Crime & Punishment

I write this post in frustration with people who keep "acting smart" and avoid using acceleration gates in static plexes (I'm writing this specifically concerning Pith DED 2/10 plex). This is a well known exploit so I won't go into specifics of how it's done, I'll just say that most (if not every) static plex requires some sort of key or pass to enter it and the exploit allows the circumvention of this. I'll also say that the exploit does not involve any particular player skill or ingenuity - anyone can do it with a month old character.

Maybe 2 weeks ago I petitioned a player who was repeatedly using this exploit and I got a mail from the GM the following day stating that they will see into it, but due to privacy issues they can't reveal to me any specific steps they will take, and will now close the petition.

A week has passed, and the guy kept performing the same thing. Not only that, a few others also appeared doing the same thing. And this is an observation based on watching just 2 systems. So I posted the petition again, reporting the new guys (for 1 on them I'm pretty sure is just an alt of the first guy). Another week has passed and still nothing is happening. The new petitions are still open, I got no feedback whatsoever, and the guy(s) are still doing their routine.

So, I don't really care what CCP does to those players. Warn them, ban them, spank them, whatever. I don't seek punishment, it is irrelevant to me. I do seek however that they stop using the exploit, because I'm starting to feel stupid for playing by the rules.

I'd like to see a comment form a CCP GM regarding this post.

TY in advance.

I'm not discussing anything new or not known in terms of exploits, and regarding to communication with GM's made public, I'm rather pointing out the lack of it, not any specific, relevant subject of it.

However, if forum moderators are viewing this topic as braking the EULA, then please lock and/or delete it.

I'm not sure what exactly are you getting at mate?

How do you know they dont have keys?

Oh, it is definitely an exploit, there's no doubt about that. It is considered to be an exploit by CCP for quite some time (not sure exactly when it was ruled, but at least for a year). I guess the problem is not easily solvable by changing some game mechanic (I can't go to specifics here without revealing how the exploit works), so the only thing CCP can do is warn/ban players doing it. GMs certainly need to have some proof and actually catch the guy doing it before acting, but I don't see that as a problem if they are actually keeping an eye on him. I mean, if I can tell when the guy is doing it (and it's not that hard if you know how), I'm pretty sure the GMs can.

I presume that this exploit is probably regarded as not that big of a deal considering many other exploits that certainly affect EVE more relevantly than this one, but this doesn't mean they can just ignore it. Especially since I petitioned exactly what player, system, time and method used.

So you mean they are waiting untill you hit the gate then going in as well? That's not an exploit that's working as intended.

I don't know what this exploit is or how it works, but as you stated it would require some skilltime, but not very much, it certainly has to do with a character becoming able to fly a special ship with a special fitting. I'd say, it's a Dramiel pimped for speed activating the gate, cancelling warp and mashing full acceleration, so he is exactly aligned and will have to wait ~1-2 hours until he shows up in the plex?

Look, I can't tell you how can I be sure without telling you how the exploit works, and I won't do that. What matters is that you can know, and GMs know that you can know.

^ this

OP is correct, you could (still can i reckon) get into the 2nd room of a 2/10 static thats in metro withought using the gates so i presume the same applies to other 2/10 statics as well.