Treasure Chest Hack

[Dr. Ghost]

I really wish R* would fix that hack. Not that I care how much $ a hacker makes... but that the chests can instantaneously ban your account for opening them.

This is a problem because hackers spawning them in front of a player that isn't hacking, and may of only been playing the game for a few hours, is not going to understand the danger of losing their account until it's too late.

I have like 1k hours in RDO so I know not to touch anything suspicious like that. But it's really something that needs to be addressed because it has the potential of having a devastating impact on the community and lessons good, new-players.

(Edited for clarity)

[Dr. Ghost]

Originally posted by Neru:

Quick question, off topic & possibly dumb one, but are you saying that some hackers hack games to earn $?
I'm not talking about scriptkiddies & cheaters

I mean I think any reason to hack is a dumb one but yes it is one of the many dumb reasons hackers will hack.

The origin of the treasure chest hack dates to that reason. R* noticed people were spawning chests to get $, but it wasn't exactly the dollars that made them change how it worked, it was that hackers were also getting gold from it and that's where R* loses money outside of the game. When R* loses money that's when they will fix something. The change they put in was a check to make sure chests were legitimate and if they came from an unknown source they immediately ban the person/terminated the account that was used to open the hacked chest.

Hackers have been using it to mess with new or unsuspecting players by spawning the chest infront them to trick them into opening it and getting them banned for a chest the unsuspecting player never spawned in. Thats where my issue lies.

[Dr. Ghost]

Originally posted by Annihilator:

I not agree. The new player not lose so much and can restart after a lesson. Also this protect from people who payng modders for give self money and gold.

Some victim blaming action coupled with the poor English, I like it.

[Papa Smurf]

I had a hacker spawn me like 10 chests when I was like level 5... It was fun, I was confused, I was entertained, I got a bump of like 10 gold and 1000 $ and never looked back...

I probably wouldnt open a bunch of chests these days now that I know, but most likely the majority of people have no clue, arent on forums, arent watching mass YouTube videos about RedDead etc...

I would say based on my personal experience this is probably something like a myth. Im sure it's happened, it can probably happen again, but it's obviously not guaranteed perma-ban.

[Twitchey]

Got into a fight with a guy in Saint Denis, I beat him and then he got upset and started following me around, then teleporting to me and blowing me up, then teleporting to me and spawning chests in an obvious attempt to get me banned. The guy had an English name and whose profile showed as American for anyone curious. The are sad losers. Unfortunately by the base standards of the game you have no choice but to live with it. Or you know, not play online at all (and not pay an extra cent).

[Player8687]

I Just Opened That Chest Without Knowing It And These Are What Came Out Of

50 Gold And 5000 Dolar

[TOUPIE_BAYBLED]

Originally posted by Player8687:

I Just Opened That Chest Without Knowing It And These Are What Came Out Of

50 Gold And 5000 Dolar

DId you get banned ?

Got this too but not at that high price.
Just got like 0.86 gold and between 100-200$

[Duderino]

I'd personally avoid opening these, seems R* has had an issue with this . . .

https://support.rockstargames.com/articles/360044352653/Treasure-Spawn-Abuse-in-Red-Dead-Online

Direct quote from R* on the topic:

Question: If I open treasure chests that are spawned by illegal mod menus in Red Dead Online, will I receive an account suspension?

Answer: We are aware of some PC players using mod menus to spawn treasure chests and other items in Red Dead Online and are actively working to have these accounts banned. These actions are also targeted at accounts found to be repeatedly abusing this mechanic through opening chests at extraordinary rates.

Not worth risking it in my opinion, even with only opening a few, as someone mentioned free gold bars lose money for R*, so they have motivation to ban for this as opposed to the griefers who just screw with other people.

[nick]

someone spawned in chests and i opened a couple til i got to 1k then my screen turned to black and my game crashed, but didnt get banned. good luck i guess

[Silhouette]

Your character-data and activities are stored on Rockstar's server. They can track how and where your character is earning gold/money.

Rockstar knows if you're account has cheated currency, the tricky part is knowing if they'll take action against your account or not.

I've heard opening a cheated-chest once or twice probably won't land you in trouble, but any more than that and you're account has likely been flagged.

Rockstar doesn't issue bans immediately, instead they flag accounts and then during the next ban-wave all flagged accounts get banned.

A first-time ban results in your character getting deleted, and all progress being lost. You also wont be able to go online for 30 days.

A second ban is permanent.

Rockstar never forgives bans, no matter the circumstances.

If you believe your account has cheated currency on it, or were tricked into picking up cheated currency, Rockstar's Customer Support will help you get the cheated currency removed. it's important to reach out for help before your account gets banned, after the ban has been issued it's too late.

Now, for COMPLETE transparency, accounts getting banned for grabbing cheated gold were frequently reported on these forums back when the game first came out. Now though, you hardly ever hear about it. I don't know if Rockstar has eased off the ban-hammer, or if they've just stopped caring and don't look for cheated currency any more. either way, I wouldn't risk it. o_o

[peon]

Ive never actually played RDO (own it on epic), because of stupid crap like this. They would do the same thing in GTA V.

I really hate companies that punish players for the company's own incompetence, its a really bad look.