ArenaNet hands out perma-bans for Guild Wars 2 exploit

ArenaNet has started permabanning gamers who are making use of a brand new exploit in Guild Wars 2 exploit that allows players to produce ectoplasm at will with the Snowflake Jewelry.

In an official forum post, ArenaNet support liason Gaile Gray informed banned players why they were banned:

"I've seen the numbers, and the harm to the economy may have actually been substantial, if the exploit wasn't closed down and if these individuals were allowed to use their ill-gotten gains. Individuals whose accounts were terminated were the worst offenders. I'm talking a whole lot of ill-gotten gains that posed a fair potential impact on the economy.

"Any time you take 1 factor & can make two, and then four, after which sixteen... ya gotta know that is just misguided. (I won't quibble on the odds, even so overall, that form of doubling was not outside the realm of possibility.) & to perform that action hundreds & hundreds of times? That is call "exploitation," & that is against the User Agreement, the Rules of Conduct, and all that is holy.

"I know the OP will disagree. But we have been more than kind, in the past, & everyone needs to own up to his/her errors & recognize: We all are part of the gw2 gold game economy, and individuals that exploit it are hurting the rest of us."

Gray finished the post, "Exploit closed. Worst offenders terminated. That's what has to take place to make items right for all of us."

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