Wiz
NOT DONATING *EVER*
Since there was a big public stink about this, and it's been the subject of considerable staff discussion and scrutiny, I'm going to put out a statement. Kaloft is getting unbanned, the reasons for which are outlined below:
1) Kaloft was testing the exploits mentioned in a certain link for us, and has done so with other exploits in the past. Several serious bugs, including dupes, have been fixed thanks to him.
2) Kaloft decided to be a complete and utter moron and send a screenshot of himself testing this shit to several people. I was not around for this, but the day after, I was told by Adlarac that Kaloft had:
A) Posted this screenshot
B) Spread around the links to hacks to other people
and
C) Used the hacks on a regular basis for himself
Of these, only A) turns out to be true, the rest being the product of he-said she-said communication between staff and players and Adlarac being out of the loop, and the logs confirm that Kaloft only ever used the bank-anywhere and other exploits briefly, and confirms the explanation he gave me after the banning. While utterly, completely retarded, posting a screenshot of yourself testing exploits isn't the same thing as using them and that's why we're lifting his ban. We are dropping him as an official tester, however, and will be finding someone else to do the exploit testing for us, since the whole screenshot debacle has shown him to be inappropriate for this position at best.
Just to clarify something, "testing" is not a valid excuse unless you are in fact in a testing position with us, and will not get you out of a ban if you use MQ. This also applies to kaloft now.
In summary, kaloft is a moron, but never exploited for his own gain.
Hooray for drama. :toot:
1) Kaloft was testing the exploits mentioned in a certain link for us, and has done so with other exploits in the past. Several serious bugs, including dupes, have been fixed thanks to him.
2) Kaloft decided to be a complete and utter moron and send a screenshot of himself testing this shit to several people. I was not around for this, but the day after, I was told by Adlarac that Kaloft had:
A) Posted this screenshot
B) Spread around the links to hacks to other people
and
C) Used the hacks on a regular basis for himself
Of these, only A) turns out to be true, the rest being the product of he-said she-said communication between staff and players and Adlarac being out of the loop, and the logs confirm that Kaloft only ever used the bank-anywhere and other exploits briefly, and confirms the explanation he gave me after the banning. While utterly, completely retarded, posting a screenshot of yourself testing exploits isn't the same thing as using them and that's why we're lifting his ban. We are dropping him as an official tester, however, and will be finding someone else to do the exploit testing for us, since the whole screenshot debacle has shown him to be inappropriate for this position at best.
Just to clarify something, "testing" is not a valid excuse unless you are in fact in a testing position with us, and will not get you out of a ban if you use MQ. This also applies to kaloft now.
In summary, kaloft is a moron, but never exploited for his own gain.
Hooray for drama. :toot: