The economy in EverQuest is currently being destroyed by an exploit, leaving many players frustrated. MeinMMO reveals what is behind it.
Why are the players frustrated? The players of EverQuest are frustrated that a new duplication exploit has plagued the old MMORPG and continues to destroy the economy, even though a hotfix has already been released.
The players are particularly upset about the lack of communication from the developers Darkpaw Games
and that the hotfix is not sufficient to resolve the issue.
Players are frustrated with the exploit and communication problems of the developers
What exactly is so problematic about it? The costs for Krono have skyrocketed on the market. This is an in-game item that can be bought and sold and grants playtime.
The players are discussing this in the official EverQuest forum. The effects of duplication have already ruined the in-game economy, especially on the TLP servers like Oakwynd. There have even been reports of players handing out a million platinum just like that.
A bug in the tradeskill depot has allowed players to duplicate items, leading to massive amounts of platinum.
A video by a player highlighting the problem is circulating on YouTube:
The YouTuber and player TBC explains that this bug has been known for over a week and is being intentionally exploited by some players. The exploit is spreading rapidly, and the market is full of players benefiting from this bug.
According to the YouTuber, players with vast amounts of platinum have bought everything. Krono prices have risen from 65,000 to 2 million, and some players are giving away Krono and platinum to make it harder to reverse the exploit.
The YouTuber emphasized that honest players who do not exploit the bug are the losers in this situation. The economy of the server is now permanently damaged. He argued that Daybreak is too lenient with exploiters, leading cheating to become almost the norm.
Darkpaw Games has addressed the issue in the forum and apologized for the lack of communication. They have also announced measures to be taken by the team to resolve the problem. It remains to be seen how the developers will proceed.
Although the problems currently dampen the fun of the game, EverQuest is set to receive a sequel soon. MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch reveals what is already known about the game: A 25-year-old MMORPG is set to receive a sequel – Here’s what we know about EverQuest 3
