[URGENT] Game Exploit that need patching immediately DEATH CLAIMING

[Reika]

I bet if this particular exploit was a ban-able/suspendable offense, like the one Origamikitsune linked to, people would think twice about arguing against it. This has been brought to their attention in various bug reports, they will get it fixed, possibly when they make changes to claiming.

[origamikitsune]

<.< Ooops on quoting the wrong one. I had like, five windows open about similar things and it was late. Point I was trying to make, is that it has been reported on and commented on by the community mods. A little searching will reveal that.

[cdreamworld]

Would out claiming them be considered a way to battle this "exploit"?

[Gracious]

Would out claiming them be considered a way to battle this "exploit"?

I don't see how anything can battle this except fixing this so that a dead body can't keep hate on a mob.

[Filtiarne]

Hopefully you are correct Reika; however, the fact that it needs to be fixed and likely will be, doesn't make exploiting the claiming issue any more valid. It is still a violation of SE rules and regulations and we need a moderator to at least reply to this thread stating that this type of action is against the rules and that players should not exploit it, similar to the link shared by Origamikitsune, except related to death claiming and not to faction leve abandonment. Also a non cut and paste response would also be appreciated, I know its hard for moderators to reply to every thread, but if they are able to have a conversation in the "let us mark non leve monsters" then I hope they can at least respond to a much greater issue in a more personable way. That way at least SE has an "I told you so" to refer back to when people start to get banned because of breaking the rules, not to mention it will make several other concerned players (including myself) feel much better knowing the issue is known.

Proper bug reporting format listed below after testing the bug on some other mobs.

Platform: Windows 7
ISP: Verizon
Type of Internet Connection: Cable
Internet Connection Speed: 10mbs
Date & Time: 5/15/2011 9:30PM EST
Frequency: When ever someone decides to use the glitch
Character Name: Filtiarne Elite
Race: Roegadyn
World: Fabul
Class/Skill Rank: 50 Marauder
Physical Level: 50
Area and Coordinates: any zone
Party or Solo: Party
NPC Name: none
Monster Name: any monster but mostly NMs
In-Game Time: none
Steps:
1. Form a party and make sure everyone is in the same zone.
2. Run up to the notorious monster and attack it solo and die
3. make sure to keep the targeting recticle on the monster you want to glitch.
4. You are now dead targeting the monster and it is still claimed to your party.
5. It can still aggro other player but they will not be able to engage it.

[Ashvrei]

Hello,

Thank you for your feedback regarding this concern. We are indeed aware of this behavior/mechanic. Development will be deciding how this will be addressed. As usual, please refer to the Official Final Fantasy XIV Lodestone site http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com/pl/index.html for any updates or adjustments.
If you would like to provide any additional feedback about claiming mechanics, please feel free to search or create a thread in the general discussion section to post in.

Thank you,
SQUARE ENIX Moderator