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30887: Re: [MUD-Dev] DGN/TECH: exploiting/hacking in MMOGs - sources of info?

Damio Schubert wrote:

> The Client wouldn't let you do it, of course, but the server
> gladly took the incredibly low number, which of course rolled over
> to be an incredibly high number.

> Players found this exploit in about 2 hours after releasing the
> build, which was a lesson in itself.

Has anyone tried to a carrot, in addition to a stick? IE: "Be the
first person to report a major bug and get a free stereo/TV worth
$200, find a minor bug and get a t-shirt..." The exploiter would
have the fun of finding the bug, and (hopefully) the RL reward would
be greater than the in-game reward.

Some people might spend their time playing just to see if they could
find a bug. Of course... there's something very deep about the
concept ... The fun in the game (for some people) being the act of
finding flaws in the game as opposed the playing it.

Mike Rozak
http://www.mxac.com.au
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