This is what I'm doing.Why don't you just email Mesanna directly? If its a serious exploit this would be what I would do.
becuase im pretty sure no one checks thatI went to the uo.com website and typed in "exploit" in the Search field. The first page that came up in the results was this one: http://www.uo.com/Game-Account-and-Technical-Support . That page includes a section that reads as shown below:
Bug and Exploit ReportsNotice the inclusion of the words "and Exploit" in the heading?
Bug reports can be mailed to [email protected], along with all important information, such as the time, date and shard of the occurrence, the steps that caused the bug, and whether or not it was repeatable. Bugs found on a test center should be sent to [email protected] with the same information.
Well, interestingly enough, if you use the Account & Support link at the top of the page on the uo.com website to access the drop-down menu and then click on the Support Center option, you go to a very similar-looking page at http://www.uo.com/Support-Center. It reads as follows:
Bug Reports
Bug reports regarding all shards, including a test center can be mailed to [email protected], or by filling out the Contact Form. Please include important information, such as the time, date, shard of the occurrence, the steps that caused the bug, and whether or not it was repeatable.
Why does this current "Support Center" page not include those two small words "and Exploit" in the heading of the same section on the page? Why does it now just refer to "Bug Reports"? Does this mean that Broadsword not want to be held responsible for becoming aware of and fixing exploits? I truly hope this is not the case. However, because the old and new pages look so similar, it's hard not to believe that the words "and Exploit" were deleted on purpose at some point.
I hope that someone from Broadsword or even EA can give some kind of official response for this question. I believe sometime in the last couple of years we were told to use the "bug reporting" forum here on Stratics for submitting that kind of information. However, I can't even remember when or who told us to do that and haven't had a whole lot of luck lately with searches of Stratics forums to feel inclined to go digging here for anything. With the many changes in Stratics staffing and policies/procedures, I would feel reluctant to use the Stratics "bug reporting" forum for reporting an exploit at the current time unless we hear something official from Mesanna or Rob Denton telling us that is what Broadsword wants us to do.
you'd be surprised. for one, UO players are old. this often means jobs (who would have thought?) and more $$ than time. So uo is actually much more profitable than other games. Its very likely that more $$ changes hands behind the scenes than UO makes from subscriptions at this point. Just ask the owner of all the burnt houses or just folk in general who like to have nice things but dont have alot of time to play / years of bankroll behind accounts.How is exploiting UO profitable? There is such a small player base that I'd be surprised if there were more than a handful of players who actually purchase anything outside of the game. Wouldn't it be more profitable to concentrate on games with larger player bases like WoW, DoTA, GW2, etc.? I'm just kind of stunned that UO would be a target of any such enterprises. Its sort of like a band of thieves who only target Dariy Queens in rural towns.
i agree with Smoot.
as a 40year old professional i find it easier to sometimes purchase items then invest the time in game to get them.
if this means purchasing a token or gold or items or whatever.
for anyone who makes over 100k a year the thought of dropping $100 here and there to enhance my game play dosnt phase me at all.
thats like saying that Broadsword and EA are missing a big cash cow by not putting a bunch of stuff up for sale on their web page.
for instance, if they where to put vet reward token up on EA for say $5-10 a shot i would think nothing of dropping $200 on that right now.
say they put up a game pack that allowed you to have a house on every shard, id drop $100 on that and wouldnt bat an eye.
while my wife dosnt play UO she is the same as me and will drop $100 on her game from time to time without thought.
the age of UO players has changed from teens and twenties 17.5 years ago to 35-40 year old stable income people who have money they want to spend.
I know right? Seems that way.Its like they are not interested in making money....
Whoever is in charge of the bussiness part of uo is not very good at his/her job.... at least this is the impression I get ( no offense intended, for all I know there is probably no person in charge - at least it seems that way). People are asking for products to spend their money on. Whoever is responsible should listen to their target market.... Asap.
UO players are old.
I sometimes imagine it like this in my head, when I think of the business part of UO, assume this is a real life store/restaurant.
*Customer Walks In*
Employee: Hello! how can I help you today?
Customer: Hi, can I buy a hamburger please
Employee: NO!
Customer: ....ok.....how about chicken?
Employee: NO!
Customer:......Fries?
Employee: NO!
Customer: What can I buy then?
Employee: This can of tuna fish you never asked for and don't want, take it and go.
Customer: But...but....I don't like tuna fish
Employee: Your choices are this or nothing, choose.
Customer: Uh.....Ok.....thank you.....*backs away slowly holding random can of unwanted tuna fish*.
*laughs* OMG that's hilarious!Or else they only sell you one burger, and you have to go outside and come bacck in to buy another smh
Cake.... Or DeathI sometimes imagine it like this in my head, when I think of the business part of UO, assume this is a real life store/restaurant.
*Customer Walks In*
Employee: Hello! how can I help you today?
Customer: Hi, can I buy a hamburger please
Employee: NO!
Customer: ....ok.....how about chicken?
Employee: NO!
Customer:......Fries?
Employee: NO!
Customer: What can I buy then?
Employee: This can of tuna fish you never asked for and don't want, take it and go.
Customer: But...but....I don't like tuna fish
Employee: Your choices are this or nothing, choose.
Customer: Uh.....Ok.....thank you.....*backs away slowly holding random can of unwanted tuna fish*.
This x100, of the few advisers whose identities are known, I wouldn't trust them to report profitable exploits to those above them, I'd highly recommend PMing a Developer or Mesanna.Sarcasm aside, Id say contact an advisor first, but honestly i wouldnt trust advisors if the exploit is at all profitable to not take advantage of it themselves.
Email mesanna. thats really all you can do.
Nor do I.I emailed Mesanna, in fact I emailed her twice! I for one, do not put my trust in advisers who are also players to the game.
Same here!If emailing the exploit to Mesanna doesn't get you any results, send it to me... I will do my best to get it fixed by abusing the crap out of it.
Haha that my friend is exactly how I report an exploit!First you open a bunch of young accounts, then milk it and after people figure it out send a email to wait a month for the fix.