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Inventory synchronization bug [unconfirmed] https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=17548.msg223693#msg223693
« on: December 13, 2010, 02:38:18 pm »
Bug: Game does not perform checks for inventory updates that could occur from another location.

1. Open elements in one tab.
2. Open elements in second tab.
3. In second tab go to bazaar and purchase hammer
4. Close second tab.
5. Return to first tab.
6. Go to bazaar
7. OOPS. Your hammer purchashed at step 3 is gone. It is not displayed in inventory.

(Instead of bazaar and hammer at step 3 you can grind elders and t50 for rares - they will be gone)

Disregarding score, it costed me ~5 rares and 1  card upgrade that I grinded with firedeck during "work time" (I had nothing to do) to find this bug: I left Elements open at home and opened them at work. Later I came home... and rares are gone.  ;_;

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Re: Inventory synchronization bug [unconfirmed] https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=17548.msg223700#msg223700
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2010, 02:52:21 pm »
It's called overwriting the save data, the game only loads data when you first log in. It's not a bug, it's how the game works. Personally, I like it when I still can play the game when my Internet connection dies.

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Re: Inventory synchronization bug [unconfirmed] https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=17548.msg223703#msg223703
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2010, 02:57:33 pm »
It does this to prevent cheating. It prevents multiple people from using 1 account to gain cards extra fast. If it spread across the different locations, then 20 different people on 1 account could gain cards lightning fast. AI3 farming 6 ttw*20 means you could complete over 100 games a minute~200  :electrum a minute
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Re: Inventory synchronization bug [unconfirmed] https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=17548.msg223724#msg223724
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2010, 03:34:50 pm »
It's called overwriting the save data, the game only loads data when you first log in. It's not a bug, it's how the game works.
Not a bug? I had 7 rares several hours before. Now I have 3. Result of at least 91 games(yes, I counted, and it's ~25% of my all games for the fsm sake) VANISHED without warning and it's not a bug?  Most of my rares VANISHED and it's not a bug? Such lose of data is called bug in my book.

AI3 farming 6 ttw*20 means you could complete over 100 games a minute~200  :electrum a minute
Then maybe instead of rewriting inventory just forbid to play more than 1 battle from 1 account at the same time/kick already connected players? If game doesn't perform checks(and it should as it's multiplayer game), then anyway it's easier to use memory editors to add electra/quantum during the battle.

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Re: Inventory synchronization bug [unconfirmed] https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=17548.msg223731#msg223731
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2010, 03:43:46 pm »
Then maybe instead of rewriting inventory just forbid to play more than 1 battle from 1 account at the same time/kick already connected players? If game doesn't perform checks(and it should as it's multiplayer game), then anyway it's easier to use memory editors to add electra/quantum during the battle.
Nope, it would still defeat the purpose. What is the purpose you may ask. The purpose is to have 1 and ONLY 1 person on a single account. You arent meant to share your account with someone else. If you are having problems with someone loggin in while you are playing on a different computer, and you lose all your rares you earned, then stop handing out your password to people. Its an anti cheating method and it is that way for a reason. You shouldnt have more than 1 game window open at a time either. Once again, this is to prevent possible bugs.
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Re: Inventory synchronization bug [unconfirmed] https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=17548.msg223733#msg223733
« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2010, 03:47:02 pm »
It's called overwriting the save data, the game only loads data when you first log in. It's not a bug, it's how the game works.
Not a bug? I had 7 rares several hours before. Now I have 3. Result of at least 91 games(yes, I counted, and it's ~25% of my all games for the fsm sake) VANISHED without warning and it's not a bug?  Most of my rares VANISHED and it's not a bug? Such lose of data is called bug in my book.
This in my book is called "not knowing how the game works", and I agree it might have to be shown somewhere because people keep doing this, and it kills your playing experience.
It is not a bug if it is intended to work like that, even if the system backfires every so often.

 

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