Talk:Strongbox/@comment-98.169.8.151-20150307233823

For those who were wondering what the Black strongbox exploit was all about: it basically allowed you to control loot drops by disconnecting, opening a single Black box (or boxes), and refreshing until you got what you wanted. At that point, you would reconnect so that the item remains permanent; the key (or keys) are in turn used up. The reason why this exploit worked was because Black boxes would contain randomized loot every time you opened one, regardless of whether or not it was the same box.

NK fixed this by making all loot inside the Black boxes non-random. This means that the same item will be tied to the same box regardless of how many times it is opened in an attempt to exploit it.

Some people were smart enough to discover this exploit early, and get some rare [BLACK] gear. In fact, it was the first thing I did on the day after [BLACK] items were added. If you didn't take advantage of that opportunity, tough luck.