I'm sure they have logs of the transactions. All they need to do is subtract the balance from the account that bought it. If the quanta balance goes negative, oh well. That account's owner will have that wealth somewhere. If they greedily sold it away at a discount then it's their problem. They can either work off their greed or self-ban their own account. Seems like poetic justice in my opinion.
Thats exactly what happened in EVE to me and it cured me from bug-using or abusing any non intended game mechanics.
After buying 1 billion from a china-farmer i was able to boost my economy. Half year later the balance of that account was put 1 billion into minus. So 800 million minus for me.
I had the choice to give up that account (with a lot of skillpoints) or to pay back the money. i decided to work with my other 6 or 7 accounts to pay back the money. It took some weeks and i did a lot of things i wouldnt have done because of lacking fun if i had played regularly. The earlier they had found out my fraud the less impact it would have had on the economy.
I admit that it was like a free credit for a period of time to be able to invest and to get me richer with my investments. But anyway it was a pain time and I never thought again about doing shit like that. In a game anything should be logged, so the developer should be able to find out and correct it somehow.
If a wipe cannot be prevented, it should be the answer.
So, when is the game getting rolled back?
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Thats exactly what happened in EVE to me and it cured me from bug-using or abusing any non intended game mechanics.
After buying 1 billion from a china-farmer i was able to boost my economy. Half year later the balance of that account was put 1 billion into minus. So 800 million minus for me.
I had the choice to give up that account (with a lot of skillpoints) or to pay back the money. i decided to work with my other 6 or 7 accounts to pay back the money. It took some weeks and i did a lot of things i wouldnt have done because of lacking fun if i had played regularly. The earlier they had found out my fraud the less impact it would have had on the economy.
I admit that it was like a free credit for a period of time to be able to invest and to get me richer with my investments. But anyway it was a pain time and I never thought again about doing shit like that. In a game anything should be logged, so the developer should be able to find out and correct it somehow.
If a wipe cannot be prevented, it should be the answer.