Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-9890645-20131124022446/@comment-11107497-20131124125723

GoC, thank you for your patience and time.

Perhaps an email to DeNa, if anyone speaks fluent japanese :P ( Notification of Prohibited Acts. If you believe any of the foregoing prohibited acts are taking place, please notify us promptly at [mailto:mobage-dena@opencs.dena.jp mobage-dena@opencs.dena.jp] or by post at DeNA Co., Ltd., attn: DeNA Customer Support Center, Shibuya Hikarie, 2-21-1 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8510 JAPAN.)

anyway, analysing what he says:

--"the total number of players who used this exploit can be counted on both hands"

--"...with the exception of a few, had also been purchasing throughout the entire event."

--"it doesn't seem like it's possible.. to determine which items were gained illegitimately, and thus we cannot remove assets... ...we would be in a lot of hot water if we started removing things that people had payed for."

Therefore, no hot water for those that didn't pay. At the very least, they can remove it from the "few" who didn't pay (which means maybe 2-4 out of a maximum of 10). At the most, it should be enough to help them review and see the difference and figure it out clearly to remove from all.

according to their and DeNa's terms.. they can do as much as they want, they're choosing not to. Downplaying the seriousness of hacking their code is remarkable. It makes me want to recruit my friend who is a professional coder to help me hack the game, because Mobage won't do anything about it. If I just spend $2 I can get $1000 worth of stuff, and they can't separate it.

The last 3 items in their prohibitions.. the last one being itsme's problem, the other 2 cover the current problem.
 * Use cheats, exploits, hacks, bots, mods or third party software designed to gain an advantage, perceived or actual, over other Members, or modify or interfere with the Service;
 * Abuse or exploit a bug, glitch or mechanism in the Service; or
 * Engage in any fraudulent behavior, including but not limited to credit card scams or credit card misappropriation.

and from the EULA..

(b) License Only. Virtual Items and Virtual Currency are provided solely for your personal and entertainment use... Virtual Items and Virtual Currency are not your personal property and no ownership interest in them is transferred to you.

11. Content Removal & Termination
(a) Right to Remove. (basically they can delete whatever they want)

the following has been violated from THEIR eula:

10. User Conduct
(a) General. ...You represent, warrant, and agree that you will not... take any action that, in DeNA's sole discretion, is considered offensive, libelous, defamatory, immoral, objectionable, or  unethical or that is otherwise inconsistent with the standards of the relevant community and good conduct that DeNA intends to govern the use of the Game. In addition to the above, you agree not to perform any acts in connection with the Game that are prohibited acts in connection with the Service under the Terms of Use.

so, according to Mobage, in the future, we can confidently use any bugs and exploits that are "entirely their fault, and don't require much effort or expertise to discover." without any fear of repercussions.

so basically, there is no fairness unless we use exploits.

kind of like this news article about cheating in China is seen as normal. http://www.smh.com.au/world/chinese-students-and-families-fight-for-the-right-to-cheat-their-exams-20130621-2oo6o.html