For several hours, players couldn't use the trade function in Diablo 4, since Blizzard deactivated it due to bugs and exploit abuses. Now the devs have reverted their controversial decision after announcing fixes for the problem. How much damage was done is unclear.
For a few hours, Diablo 4 was in a turmoil, as Blizzard deactivated the trading function in the game. The reasons behind this controversial decision were problems in the game, which allowed some players to use an exploit to duplicate items and gold. Read everything you need to know about the situation here.
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Diablo4: Trading Deactivated Due To Player Exploits
Roughly a day ago, Blizzard and the Diablo 4 devs deactivated the trading function between players in the game. As stated in a blog post by Diablo 4 community manager "filthierich" this was "due to a gold and item duplication exploit". He also announced, that the team is already working on a fix for the problem and the situation would be monitored further.
We’ve suspended player trading in Diablo IV until further notice due to a gold and item duplication exploit. We are working on a fix to amend this issue and will update you once we’ve reinstated the ability to trade. Once that is done, we will continue to monitor this activity to ensure a healthy playing experience for all. As always, any account that engages in gold and item duplication exploits will be actioned in accordance with our End User License Agreement. We thank you for reporting this exploit to us and your patience.
A few hours later, Patch 1.1.2 was announced, but the trade functionality was still under review. Finally, a couple of hours ago community manager "PezRadar", announced the reactivation of the trade function in Diablo 4,
We have re-enabled trade in Diablo IV this evening after a backend fix to address the exploit.
At the moment, there isn't any further information about the possible persecution or punishment for the exploit users, and it would be interesting to know how many items were duplicated during the bug's lifetime. Also, the amount of "new" gold would be interesting, since it could impact the economy of the game.
Unfortunately, bugs and exploits like this will always be part of gaming, since no game is perfect and the energy some people put into finding them is impressive.
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