Returned to CoX after 3 years - MA exploits?

I came back to CoX after 3 years of playing other games. When I logged in, I knew nothing, and since my only toon was just level 20, I deleted him and started over on another server with some friends.

So I see that the DEVs added in the MA and I thought it was a real cool addition. Then I heard about Meow missions and heard that they have recently been considered an exploit and some players were banned.

Does anyone have a link to what happened and why?

People were making very, very disproportionately rewarding missions in the Mission Architect, so the Developers have taken to taking down the missions, holding the creators to task and, sometimes, even removing rewards gained from them from those who abused them the most.

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Originally Posted by Arcanaville Samuel_Tow is the only poster that makes me want to punch him in the head more often when I'm agreeing with him than when I'm disagreeing with him.

I'm in the same boat as the OP. Returned after ~3yrs away. Spent most of the reactivation weekend running regular arcs, so I missed most of the unpleasantness. Until I headed in here with the ZOMGWTFBBQ!!!!!ONE!!!ELEVENTY!! posts that claimed that hunting down and eliminating the 0-50 in mere minutes players DESTROYED EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!

If someone was taking their third ss/inv brute through, I might understand. A little. Anyone else, not so much. And if was someone brand new to the game, good riddance.

Abusing Misison Architect

FOLLOW UP: Abusing Mission Architect

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Official Farming Discussion Thread

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Not to threadjack here, but, um, Kaptain K... Is your avatar a very evil Senator Byrd, or am I just reading way to much into your location.

/fellow WV player, by the way
//Hmmm... I should make a Senator Byrd in game!
///Is there anyway to be a villain everywhere except your starting zone? Also, we'll need to change the name of Atlas Park to Robert C Byrd Park.