[URGENT] Game Exploit that need patching immediately DEATH CLAIMING

[Filtiarne]

There is currently an exploit being used by several cheating groups within Eorzea known as Death Claiming.

Essentially what is done is a group of people trying to claim a mob (be it a NM or anything else really) they split up to the mob's known spawn locations and wait.

Once the NM pops they quickly grab it and die; however, if they do not return to the nearest aetheryte their party keeps the claim no matter how far away they are. As long as the dead 'death claimer' does not return. No one else can claim the mob.

The dead claimer waits on the ground until the rest of their party arrives to finish off the mob. This exploit can be easily identified by the fact that the 'claimed' mobs remain yellow instead of the normal claimed purple.

In the following example pictures a death claimer can be seen dead on the ground while the rest of his party works on killing the yellow NM group.

THIS EXPLOIT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED:
not only is it terribly unfair but it is a blatant abuse of the game and a violation of SE rules.

Please see the following example pictures:
http://s1088.photobucket.com/albums/...arne/CHEATERS/

[Yves]

I tried this irl but it didn't work.

[Filtiarne]

Yves its not a joke, this is a serious issue over on Fabul and I'm trying to get it patched as soon as reasonably possible. Its making it virtually impossible for anyone but this LS to farm NM's

[Rentahamster]

It's not really cheating.

Besides, you can counter it yourself by aggroing the mob, and leading it away from the dead camper. Then, when the "return to territory" AI kicks in, it will unclaim (if it's far enough away), and then you can claim it yourself.

[Filtiarne]

It's not really cheating.

Besides, you can counter it yourself by aggroing the mob, and leading it away from the dead camper. Then, when the "return to territory" AI kicks in, it will unclaim (if it's far enough away), and then you can claim it yourself.

You don't understand, once someone death claims a mob no one but their own party members are able to attack the mobs. War drum doesn't work, warmonger doesn't work, AOE Weapon skills don't work. nothing works as long as the death claimer is still laying there.

[Rentahamster]

I know how it works. After the other player dies, the mob will go back into passive mode. If you then get in its aggro range, it will start to attack you even though you can't attack it. Just run away so that the mob follows you far enough away from the other dead player so that they lose claim.

[Filtiarne]

I know how it works. After the other player dies, the mob will go back into passive mode. If you then get in its aggro range, it will start to attack you even though you can't attack it. Just run away so that the mob follows you far enough away from the other dead player so that they lose claim.

That doesn't work either with a single mob it would but with the NM groups only one of the many yellow mobs aggros you, making it impossible to move them all. We tried for 5 minutes to get them to move away while the rest of the death claim party ran from far north of treespeak. Nothing works, and regardless, even ig it was a single mobs and we could try to lure it away, this is still an exploit and a blatant infraction of SE's terms and policies. I want at the very very least for this issue to be patched.

[Yves]

Dude, it happens on every server. Simply out-claim them. Yes, SE should fix this but it has been an issue since the first NMs showed up.

Just report the player when it happens. Do it enough times and SE will do something.

[Filtiarne]

Dude, it happens on every server. Simply out-claim them. Yes, SE should fix this but it has been an issue since the first NMs showed up.

Just report the player when it happens. Do it enough times and SE will do something.

Do you really believe they will do something based solely on in game reports? I'm sure you know how many dozens of copy-paste GM replies I've gotten related to this, not to mention the HUNDREDS more related to the taru RMT swarms or botting fisherman. They DON'T listen to in game complaints about other players, so I'm trying to get the issue fixed at the source.

[Yves]

Try this link.


Haha I couldn't resist. Do YOU seriously think THIS will fix it? Amigo, we are a long ways off from this being fixed. Prince of Pestilence has been down on four servers since they came back up.

As much as you don't want to hear this, learn to claim. Griefcamp them, match numbers, etc.. It is not a hard thing to do.