Oton,
Maybe I am little more calm now after few days
so I try to write some words again.
I was thinked about all what you said. I am heavy crafting and in fact I am one of most damaged person by exploiting bug, because I must invest many diamonds, many resources to make few unique items and then - as you wrote somebody which is exploiting bug make many super-items in just few minutes. I do not want to talk more about punishment, you are those which must take decision and you make it. Thats all. I am sure you thinked you make best for game. I can have another opinion, but it is not important.
I was thinked about player fault - in 20 attempts from one recipe it is clear that player must know something is "strange". But still I think is evident he do not make this bug. In similarity from real life you can kill somebody in car accident and you can kill somebody after long preparation - of course punishment is very different. OK you choose hard punishment for using bug, but still not understand your words about " Be thankful the IH Team did not ban your entire account, along with any other accounts you possess ". I think no harder punishment exist as mentioned one, so I think it is unapropiate even considering about it for "only" using bug.
Just in Satruday or Sunday I was crafting on my jeweller account some legendary recipes for my guild member. In one recipe lvl49 ( sorry I do not remember which it was ) I found something strange. After I crafted one jewel, button with "Craft again" appears. But for this one recipe I was sure I had only one. I close crafting window and try once again - no chance to craft again this recipe - recipe was not between available. Maybe only my paranoia - and it is normal, I do not know. But just exactly in that moment I understood how easy anybody can exploit bug. On weaponer account I have many legendary recipes from each kind and I do not care about numbers of recipes which I craft - and in that situation - it is pretty easy to make more items from one recipe ( surely not 15 or 20 ) and thinking you just used more own recipes which was available.
And last words ... whats with my refund? Photos needed ? No problem. Or I can craft more hammers with super damage and sold them on market to players to make "things" more funny ( just bad joke !! - I trashed all crafted away with high lost after month of waiting ). I am pretty sure most of players will not take care they has NO durability so they has forever ZERO damage. When they found it - they will be upset same as when I found it. I promise this is my last question about "broken recipe" problem I will not be anymore speaking about that. If you are thinking my lost is OK and it is something of type "shit happens" I think I can live with that
Do you really think I am fighting against "Evil Game Owners" ? Those Evil game Owners gives me game I like most of all available games i know. Why I should fight against them ? If I wrote my opinion and i do not agree with your opinion, it is not fighting. I am hearing your opinion and i hope you also hearing opinions of players. I do not expect Evil Game Owners
will follow all players opinions. But I expect, they will be HEAR. This is forum and I expect it was made for dialogue.
peace, Jany