why is the badge level capped at 200k xp?

[NZL]

now i have another 200k points i cant even spend great job valve.

[Xite >X< 👁️👁 🇦🇺]

So key resellers don't get 100,000 levels.

[=RaggA=]

To the best of my knowledge it was capped because some people found an exploit and were leveling the badge to crazy levels that should not have been possible.

[NZL]

Originally posted by =RaggA=:

To the best of my knowledge it was capped because some people found an exploit and were leveling the badge to crazy levels that should not have been possible.

wasn't that with inspect element?

[Roday]

Originally posted by ✱Demons Monsters Torment:

Originally posted by =RaggA=:

To the best of my knowledge it was capped because some people found an exploit and were leveling the badge to crazy levels that should not have been possible.

wasn't that with inspect element?

No,some people really abused it
That's why Steam took action to prevent it to happen again

[=RaggA=]

I don't know what the reasons for it were exactly, it was just mentioned in the update news (day 4 I think) that they would honor any badges over level 2000 earned legit before that day but were removing badges from users achieved via exploits.

[NZL]

ok so people cheat and exploit the system and all the legits get kucked? sweet.

[CycLoNeShadow]

Exploiters bought csgo keys (in-game purchase) to get a lot of tokens, then re-sell them on market to get their money back. It means that they spent less money, gained more tokens. Yeah this is legit, so valve wont take any action towards them

[NZL]

if you buy keys it takes 7 days for them to be marketable i doubt many were able to do this to the point of having to lock this down so much. i hope my points carry to the next event its such a waste

[CycLoNeShadow]

Originally posted by ✱DMT✱:

if you buy keys it takes 7 days for them to be marketable i doubt many were able to do this to the point of having to lock this down so much. i hope my points carry to the next event its such a waste

the keys from in-game purchase can be sold on market straight away before this (grand prix day 4), valve has solved this issue by adding 7 days restriction

[NZL]

yikes

[reg1s7]

This video will explain the exploit:
https://youtu.be/IQ4ATfQYPxk

Originally posted by CycLoNeShadow:

the keys from in-game purchase can be sold on market straight away before this (grand prix day 4), valve has solved this issue by adding 7 days restriction

I can still use that exploit 2 days ago.

[CycLoNeShadow]

Originally posted by EvanS_3826:

Originally posted by CycLoNeShadow:

the keys from in-game purchase can be sold on market straight away before this (grand prix day 4), valve has solved this issue by adding 7 days restriction

I can still use that exploit 2 days ago.

yes, u're right. I was wrong. I tried myself buying 1 csgo key from in-game store just now n got 618 tokens (RM10.50) which is RM1 = 59 tokens based on my currency, the key can be sold on market right away. So, I managed to get back RM9.70.

RM10.50 - RM9.70 = RM0.80. For only RM0.80 spent, I can have 618 tokens (~$0.20 USD = 618 tokens).

I thought valve actually fix this issue. they only limit the event badge levels.

[Warrior of Right]

Originally posted by CycLoNeShadow:

Exploiters bought csgo keys (in-game purchase) to get a lot of tokens, then re-sell them on market to get their money back. It means that they spent less money, gained more tokens. Yeah this is legit, so valve wont take any action towards them

Wait WHAT!? they made it work for micrtransactions too!?!
That's the stupidest ♥♥♥♥ i ever heard all they had to do to avoid that was make it store purchases only not community purchases......

(even a monkey could figure that out)

[Ebyl]

Why would Valve want to fix that any way other than limiting the max level of the badge? They get money for the key purchase and money for you reselling it...

[CycLoNeShadow]

Originally posted by Ebyl:

Why would Valve want to fix that any way other than limiting the max level of the badge? They get money for the key purchase and money for you reselling it...

if everybody use this csgo keys resell method to level up their event badge (cheaper than crafing card sets), maybe it'll affect csgo key price on market because of flooding, then skins will be cheaper too.