Evil Trout Posted:

If you do odd things, you are putting yourself at risk.

If you do odd things, you’re putting your game at risk. Giving a minority of players a mbumive advantage or disadvantage simply as a consequence of a bugfix is one of those odd things, just as the Falcon plaque was another. If you don’t see that you made a mistake, you’re going to continue to make the same mistakes, and a number of us who still (somehow, despite everything) still manage to give a damn, are going to continue to resent the consequences of these arbitrary whims.

Financial speculation based on bug fixes is a horrible way to run an economy. You actually want players financially speculating on what you’re going to fix next?

You made one of the most valuable items in the game instantly extremely rare. And some players had large stockpiles of that item, because it was a desirable item, and they were using it to increase their auction seller score. Were you aware of this? It doesn’t sound odd to me at all, given that it’s a direct and obvious consequence of the game system you designed. The price, barring it appearing in the Ppwn Shoppe, should actually be higher than anything the moar files go for. And if you change the stats, that’ll leave another bunch of players extremely gypped.

In the end, a refund is the only fair solution, and the sooner the better. Whether the item was traded or bought should be immaterial unless players are paying way over the odds for the item, and the sooner you refund, the less consequences. You could also refund the kyoubai sale amount, though that would be adding flezz to the economy. If you’re increasing the price of the item that would be balanced, however.