true, the game needs to be finished before work can be made to make it compatible with other platforsm, but i was just saying that I would like to see it happen

well, with how mobile devices are going, storage wont be a problem. I use a HP iPAQ (A pocket pc), and the most memory it has is 900mb. That space can even be increased with additional memory cards, but its the loading times that is mainly worrying me

no, i don't expect it very soon either, i think it would be very...practical in this world, where mobile devices are becoming more common

(Silly tangent-thoughts)
I didnt say coding WAS magic, i was using magic as an example. I have done coding before (Java, HTML, etc.) and, even if I know what I want to have happen, and know how to get it done, it doesnt always turn out right. There are some codes that I, and a few other people, have been working on together for weeks, and we still run into some problems.
You have to know EXACTLY what to put in in order for it to work EXACTLY how you want it.

J/W: But how did this bug get used? Was there some sort of command line that some one stumbled on? A certain place, or thing they went to or did? From my point of view, fixing the bug doesnt necessarily have to be the immediate result, just several all ways to access and exploit the bug. If people cant even use the bug, then it might as well not exist. You dont have to listen to me, since I dont have any experiance with the program you devs are using. Just thought I would give ya my passing thoughts.

As for those who deliberatly used the bug, yeah, they most likely have been around enough to know better or used a past bug, and should be delt with accordingly. For first time, accidental users, they shouldnt be treated too badly for something they didnt mean to do, or had no idea had happened. If you can find out how much money they got because of the bug, then they should loose that much. Other wise, they should loose 3/4 of their money, if possible,

When something like this occurs, it is natural to say that it is a "problem" in the code. The reality of it is that there is no sign in the code that points saying, "problem is here". It can take much time to identify the nature of a "feature" such as this, longer to formulate a revision, and then longer to test it to be sure that it was fixed -- without breaking something else. I am fully supportive of keeping the server offline for as long as it takes to correct the problem.

If any one in here reads fantasy with magic in it (Which Im sure most do, seeing as how this is a fantasy game), codes work much the same way as magic. Just becuase you WANT it to do something in particular, and give it what you beleive to be the right structure, does not necessarily mean that it will do what you want with out any flaws or loop holes. It takes time and effort after the origional construction, hours of testing, before it is remotly close to being "perfected". Finding another bug is just one less thing that is causing a flaw in a seemingly flawless code.

   The way this is being handled it seems quite obvious that it's very very hard to find all the people exploiting this, that would be the only reason to open this 'confessional'. If it were easy for you to identify them all, you would just punish them all, not open this 'Honesty Box'.

If they were having problems finding guilty people, then it would be much easyer to just clear the DB, i think, rahter than wait for people to raise their hands. This thread is just wanting to make things fair. If some one truly feels bad for what they did, and are willing to loose thier money they wrongfully earned, and what ever they baught with that ill-gotten money, and play with a guilt-free conscience, then this is thier oppertunity.
Personally, i wouldnt mind the DB getting wiped. I made allot of finacial mistakes, and on the wrong char. Admitadly, I would be a little irked because of all the effort i put in, but o well. I made things work out once before, I can do it again.
Unfortunatly, I know that a good amount of the players feel the complete opposite of me.

OPINION: Only wipe the DB if completly neccessary

(Totally off topic, but o well.)
It wasnt my desicion to get a mac in the first place, but my room-mate. I just use it cause, if anything happens, its not my computer that goes down, lol.

So, is there any way, anything short of deleting the char, to fix this prob?