It was reported earlier today that there was a significant exploit going on in the MMORPG Lost Ark over the weekend, one of the worst we’ve ever seen. It was an exploit that could theoretically give players a near infinite number of resources, including honing materials, quality stones and, of course, gold. It understandably had legitimate players in a fury, as they worked hard on their accounts and people exploiting the bug were gaining significantly.
Well, that’s no longer the case, as Amazon has been quick to announce appropriate disciplinary actions towards anyone who took advantage of this bug. According to the studio, around 2,300 players were involved, with only around half of the players actually opening the unintended rewards.
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Starting today, Amazon has announced that players who participated in this exploit will be punished based on how many chests they opened:
Basing this solely on the number of chests being opened is something we were surprised about because, theoretically, one exploitation would net the player upwards of seven chests to begin with. So if you took advantage of this once and opened the chests you got, you are susceptible to at...
