Taskbar Hero Update Deletes Items, Restricts Trading to Address Cheaters
The update shows the developer prioritizing market integrity over player convenience, deleting items and restricting trade to stop exploit-driven inflation that broke core gameplay.
Reporting from 1 sources: Game Spark.
The idle RPG Taskbar Hero received a June 2 update that deletes specific equipment and bans trading of items below Rare rarity on the Steam Community Market. The developers acted after cheaters caused chests to fail to open and drop rates to fall. Cube functions are restored, but the chest respawn issue remains under recovery request with Valve.
The idle RPG Taskbar Hero, which peaked at roughly 160,000 concurrent players, implemented a sweeping update on June 2 to combat cheaters who had broken the game's economy. The development team deleted all equipment at levels 25, 35, 45, 55, 60, 70, 75, 85, and 90, plus all B-type equipment of Uncommon rarity or higher. Equipment below Rare rarity can no longer be traded on the Steam Community Market. The Cube functions-Synthesis, Alchemy, Crafting, Decoration, Engraving, Inscription, and Prayer-are now usable again after being restricted. The team continues to ask Valve to restore chest drop rates that were reduced by the cheating activity.
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