Volunteer Moderator GP Posted December 29, 2017 Volunteer Moderator Share Posted December 29, 2017 2 hours ago, Settite said: I didn't watch the entire 30 minutes, but did they include evidence it was Official server? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrSmithDVM Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 The guy who posted this particular video did not show the server. His teammate, Pbot, did show it at the beginning: EU Official Abberation 231. Looks like Rockwell gets confused by the rock drake cloaking. It's crazy how little damage they took. Judging by the comments on the video, I would guess they're not getting prize money for this run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer Moderator invincibleqc Posted December 29, 2017 Volunteer Moderator Share Posted December 29, 2017 2 minutes ago, DrSmithDVM said: they're not getting prize money for this run. In my opinion, they deserve to get the prize. Do I think it was intended? No. Do I think they used an exploit? No. They didn't use any cheat and simply used legit mechanics available in the DLC and completed the challenge of "defeating the alpha boss on official server" - there was no mention of a specific method to use or not so yeah, they completed the challenge in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeroBurnAcidCool Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Yup ^ wc didn't test or maybe the did and knew this, either way gj they put up a proposition and someone fulfilled it, just post back if they followed through also grats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaiderofthelostARK Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 2000 dollars says that WC has already had a conversation with these players and they don't get the prize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouSpowells Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 5 hours ago, invincibleqc said: In my opinion, they deserve to get the prize. Do I think it was intended? No. Do I think they used an exploit? No. They didn't use any cheat and simply used legit mechanics available in the DLC and completed the challenge of "defeating the alpha boss on official server" - there was no mention of a specific method to use or not so yeah, they completed the challenge in my opinion. I disagree. Players like to pretend they had no idea what they were doing was exploitative...but this was clearly an unintended mechanic. Rather than report the exploit, they recorded it and uploaded it. Correct me if I misunderstood the intent, but now it would seem they are using it as proof of a challenge completed. Anyway, I've seen things like this happen too many times to expect they will get anything more than a chuckle out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaiderofthelostARK Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 35 minutes ago, LouSpowells said: I disagree. Players like to pretend they had no idea what they were doing was exploitative...but this was clearly an unintended mechanic. Rather than report the exploit, they recorded it and uploaded it. Correct me if I misunderstood the intent, but now it would seem they are using it as proof of a challenge completed. Anyway, I've seen things like this happen too many times to expect they will get anything more than a chuckle out of it. Reguardless how they did it. There was no cheats involved. They deserve the prize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saupe Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 1 hour ago, LouSpowells said: I disagree. Players like to pretend they had no idea what they were doing was exploitative...but this was clearly an unintended mechanic. Rather than report the exploit, they recorded it and uploaded it. Correct me if I misunderstood the intent, but now it would seem they are using it as proof of a challenge completed. Anyway, I've seen things like this happen too many times to expect they will get anything more than a chuckle out of it. This was the intended response to wild cards bounty. The ark player base is known for finding exploits, it probably worked out cheaper to pay the players than to pay certified game testers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorium Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 1 hour ago, LouSpowells said: I disagree. Players like to pretend they had no idea what they were doing was exploitative...but this was clearly an unintended mechanic. Rather than report the exploit, they recorded it and uploaded it. Correct me if I misunderstood the intent, but now it would seem they are using it as proof of a challenge completed. Anyway, I've seen things like this happen too many times to expect they will get anything more than a chuckle out of it. True, but this is a so obvious exploit it should not slip through testing. Not if you make a real money competition out of it. They should pay the 2k and restart the competition. It's WC's own fault they didn't really tested the DLC. It's not the only obvious thing that is broken. Breeding is beyond broken with imprinting kibbles not craftable and drake breeding has at least 3 obvious bugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaiderofthelostARK Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Omg guys do the island bosses agro cloaked drake. Or anything in the ascension cave ? Omg I hope the devs have fun fixing that. Lol noobs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaMagic Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 How is it an exploit? That's what camo drakes suppose to work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer Moderator GP Posted December 30, 2017 Volunteer Moderator Share Posted December 30, 2017 Fact is nobody in this thread right now knows whether this is an intended or unintended mechanic, period. The guys that completed the challenge completed it fairly and squarely with the mechanics given to them by the Devs, just like everyone else in the game has. If anyone else didn't think of trying this mechanic out then that is their loss. The $2,000 is deserved to those two, as long as they show proof in the video that it was on an Official Server. So many people scream that the island bosses are way too hard etc, now someone does Alpha Aberration boss like this and you all scream exploit. Just accept that these guys thought about the mechanics provided by the Devs and found that those mechanics worked in their favour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olivar Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 1 hour ago, GP said: Fact is nobody in this thread right now knows whether this is an intended or unintended mechanic, period. The guys that completed the challenge completed it fairly and squarely with the mechanics given to them by the Devs, just like everyone else in the game has. If anyone else didn't think of trying this mechanic out then that is their loss. The $2,000 is deserved to those two, as long as they show proof in the video that it was on an Official Server. So many people scream that the island bosses are way too hard etc, now someone does Alpha Aberration boss like this and you all scream exploit. Just accept that these guys thought about the mechanics provided by the Devs and found that those mechanics worked in their favour. Tl;Dr ark community being ark community. They got the kill using all game mechanics available. If this isn't what wildcard intended they should have tested it. It's always something. Bosses to hard, bosses to easy, pvp vs pve, official vs unofficial, mega tribe vs solo. Every frigging time there is someone whining about something. Just accept some people are simply better at something, more creative or simply play different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouSpowells Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 On 12/29/2017 at 7:13 PM, Thorium said: True, but this is a so obvious exploit it should not slip through testing. Not if you make a real money competition out of it. They should pay the 2k and restart the competition. It's WC's own fault they didn't really tested the DLC. It's not the only obvious thing that is broken. Breeding is beyond broken with imprinting kibbles not craftable and drake breeding has at least 3 obvious bugs. If you're worried about accountability, keep in mind that Wildcard will probably take a harder hit from bad PR if they deny the guys the two bills. We'll see I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrSmithDVM Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 3 hours ago, LouSpowells said: If you're worried about accountability, keep in mind that Wildcard will probably take a harder hit from bad PR if they deny the guys the two bills. We'll see I guess. I agree. With the way this year has gone for them, Wildcard should just admit their mistake. They deserve the money since they fulfilled all the requirements of the contest. In my other post I was referring to a comment by Denchy that Pbot had already gotten a message from Jen, followed by a vague "FeelsBadMan" in a weird context. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck386 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 If there method was considered a exploit then why hasnt it been patched yet? They deserve the money honestly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iAmE Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 18 minutes ago, Buck386 said: If there method was considered a exploit then why hasnt it been patched yet? They deserve the money honestly Because that's simply how it goes when you're a company known for neither playtesting your content, nor reliably releasing solid content, and release a new expansion right before the Holidays. To be frank, the people who should be working/patching this, probably aren't even at work yet, let alone seeing what happened. As far as whether Denchy and PB will get the money, I think it will say a lot about Wildcard, regardless of which option they choose. The fact that their first DLC went on sale right before they took the Holiday off, in such a bad shape, has said enough to set the tone, but how they handle the A-Team completion will really cement their stance on the subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paroxyde Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 So, is the 2000 still up for grab or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonateher Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Hmm i wonder if this prize pool is still up.. Is it anybody? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paroxyde Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Cuz I've been doing alpha rockwell on official with the idea that it was already gone... But otherwise I can make a video now Fights starts after 30min of waiting, too lazy to edit it out... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI2MO7oj3Nk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todgins Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 The prizepool was taken down weeks ago. It was done wayyy before the message being taken down from the load screen, but once taken away from the load screen means its no longer avaliable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaosArk Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Skip to 41:00 to actually start the boss fight, b4 there is just waiting for team m8s ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfishrob Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 On 12/31/2017 at 7:02 AM, LouSpowells said: If you're worried about accountability, keep in mind that Wildcard will probably take a harder hit from bad PR if they deny the guys the two bills. We'll see I guess. they dont give a crap about bad pr. all they care about is "ooohh shiny new spinos, new dlc, give us mo moneys" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfishrob Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 2 hours ago, ChaosArk said: Skip to 41:00 to actually start the boss fight, b4 there is just waiting for team m8s ^^ I think bunch of folks killed this first try mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouSpowells Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 5 hours ago, bigfishrob said: they dont give a crap about bad pr. all they care about is "ooohh shiny new spinos, new dlc, give us mo moneys" This "all they care about is money" stuff gets old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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