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JCtheBuilder · 26th March 2008, 02:29 PM

There is a sort of a paradox here. Currently, there is a bug with Peacemaking which lets you keep all monsters peaced infinitely. The developers know about it, the spawners know about it. But it has not been fixed for months, perhaps even over a year.

One way to get bugs fixed is to post about them on Stratics. But no one seems to be interested in this particular one. So I posted a video showing how a person can solo the Harrower using it. There were many replies and views, but Stratics took it down because you are not allowed to accuse people of anything.

Thus, how is it possible to built sufficient player outrage about this issue? Well I am thankful that UOForums will allow such videos to be posted. Here is a link to the original which shows a single player killing the Harrower, only aided by a scripter peacemaker:

Part 1: Soloing a UO Harrower with Peacemaking Exploit Part 1 : Online Video | Veoh Video Network
Part 2: Soloing a UO Harrower with Peacemaking Exploit Part 2 : Online Video | Veoh Video Network

That only became possible after they nerfed the Harrower in the last publish. Since then, the shown guild has been chaining many Harrowers. One night we found them doing 3. But this next video shows what has been going on for 6 months or longer. One or two Necromancers with Peacemaking running around, Withering the heck of calmed monsters.

UO Doing Champion Spawn with Peacemaking Exploit : Online Video | Veoh Video Network

This video is just over 12 minutes long so here is a timeline of the major events.

0:30 - Harp charges decay at an impossibly fast rate, only possible through exploit
1:20 - Upon entering war mode there is a constant spam of peacemaking above my character, yet not enough peacemakers present to produce that many messages.
1:20 - 2:00 - Creatures that target me instantly untarget. Creatures I attack break their target just as quickly.
4:05 - I question why so much peacemaking is being used, they promptly stop.
4:25 - One player nearly dies from lack of Peacemaking.
5:30 - I ask why they are only casting Wither.
5:45 - One player casts Lightning two times in obvious response to my query, but quickly switches back to Wither only because spawn has reached level 4.
6:00 - At long last their backup has arrived to try and take me out.
7:30 - One player begins his attack on Barracoon. The champion just stands there, unable to fight back because of a bug existing since Age of Shadows.
10:30 - I snoop the attacker's backpack, revealing a rather large collection of Greed Skulls from all the spawns they chain.
11:35 - They don't even care it is being recorded, showing how brash they are about cheating.

This bug has been submitted and confirmed as being in the queue. But even though it has been known for over a month it was not fixed for the current publish. There just isn't enough player outrage to get this fixed and I don't think the developers understand how badly it is being exploited.

26th March 2008, 02:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
JCtheBuilder Join Date: May 2005 Shard: Atlantic Posts: 426 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 20 Times in 10 Posts	What Stratics won't let you see - Rampant Exploitation at Spawns There is a sort of a paradox here. Currently, there is a bug with Peacemaking which lets you keep all monsters peaced infinitely. The developers know about it, the spawners know about it. But it has not been fixed for months, perhaps even over a year. One way to get bugs fixed is to post about them on Stratics. But no one seems to be interested in this particular one. So I posted a video showing how a person can solo the Harrower using it. There were many replies and views, but Stratics took it down because you are not allowed to accuse people of anything. Thus, how is it possible to built sufficient player outrage about this issue? Well I am thankful that UOForums will allow such videos to be posted. Here is a link to the original which shows a single player killing the Harrower, only aided by a scripter peacemaker: Part 1: Soloing a UO Harrower with Peacemaking Exploit Part 1 : Online Video \| Veoh Video Network Part 2: Soloing a UO Harrower with Peacemaking Exploit Part 2 : Online Video \| Veoh Video Network That only became possible after they nerfed the Harrower in the last publish. Since then, the shown guild has been chaining many Harrowers. One night we found them doing 3. But this next video shows what has been going on for 6 months or longer. One or two Necromancers with Peacemaking running around, Withering the heck of calmed monsters. UO Doing Champion Spawn with Peacemaking Exploit : Online Video \| Veoh Video Network This video is just over 12 minutes long so here is a timeline of the major events. 0:30 - Harp charges decay at an impossibly fast rate, only possible through exploit 1:20 - Upon entering war mode there is a constant spam of peacemaking above my character, yet not enough peacemakers present to produce that many messages. 1:20 - 2:00 - Creatures that target me instantly untarget. Creatures I attack break their target just as quickly. 4:05 - I question why so much peacemaking is being used, they promptly stop. 4:25 - One player nearly dies from lack of Peacemaking. 5:30 - I ask why they are only casting Wither. 5:45 - One player casts Lightning two times in obvious response to my query, but quickly switches back to Wither only because spawn has reached level 4. 6:00 - At long last their backup has arrived to try and take me out. 7:30 - One player begins his attack on Barracoon. The champion just stands there, unable to fight back because of a bug existing since Age of Shadows. 10:30 - I snoop the attacker's backpack, revealing a rather large collection of Greed Skulls from all the spawns they chain. 11:35 - They don't even care it is being recorded, showing how brash they are about cheating. This bug has been submitted and confirmed as being in the queue. But even though it has been known for over a month it was not fixed for the current publish. There just isn't enough player outrage to get this fixed and I don't think the developers understand how badly it is being exploited. __________________ UOGuide -- The fastest growing encyclopedia for Ultima Online Last edited by JCtheBuilder; 26th March 2008 at 02:30 PM.