for pelinals

HeroOfNone · August 2016

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Thanks for your patience, guys. We have an update to share with you:

We have a hotfix scheduled for tomorrow morning that will fix the issue with the Salvation item set granting more weapon damage than intended; this will not require any downtime. In addition, we’ll be resetting all leaderboards during Monday’s maintenance for the next incremental patch. Until the hotfix can be published, anyone found taking advantage of this bug is at risk for their account being actioned – a list is being generated as we speak!

Note that this will not be an issue when Update 11 is published on consoles in a couple weeks.

We’ll let you know as soon as the hotfix tomorrow is complete.

@SleepyTroll

jrgray93 · August 2016

This explains why I saw a werewolf in Crimson Cove yesterday, one-shotting everything with light attacks.

ZOS_GinaBruno · August 2016

The hotfix for this item set is complete - no relogging necessary. Please note that it will appear as though you're still doing high damage; this is a UI issue only, and will be addressed in a future incremental patch. Also just a reminder that we still plan to reset the leaderboards Monday morning, too.

Thanks for your patience, everyone, and please remember that we always prefer exploits be brought to our attention privately.

Robbmrp · August 2016

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

The hotfix for this item set is complete - no relogging necessary. Please note that it will appear as though you're still doing high damage; this is a UI issue only, and will be addressed in a future incremental patch. Also just a reminder that we still plan to reset the leaderboards Monday morning, too.

Thanks for your patience, everyone, and please remember that we always prefer exploits be brought to our attention privately.

Great work ZOS!!! Thank you for all that you do! It is appreciated!

ManDraKE · August 2016

damm, i missed my chance of farming vMA weapons

juhasman · August 2016

LOL and on PTS this bug was just visual and after wearing set stats was going to be normal. I need to check is necropotence increase magicka by 4k or 40k

Elsonso · August 2016

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Until the hotfix can be published, anyone found taking advantage of this bug is at risk for their account being actioned – a list is being generated as we speak!

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

The hotfix for this item set is complete - no relogging necessary. Please note that it will appear as though you're still doing high damage; this is a UI issue only, and will be addressed in a future incremental patch. Also just a reminder that we still plan to reset the leaderboards Monday morning, too.

Thanks for your patience, everyone, and please remember that we always prefer exploits be brought to our attention privately.

Did you get yourself a good list of people doing exploits?

ZOS_GinaBruno · August 2016

lordrichter wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Until the hotfix can be published, anyone found taking advantage of this bug is at risk for their account being actioned – a list is being generated as we speak!

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

The hotfix for this item set is complete - no relogging necessary. Please note that it will appear as though you're still doing high damage; this is a UI issue only, and will be addressed in a future incremental patch. Also just a reminder that we still plan to reset the leaderboards Monday morning, too.

Thanks for your patience, everyone, and please remember that we always prefer exploits be brought to our attention privately.

Did you get yourself a good list of people doing exploits?

The list was delivered this morning...

Nifty2g · August 2016

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

lordrichter wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Until the hotfix can be published, anyone found taking advantage of this bug is at risk for their account being actioned – a list is being generated as we speak!

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

The hotfix for this item set is complete - no relogging necessary. Please note that it will appear as though you're still doing high damage; this is a UI issue only, and will be addressed in a future incremental patch. Also just a reminder that we still plan to reset the leaderboards Monday morning, too.

Thanks for your patience, everyone, and please remember that we always prefer exploits be brought to our attention privately.

Did you get yourself a good list of people doing exploits?

The list was delivered this morning...

@ZOS_GinaBruno How many names

Ch4mpTW · August 2016

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

lordrichter wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Until the hotfix can be published, anyone found taking advantage of this bug is at risk for their account being actioned – a list is being generated as we speak!

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

The hotfix for this item set is complete - no relogging necessary. Please note that it will appear as though you're still doing high damage; this is a UI issue only, and will be addressed in a future incremental patch. Also just a reminder that we still plan to reset the leaderboards Monday morning, too.

Thanks for your patience, everyone, and please remember that we always prefer exploits be brought to our attention privately.

Did you get yourself a good list of people doing exploits?

The list was delivered this morning...

Let the justice be delivered. You know what time it is, exploiters.

juhasman · August 2016

Ch4mpTW wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

lordrichter wrote: »

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Until the hotfix can be published, anyone found taking advantage of this bug is at risk for their account being actioned – a list is being generated as we speak!

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

The hotfix for this item set is complete - no relogging necessary. Please note that it will appear as though you're still doing high damage; this is a UI issue only, and will be addressed in a future incremental patch. Also just a reminder that we still plan to reset the leaderboards Monday morning, too.

Thanks for your patience, everyone, and please remember that we always prefer exploits be brought to our attention privately.

Did you get yourself a good list of people doing exploits?

The list was delivered this morning...

Let the justice be delivered. You know what time it is, exploiters.

OMG people will get 6 hours bans !!!