Heisting $20M of Magic: The Gathering Cards in a Single Request
Hey all, author here - it feels pretty surreal to see my work on the front page of HN! I have done some other hacking on MTGA like creating an insta-win bug:<p><a href="https://twitter.com/dan__mayer/status/1641669864460009472" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/dan__mayer/status/1641669864460009472</a><p>As others have pointed out there are many games where the items _are_ easily converted back to dollars. Welcome to the beautiful world of game hacking! There are some really great talks about game hacking out there that you should check out, people make bank (and have a lot of fun) with it:<p>1) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAUf_ygqsDo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAUf_ygqsDo</a>
2) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoNdhlLPX-g">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoNdhlLPX-g</a><p>It is not all fun and games though, game companies crack down on hackers profiting off of item duping and botting HARD. A bit related is the hacker who sold hardware to help play pirated games for the switch who has to pay Nintendo a third of his salary for eternity:<p><a href="https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/switch-hacker-gary-bowser-released-from-jail-will-pay-nintendo-25-30-income-for-the-rest-of-his-life/" rel="nofollow">https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/switch-hacker-gary-...</a><p>So be careful out there. Hack the planet!