<font color=00008B>This has been debated over and over again ... even before Sept. 2004 when we finally got an 'official' statement from EA_UO posted on the UO Home Site (UOHerald.com) under Community > Knowledge base which links us all to
EA CUSTOMER SUPPORT for the answer!
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QUESTION
What happens if I find a way to exploit a vendor?
ANSWER
The correct action to take if you learn of a way to take advantage of any aspect of UO in an unintended manner is to report the issue to our QA team in a
bug report . Specifically regarding abusing your vendors and what will occur as a result, this post made on Sept 9th, 2004 covers the Game Master policy. Based on a September 9th post made by GM Platinum, the following policy is in place:
Players who attempt to bypass the rental costs associated with vendors, or who are using vendors for extra storage in a way not originally intended by the designers, may be found in violation of the Terms of Service and Rules of Conduct.
In an effort to provide a fair and enjoyable gaming experience, any vendor confirmed by a Game Master to be in violation may be destroyed along with its contents. In addition, any accounts associated with these vendors may be actioned accordingly.
Please note that BOD books may be stored on vendors unpriced.
[/ QUOTE ]Sorry but what BOD vendor owners are doing is NOT an exploit .. why not ask for what you are looking for?
What some folks don't understand is ... if we price our bods at a fair trade rate ... someone will come along and buy them all out .. and set up a new bod vendor and charge you every last cookie crumb you could own just cause its in demand ...
TRADING BODS works well for most of us and most times Mum just gives it for free when not needed ... so please - please - please understand ... BOD vendors are
NOT in violation of any rule if <u>not priced</u> ...
Get to know who your BOD traders are - just like Steve Foreman offered to help ya .. so would I ...
*cookie hugs*
PS ... An exploit that does bother the snickerdoodles out of me? When a vendor owner removes (or switches to another vendor of theirs nearby) their high priced items (in the millions) before the original vendors daily maintenance hits!! That is an exploit ... bypassing the rental costs associated with vendors ... arrrgh!!!