Elder Scrolls Online Economy Destroyed by Dupe Bug

In scenes reminiscent of 1920s Germany players of The Elder Scrolls Online are walking down the street with wheelbarrrows full of cash right now after an infinite item duplication bug that was reported to Zenimax back in the beta of the game has spread throughout the game and is being exploited mercilessly.

The mechanics of the bug are all over YouTube and Reddit, so anyone who wants to go find out how to end up with , for example, 40 stacks of 99 legendary ready to vendor to some unlucky NPC, it involves the way auto-stacking in guild banks is handled.

ZeniMax have disabled access to guild banks in response and additionally the most recent patch includes changes to how that same auto stacking is handled to stop the dupe.

Earlier this month, the company announced permanent bans for thousands of players found to be cheating, but bans alone may not suffice as money and materials accumulated through the exploit may now belong to players who did nothing wrong.