WildStar recently lost a larger number of players. The reason: Massive exploits of premium currency and experience points that led to permanent bans. But can a game with such a small player base afford to impose such bans?
WildStar has long since ceased to have impressive player numbers, but a hardcore group of determined fans continues to play Carbine’s colorful online role-playing game. This hardcore group has now reportedly shrunk noticeably, as according to statements in the forum and on Reddit, Carbine has permanently banned numerous players due to exploits.
But can a small game like WildStar afford to ban so many players?
WildStar – The ban hammer is circling!
The exploits that led to the ban of some WildStar players were not exactly harmless:
- One could passively participate in events in Arkterra and thus farm massive amounts of experience, ultimately rendering the new Urmatrix progression system absurd.
- An exploit allowed one to easily farm OmniBits, a real money substitute currency, on the test server and then transfer them to the live server.
Both exploits have now been closed, and Carbine has reportedly banned quite a few people who exploited these bugs, according to some statements in the official forum and on Reddit. It seems that especially loyal long-term players were affected, some of whom “just wanted to test” if the exploits really worked so easily.
How thoroughly Carbine is proceeding with the ban wave is evidenced by the case of a player who was banned even though he has not played WildStar for a year. However, there was no hacked account, his transgression likely occurred a year ago and has now been punished.
WildStar – Exploit bans – Is WildStar destroying itself?
In the forum, some players express concern about the ban wave. WildStar already has so few players, must it be so strict? Other users, especially on Reddit, see no reason for mercy: Those who cheat get banned, simple as that!
It also seems that the number of banned accounts is by no means as high as some users claim in the forum, others believe. Some even openly admit: “We were tired of the grind, so we deliberately exploited the bug!”
WildStar – Double XP on Easter weekend without exploit!
Anyone who wants to level up quickly without grinding and exploiting can earn double the amount of experience points from April 14 to April 17. This boost is cumulative with any existing boosts, such as from a premium membership with WildStar.
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