Investigating the “Double EC” exploit in Baldur

This past couple of weeks, a VERY controversial issue in Baldur cropped up.

Apparently, AnL guild of Baldur had a guild bug. Due to this, the can use the guildmaster skill, Emergency Call TWICE because they have 2 guildmasters. Now, this is really UNFAIR for all of those in the RPC 2007 Agit Lords siege scoring since this guild with the so-called bug can technically be in several places at an instant. Sort of a “ping-pong” effect if you asked me.

A lot of flamed, red-hot threads had appeared on the boards and in the unofficial chaos forums too. I have been receiving a lot of text messages, phone calls and even flooded comments here at my site.

I decided to help the RO RPC 2007 judges to investigate this matter. They will be posting an official statement at the website and at the forums any minute now. I don’t want to pre-empt it and place it here since I want the official channels to be the one to announce it first.

I will, however, tell you a few stories and a sorta inside-look into the investigation of the case.

That and more after you click…

Evidence is always important in an investigation. If ever you watch CSI, Gil Grissom tells us that the “evidence cannot lie”. The same is true in this case. Apparently, I wanted to hear both sides of the story first. Gather all the evidence and then me and the team should look at all the details and then decide if they are guilty or not.

Of course, before any case, a formal complaint must be made. The forums do not serve as a formal complaint but we DID get a couple of e-mails formally protesting and complaining about this. I won’t name-drop but they did substantiate their letter with “evidence” in the form of screenshots.

This prompted the GM team to investigate the matter. Lo and behold, once we tested their accounts, they really CAN do the darn cheat… madaya nga.

Now, to be fair, it’s good to hear the side of AnL too. We had a dialogue yesterday with their formal representative. The discussions were good and we heard all their stories and their side. About how they filed a ticket and “informed us about the bug”. Well, once we opened the ticket (the evidence cannot lie), they only asked us to fix certain functions (name change) but NEVER mentioned anything about a double EC bug. This to me and for the pRO team is clearly witholding information.

The RPC head judge then asked them to file a formal letter on why we should not sanction them. Based on this letter, the merits of the case and of course, the EVIDENCE, the RPC 2007 committee came up with a FINAL DECISION regarding the case.

You will find it later at the ragnarok website and the forums. So stay tuned.

Thanks!

PS. I would appreciate it if you do not flame, curse or threaten one another in the comments below. Let’s keep it civilized. Respect each other or else I will be forced to turn the COMMENTS OFF. Thank you in advance.

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  • Keem

    sir,

    do you already know the decision??
    can you give us a little information??

  • Burke™

    Paki-clear naman `to o…

    Bakit may bagong Ultimate Wild Card…

    1. ANNOUNCED A FEW DAYS TO GO BEFORE THE VOTING ENDS? Dapat Wednesday tapos na ang botohan fo WC. Pero Tuesday afternoon lang nila in-announce na extended until Friday, yesterday lang sila nagbago ng rules.

    2. WHEN A TEAM WAS ALREADY LEADING WITH AT LEAST 4K POINTS AGAINST OTHER TEAMS WHEN THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS DONE.

    Ganito yan e. Parang feeling tuloy ng karamihan ng mga non-Baldurian RPC teams ay lumaban sila sa isang basketball playoffs organized by LUG. Pero nang magsimula ang laban, ginawa ng organizers na last two minutes na lang sa 4th quarter, tapos ang score ng non-Baldurian team is 0 while the BOZA team is set to 100 points. LOLZ

  • http://www.joelsarmy.tk joel

    mga possible pwede magdouble EC yung mga less populated server nung nakipagmerge.. fenrir loki and i dont know sa freya.. btw GM Tristan.. Meron din double EC sa DCA sa TYR.. mga novice ginagamit nila.. paInvestigate nlng.. alam q mdmi nakakita sa Tyr yung novice ng DCA nagEEC..

  • http://www.joelsarmy.tk joel

    Investigating the “Double EC” exploit in Baldur

    weee paano sa TYR and FREYA? like what DCA did.. pero sa DCA they used novice characters..

  • Hmm

    hmm bat kaya AnL lang ung may ganyang bug ^^

  • http://www.joelsarmy.tk joel

    @Hmm hindi lang ANL Baldur ang may ganyang bug.. *swt*

  • Burke™

    lahat ng guilds ng GMs na name-change ay merong bug na ganun. Its all a matter of singling out who’s abusing it or not.

  • http://www.joelsarmy.tk joel

    yung Fenrir Alliance tlga.. meron ako kilala from DOGs Alliance ng Odin na meron screenshot same dun sa ANL Baldur.. hindi nga lang DCA yung screenshot.. pero part xla ng Fenrir Alliance.. guildname is Restricted.. gotcha name ng GM.. tsktsk.. wildcards rep xia ng Fenrir Alliance.. DCA agitlords rep nila..

  • rentz

    i think the EVIDENCE LUG mentioned is the screenshot of mimiz guild.

    they dont have the screenshot of jamscogan ang 2fast guild doing the EC bug. do they have to report the bug? since they were not using it. and theres no evidence.

  • EvilAsh

    What about the GTB issue? Nalimutan na ba? Parang Gloria ah. Ignore the issue until a new issue crops up and the first one is forgotten.

  • rentz

    i have this question to the investigating team.

    since were talking here of evidence.

    do you have an EVIDENCE that jamscogan used the EC bug?

    ang alam namin, ang meron lang kayo evidence is yungkay mimiz.

    so, dont blame to all ANL what a single player’s wrongdoing.

  • DiKamiBobo

    Wag nmn sana kmi gawing tanga…
    Kitang kita na…
    Ilulusot pa.
    Sana kung di nyo pinalvl ung mga 2nd gm nyo
    malamang maniniwala pa kmi…

    Kaso ginawa nyo talagang advantage eh…

    Tanga ka? Tanga toh.

  • `Asura`Fist“

    ASAN NA YUNG DOUBLE EC ng JAMSCOGAN GUILD?? WALA NAMAN AH!…

  • DiKamiBobo

    Ay tanga nga…

  • UNFAIR

    NSAN UNG EVIDENCE SA JAMSCOGAN GUILD?? huh??? nsan po?? parang Politics RO ah… lahat damay2… tsk tsk

  • DiKamiBobo

    Akong makalaban ng server nmin mandaraya!

  • jB!

    Yup, i remembered sab ni gmt abt sa GTB “once we know, will inform u soon”.. kaso hindi yata nila inaalam eh.. matatabunan n nmn. +1 na nmn yan.

  • http://www.joelsarmy.tk joel

    the RPC 2007 committee came up with a FINAL DECISION regarding the case.

    hintayin nlng n10 yung decision nila.. bsta e2 mssbi ko.. investigate other guilds from other servers..

  • DiKamiBobo

    GTB na lng pag usapan ntin d2…

  • http://www.joelsarmy.tk joel

    waa amf.. e2 yung link.. http://ragnarok.levelupgames.ph/news_detail.php?id=584

    GM Tristan! di ata tma yung ginawa nyo sa pagBAN? LU! din may kasalanan kaya sila nakapagDOUBLE EC? dhil sa server merge nakapagDOUBLE EC sila.. hindi lang xla pati DCA, Restricted and other guilds.. pero wag naman ban.. @_@ sa players niyo pa sinisi yung pagkakamali nyo..

  • APiON.jr_FEOO

    “About how they filed a ticket and “informed us about the bug”. Well, once we opened the ticket (the evidence cannot lie), they only asked us to fix certain functions (name change) but NEVER mentioned anything about a double EC bug.”

    Paki-review na lang announcement nyo!

    http://ragnaboards.levelupgames.ph/index.php?showtopic=38319

    Ngayon basahin mo ulit yan statement mo sa taas. Hindi ba EC is part of the guild (Alt-G). Oh? LOL.

    Labo nyo naman. San na pala yon “Someone did sa GTB”, naipasa nyo na rin ba RPC Head Judge?

  • http://www.joelsarmy.tk joel

    hindi ata TAMA iBAN ang mga nagDOUBLE EC? KASI BUG YUN! HINDI NAMAN PLAYERS GUMAWA NG BUG!

    DATI! sa ALBERTA.. yung mga +10 items.. 100% success rate! SAME yun dun sa nangyari sa DOUBLE EC.. I think hindi ban dapat ginawa niyo.. pwede naman DQ nlng! or bawas sa points!

    btw.. SA BALDUR LANG BA NANGYARI YAN? PURO BALDUR KC INIICP NIYO! MERON YAN SA FREYA AND TYR! DHIL SA SERVER MERGE! DAHIL BA NAGING THREAT SA manok nyo.. ANG ANL BALDUR KAYA BAN NALANG?

  • APiON.jr_FEOO

    joel may point ka, HINDI player ang gumawa nun BUG. At HINDI nila inayos ng TAMA un bug.

  • gervacio

    natawa ako sa last post ni joel. tama nga nmn sya
    bakit SA BALDUR LANG KEO NAG STICK? DAHIL NASA BALDUR ANG
    ITLOG NYO?ESTE MANOK NYO?wahahah

    UNG GTB NA SINASABI NATABUNAN NA BA?INIIBA ATA ANG NEWS NG MGA GM PARA LNG MAKALIMUTAN SA “bout sa GTB?”

  • pak q LUG


    taena tong mga LUG nag decide kau ng ganyn sa ANL bakit d nyo muna tanungin mga utak nyo kng gaanu kau ka bobo ha bagu kau mag decide ginamit lng namin utak namin dahil sadyng mas madaya kay mga hay0p kau. purket nabsag lng tuta nyo ganyn n kagad mga gagu pla kau eh ung hack dil nga d nyo magawan ng paraan tapos ggnyn p kau pretending kau n magaling p kau mga boploks nmn tlga kau!!! explain nyo kng bakit nagkakruon ng bug s games d b kggwan nyo din tska p0tang ina nyo wag kau mag benta ng unlimted load n char galing nyo basta mkapag kurakot lng kau ggwin nyo lahat pra msalba kinabuksan nyo mga p0tang ina nyo karmahin sana kau mga GM ng LUG magsamasama kau ng mga bubu nyong alaga tang ina nyo!!! ayusin nyo muna bug bagu kau mag decide mga p0tang ina nyo!!! pretending kau s ibang bansa n n resolve nya mga problem d2 eh tang ina nyo bagu kau mag merge huminge p kau ng tulong s korea mga p0tang ina weak n program nyo mga bubu p0ta. taena inyo patayin nyo sarili nyo!!!! mas magnda yan. ,22wa kami lahat ng mga player ng ro kng magpapakamatay n lng kau tanea nyo binbayaran namin game nyo ng sapt pero ung serbisyo nyo palpak mga bobo tlga kau!!!! tang ina nyo LUG!!!

  • EvilAsh

    Ang point is INABUSO yung bug at may evidence. Kung may ebidensya kayo sa ibang guilds report nyo. End of Story.

  • pak q LUG

    e2 lng mssabu ko sau tristan and other GM of LUG p0tang ina nyo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! mga bobo tlga kau bakit kau nka focus sa baldur lng. taena galing nyo din mag activate ng GTB sakto sa tym and day!!! biruin nyo nsabg lng manok nyo tang n n activate kagad galing nyo mag manipulate ahh astig tlga mga mukha kau pera tang ina nyo!!!!!!!!1 PUMUNTA KAU D2 S CUSTOMS TATAPAL KO KAU NG PERA MGA P0TANG INA NYOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

  • pak q LUG

    POKPOK KA PLA EH PAPANU P NAMIN M CONFIRMS IBA KNG MERUN GANITO EH NLAMAN N NG BUONG SERVER THINK OF IT BUBU M!!! SIGURO ISA KARIN S TUTA AT MANOK NG LUG KAYA GANYAN KA BUBU. KNG SABAGY SAME FEATHERS FLAKS TOGETHER!!! ASS HOLE!!!

  • pak q LUG

    GANITO GAWIN NYO LUG MAG 1 WIK KAU MAG MAINTENANCE PARA MAAYOS NYO THEN BGYN NYO NG FREE 1 WIK LOAD LAHAT NG PLAYER AUSIN NYO LAHT NG BUG MGA BOBO KAU!!!TANGALIN NYO RIN LAHAT NG UNLIMTED CHAR N BINEBENTA NYO PARA MAGKA PERA KAU TIGNN NYO ANG MGA ITLOG ARAMADA AT BBF TAENA 3 TO 5 CHAR DYN MAY UNLIMITED N CHAR MGA P0TANG INA NYO!!!!!

  • http://www.joelsarmy.tk joel

    pero hindi FAIR para iBAN xla! ang tagal na cguro ng BUG na yan! dpt atleast naman natangal niyo na at inaaus niyo na yan PARA HINDI NA MAKAPAGDOUBLE EC XLA! Sa players niyo pa SINISISI!

  • jB!

    i disagree with the decision… unfair talga yn sa ANL baldur.. in the 1st place LU may kasalanan.. tgal ng BUG yan eh tas sa mga players nyo sisisihin.. teka prang inulit ko lang ung sab ni joel ah… the point is! WALA BANG MATINONG TAO JAN SA LOOB NG LU????? OR KAHIT MAGISIP MAN LANG!!!

  • pak q LUG

    oo nga dapat hinde s player ang sisi nyo mga bobong LU tang nyo kau nagka mali s player nyo ibbgsak about pla s GTB tang ina nyo galing nyo tlga mag manipula!!! hayop tlga kau mga potang ina nyo!!!!!!! nabsagan lng tuta at manok nyo n activate kagad. MAGPAKAMATY N LNG KAU UN ANG MAGNDA. TANGALIN NYO LAHT NG PRETENDING N PROGRAMMER AND IT DYN S LU MGA BOBO YAN TANG INA KNG NPAG P2LOY KO LNG PAG AARAL KO SA PROGRAMMING PSSBUGIN KO YAN BUILDING NG LUG. ALAM NYO B UNG PALABAS NDIE HARD GANUN GGWIN KO S INYO MGA P0TANG INA NYO!!!

  • pak q LUG

    tang ina nyo tapos wla p ec ung isang guild ng ANL tang ina nyo pinapakita nyo n weak tlga mga tuta at manok nyo pero sige partida n yan!!! tang ina pag natalo namin ang alaga nyo ban n lahat ng mga hcar dun mga p0tang ina nyo!!!

  • mustlovecats

    i must agree na partly kasalanan ng LUG and gravity yan, since hindi nila naayos ng husto yung pagmemerge. andami at ang hahabang maintenance ang nagyare pero hindi sya naayos.

    pero about sa decision, yung nagsasabi na hindi dapat sila naban, anong tingin nyo sa dupe bug? dapat ba lahat isisi sa LUG at gravity? dapat ba hindi rin maban yung mga nag abuse?

    kasi di ba, bug nga e, bakit mo iaabuse? bakit hindi mo na lang i-file ng ticket? aantayin mo pang may makapansin na iba bago mo sabihing “matagal na yan, walang ginagawa yung LU dyan. yada yada..”?

    the right thing to do is to file a ticket about the bug, and the other (of course, ang mali) is to abuse it. yun ay kung concerned talaga tayo sa pRO community, hindi lang sa “gains” natin as a player.

    buti nga di na disqualify e, at least yung unting hirap nung ibang members e meron pang pag-asa.

    no flames please>_

  • mustlovecats
  • APiON.jr_FEOO

    mustlovecats check their announcement. nothing is said about name change, nothing is sid about EC. they didn’t even said to file separate tickets. the bug is almost one and the same and related. it is assumed they knew about it hence their announcement guild bug resolution.

    “witholding information”? errr funny eh

  • Burke™

    @ joel
    ndi ko alam ang gusto mong mangyari. Pina-iimbistigahan mo ang ibang guilds sa non-Baldur server sabay banat ng..

    “GM Tristan! di ata tma yung ginawa nyo sa pagBAN? LU! din may kasalanan kaya sila nakapagDOUBLE EC? dhil sa server merge nakapagDOUBLE EC sila…”

    sabay paulit-ulit na babanggitin ang pangalan ng DCA at Restricted. Baka guild ko gusto mo ring idamay? Fenrir din naman kami e. lolz.

    Kung talo, TALO. Wag ka nang mandamay ng iba papi. BAD YAN. :)

  • mustlovecats

    @apion

    yun nga sabi ko. kumbaga ibang bug ang nireport nila. tapos sabi pa nila sa rb nagfile daw sila ng ticket about sa bug e iba naman pala yung nakasulat>_

  • mustlovecats

    and like i said, may kasalanan din ang LUG at Gravity. namechange and character merge lang ata tinest.. di nila natry yung sa guilds

    OT: bakit parang putol lahat ng sinusulat ko?

  • APiON.jr_FEOO

    Paki review na lang ang announcement ng Guild Bug Resolution, ito ang link

    http://ragnaboards.levelupgames.ph/index.php?showtopic=38319

    Nag comply naman ang AnL Baldur dyan ah. Kun may mali dyan ang LU, indi yun GM na nag file. Taena naka badtrip, halatang lutong macao na naman to ah.

    May pa “witholding information” pang nalalaman.

    Bakit na activate ang GTB at kelan na activated yon, sabi pa “once you, know we’ll know” amp “kung may mali, may managot” nag maintenance kayo para e disabled ang GTB, ibig sabihin may nagkamali, san at sino ngaun ang managot?

  • jB!

    papi burke hayaan mo na yang joel n yan.. gay yan eh. =)

    basta for me banning ANL Baldur sucks!

    @abt dun sa restricted… no point na yan pasok n kau sa WC at patapos n po AL.. give ‘em a good fight n lang mga TYR!!!

  • pak q LUG

    bobo ka pla eh bakit ung hack dil d nila magawn ng paraan tapos ssbhn m abuse namin gagu ka pla eh malamng tuta ka ng LUG kasi wla kang peklam s iba. kng ako sau magsama sama kau ng LUG magpakamaty kau laht. nag file n nga ticket d p nila ginawan ng paraan p petics lng ginawa kasi pretending sila n hinde 2 harmful ngyn nging useable ung bug tska may nag reklamo tapos entertain kagad nila anu tawag dun may favoritism sila dahil nabsag ung manok at tuta nila bubu ka pla eh confirm n muna nila kng ANL lng b ang gumagaw purket nag sumbong ang bata nila bgla n lng nila entertain tang ina n dami complain s mga bug d nila pinapansin anu 2 palakasan tlga. TANG INA NYO PUMUNTA KAU S CUSTOMS TATAPLAN KO KAU NG PERA TAPOS SABAY BARIL S ULO NYO ANU PALAG!!! KNG SINU MATAPNG N GM DYN HUMARAP SAMIN N MGA ANL GUILD N MAG ISA O KAYA KAHIT SAMPU P SILA PARA MAS MAGANDA PARA MARAMI IBUBUROL SA KANILA GUS2 M SUMAMA!!!

  • Ewan

    dun sa nagmumura, hijo, lahat na online games my Bug and sometimes u cant predict it until it happens.. be Open Minded.. Kaya nga may rules and regulations eh, kung may bug man na mangyari, wag abuso… kung pwedi isumbong ng mabuti..
    Iba namn usapan sa isinumbong mo na hindi nalutas.. ung nangyari sa ANL, iba ung isinumbong eh, pumunta pa kaya cla dun sa office ng LU, just to lie? eeeek, kaya ata na ban c jamscogan..

  • http://www.joelsarmy.tk joel

    @Burke
    yep sinabi ko yun.. yung PUNISHMENT kc hindi TAMA.. pwede naman bawasan nalang yung points w/o sanctioning them..

    pinapainvestigate ko lang yung sa DCA and Restricted.. pero hindi ko naman gs2 na maBAN xla.. Sinabi ko yun nung hindi ko pa alam yung punishment na ginawa sa ANL BALDUR! thats why hindi ko na inuulit na possible na DOUBLE EC Abusers sila.. although may screenshot ako nakita sa restriction guild.. ewan ko kung ipopost nya yun sa Rboards.. and hindi ko sinabi na lahat ng tga FENRIR DOUBLE EC ABUSER..

  • http://www.joelsarmy.tk joel

    witholding? withholding yun.. example.. withholding tax payable.. @LU! pakitama naman yung spelling niyo..

  • Burke™

    @ jB! and joel
    sige, tigil na me. Anyway, its Restricted’s problem kaya it will be better for them to answer all these questions. Its been a long RPC for all of us. I hope that its over. Indi pa nga nagsisimula dismayado na ako.

    Ung tanong ko lang kc (since saturday pa to e) . . .
    —————————————————-
    Paki-clear naman `to o…

    Bakit may bagong Ultimate Wild Card…

    1. ANNOUNCED A FEW DAYS TO GO BEFORE THE VOTING ENDS? Dapat Wednesday tapos na ang botohan fo WC. Pero Tuesday afternoon lang nila in-announce na extended until Friday, yesterday lang sila nagbago ng rules.

    2. WHEN A TEAM WAS ALREADY LEADING WITH AT LEAST 4K POINTS AGAINST OTHER TEAMS WHEN THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS DONE.

    Ganito yan e. Parang feeling tuloy ng karamihan ng mga non-Baldurian RPC teams ay lumaban sila sa isang basketball playoffs organized by LUG. Pero nang magsimula ang laban, ginawa ng organizers na last two minutes na lang sa 4th quarter, tapos ang score ng non-Baldurian team is 0 while the BOZA team is set to 100 points. LOLZ

  • http://www.joelsarmy.tk joel

    ay sorry GM Tristan ikaw pala yung naglagay ng witholding wahehe.. withholding po yun sa pagkakaalam ko..

  • pak q LUG

    SEE S IBANG SERVER MERUN DIN PLA. BAKIT S BALDUR LNG KAU NKA FOCUS MGA MUKHANG PERA N LU HA!!! DAHIL B S MAY TUTA AT MANOK KAU S BALDUR KAYA NKA FOCUS LNG KAU D2. MGA MUKHA PLA TLGA KAU PERA EH. TANG INA N ACTIVATE UNG GTB ANU SINABI NUNG NKA ACTIVATE SORRY THEN OK NA GAGU PLA KAU PAKITA NYO KNG SINU NKA PAG ACTIVATE NUN THEN KAMI ANG HUHUSGA HINDE KAU. MAY INSIDE JOB DAHIL NASBAGN UNG TUTA NYO KAYA SINADYA UN BIRUIN NYO AFTER A FEW DAYS N NBSAG UNG AGIT TSKA DECLARE N MAY NGYRI N HINDE MAGNDA AUS N AUS 2 MANIPULATE NYO TLGA ANG GAMES AHH KNG SABAGY TAPALAN KA B NMN NG PERA EH KAHIT PAA NG BATA M HAHALIKAN M PARA MAKAKAIN KA NG MASARAP THINK OF IT GM HA PINAPAKAIN M S PAMILYA GALING S PAG NANAKAW M. GRABE YAN B TINUTURO M S MGA ANAK M MAGING HALIMAW S AT PACMAN S PERA GRABE GM ISIPIN M KINABUKASAN NG ANAK M KNG GANYN ANG MGA MAGULANG NILA. D P KAU NMMTAY SUNOG N ANG KALULUWA NYO S IMPYERNO. KNG S BAGAY KAYA NYO PAGTAKPAN LAHAT NG MALI GINAGAWA NYO NG DAHIL S PERA. TANG NKKA AWA MGA ANAK NYO GALING S NAKAW ANG PERA PINAPALAMON M. KNG BAGA MGA BABOY KAU KAHIT ANU KLASE PAGKAIN KAKAININ BASTA MAY LAMAN ANG SIKMURA AT WLA PAKELAM S IBA. SAYANG PINAG ARALAN NYO KNG DYN LNG KAU BBGSAK. WAG KAU MAGPPKTA S MGA RO PLAYERS MALAMANG MAMATAY KAU NG MAAGA!!!

  • jB!

    [quote]This past couple of weeks, a VERY controversial issue in Baldur cropped up.
    [quote]

    HOw abt dun sa GTB.. patapos n AL ah. its a VERY VERY controversial din nmn ah /swt.. ala p bang findigs oh nakalimutan lang. /swt

  • Ewan

    @ Paq u LUG

    ikaw? d mo pa ba nafefeel ang init ng impyerno? *giggle* sows, bigyan ka cguro ng 1m pesos pra tumahimik lng sa pagmumura mo, baka lalagyan mo pa sarili mong bibig ng Lock.. =P Cge good luck to everybody na lng, especiallt to ANL..


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