PSA - Sabre Raven will become a rarity now - redemption halted by CIG

[vahadar]

For everyone's information, Raven code redemption is now halted by CIG to prevent the duplication of Raven (as explained here View: https://www.reddit.com/r/Starcitizen_trades/comments/tfrr7y/psa_sabre_raven_duplication_glitch/)

This is confirmed by SoftpointX, a known Raven code reseller : View: https://www.reddit.com/r/Starcitizen_trades/comments/tiahbd/wtb_sabre_raven_code/

So beware of ANY Raven sale now, as the Optane promotionnal code wont be redeemable anymore through the redemption page (https://robertsspaceindustries.com/promotions/intel-optane), so no more possible to get any new Raven now (well exept if you buy a whole account with it in hangar already).

Also there is a high chance CIG will remove those purchased through the dupe exploit, as Softpointx confirmed for himself.
So beware of game account sold with only a Raven, might be a duplicate.

Edit 13/04/22 : Raven redemption is active again.

 

[Ayeteeone]

Fair enough.

It is my thought that at some point down the road, another ship will be released that uses the same model. Or, after the game is Live it will be something that can be earned via reputation in the 'verse.

It's too cool of a ship to let it die out.

 

[Doyzer]

Well they have a "new" redeem code page for something in the future.

Redeem Code - Roberts Space Industries | Follow the development of Star Citizen and Squadron 42

Roberts Space Industries is the official go-to website for all news about Star Citizen and Squadron 42. It also hosts the online store for game items and merch, as well as all the community tools used by our fans.

robertsspaceindustries.com

 

[Montoya]

Did this exploit result in the code being re-usable?

 

[vahadar]

Did this exploit result in the code being re-usable?

Yes

 

[vahadar]

@Montoya basically the code owner would just need to enter it on the buyer account (usually by having granted access to the account which is already crazy by itself), enter the code in the Sabre redeem page, choose product but not complete purchase (Raven is then listed for 200$ in the cart), log and load pledge store cart page to see if still in cart and finish purchase this time with 200$.

Or that code owner could also create a brand new account with just a Raven on it. And sell the account after.

Code is then usable again for another Raven purchase infinitly as long as you keep paying the 200$ and dont consume the code itself to get the Raven through the checkout process.

That would also explain why prices skyrocketed in the recent months for codes, over 1k$. Code sellers probably knew about the dupe exploit and sold valid codes to resellers that would use those codes themselves for the exploit.

Certainly the reason why we had so many "new" accounts sold with only Raven on them recently.

 

[vahadar]

Well they have a "new" redeem code page for something in the future.

Redeem Code - Roberts Space Industries | Follow the development of Star Citizen and Squadron 42

Roberts Space Industries is the official go-to website for all news about Star Citizen and Squadron 42. It also hosts the online store for game items and merch, as well as all the community tools used by our fans.

robertsspaceindustries.com

Do you know if Raven code work there?
The format for those codes starts with INTEL- followed by a bunch of numbers and letters. Not compatible I guess here.

 

[Doyzer]

Do you know if Raven code work there?
The format for those codes starts with INTEL- followed by a bunch of numbers and letters. Not compatible I guess here.

No clue, Never had a raven code. This is where I first heard about it.

Spectrum - v6.21.1

RSI’s Spectrum is our integrated community and player interaction service, including chat, forums, game integration, and Player Organization facilities. Player Organizations (“Org”...

robertsspaceindustries.com

 

[vahadar]

Mmm no dont work on that Redeem Code page, a Raven code is made of INTEL-XXXXXXXXXX (10 digits of letters and numbers), tried with one old code, it does not fit at all.
Seems that redeem page is for a XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX format

So bye bye Raven

I know some ppl with big Raven fleets who will be happy to have stocked up on them in the good days ^^ Too bad they arent giftable (@DirectorGunner ).

Got a few myself last year thanks to 2 SSD codes as I found probably some of the last batches of Optane SSDs with the promotion. And one code from greymarket.

This is one of my 3 favorite ships (with arrow and hornet), one of the best for hard flying (with arrow)

Spoiler

 

[Raven_King]

I would have quite liked to find a Raven for a fair price for... reasons! I never found one for anything remotely like a fair price, and I guess that's that now.

Got a few myself last year...

Congrats. But since they're non-giftable... why would you want more than one?!

 

[vahadar]

I would have quite liked to find a Raven for a fair price for... reasons! I never found one for anything remotely like a fair price, and I guess that's that now.

Congrats. But since they're non-giftable... why would you want more than one?!

Collector ;) But more seriously, when the game is live, with so many systems to travel, having a few duplicates of ships here and there will help.

Or, for small ships, you would spawn them all on a ship carrier (liberator, kraken, idris), when spawning the carrier itself.

My philosophy for ships bought with real cash is that I purchase only duplicates for those I'm using a lot for small medium/ships (less than a handfull altogether), in addition to other ships I usually have as single. I fell in love with my first Raven, and decided to get more, I'm also using the 2 SSDs I got. Wanted a 4th one from greymarket but code prices skyrocketed at the end of 2021.

The Raven is now one of the ship I fly the most since last year, for pvp or for hard flying. It is a deadly ship in good hands.
One of my planned setup for Kraken is also 3 raven + 3 sabre + 1 vulcan + 1 red/apollo (if apollo fit).

I do not think it will change much till release, so its a very good asset to have in hangar.

DirectorGunner has at least 6 of them iirc.

 

[Montoya]

@Montoya basically the code owner would just need to enter it on the buyer account (usually by having granted access to the account which is already crazy by itself), enter the code in the Sabre redeem page, choose product but not complete purchase (Raven is then listed for 200$ in the cart), log and load pledge store cart page to see if still in cart and finish purchase this time with 200$.

Or that code owner could also create a brand new account with just a Raven on it. And sell the account after.

Code is then usable again for another Raven purchase infinitly as long as you keep paying the 200$ and dont consume the code itself to get the Raven through the checkout process.

That would also explain why prices skyrocketed in the recent months for codes, over 1k$. Code sellers probably knew about the dupe exploit and sold valid codes to resellers that would use those codes themselves for the exploit.

Certainly the reason why we had so many "new" accounts sold with only Raven on them recently.

That is an impressive exploit, I wonder if CIG will be rolling back the purchases, or if they even are able to trace which purchases were done this way?

Also, what is the $200 code for a Raven? I thought all the Ravens came from the Optane drive deal and were free.

 

[vahadar]

That is an impressive exploit, I wonder if CIG will be rolling back the purchases, or if they even are able to trace which purchases were done this way?

Dunno, but it is probably easy for them to trace the exploit. As for those duplicates you have to pay 200$ to buy it, unlike when using the code, because with the code the ship shows as being 200$ when adding the product in the cart on the Sabre redemption page (iirc for mines) but in the end you pay zero during the checkout phase.

Both (code or duplicate) generate a pledge ID, so I guess its not with the ID that you can tell which is which.

 

[vahadar]

Also, what is the $200 code for a Raven? I thought all the Ravens came from the Optane drive deal and were free.

That was a smart move by CIG to prevent ppl from buying the SSD and returning it after but using the code. On Intel conditions then for the promotion it was written Intel would refund only the SSD price minus 200$.

So the Raven had a "value" of 200 technically shown during redemption phase on the CIG optane redeem page but 0 in the end when checkout complete legitimately.

 

[Montoya]

So the Raven had a "value" of 200 technically shown during redemption phase on the CIG optane redeem page but 0 in the end when checkout complete legitimately.

And if you used the exploit, then you had to pay $200 at check out?

 

[vahadar]

And if you used the exploit, then you had to pay $200 at check out?

Yes!

 

[Montoya]

Interesting... so using the code properly = free Saber.

Not using the code via exploit = $200

At least CIG got some money out of it!

Im curious to know how many hundreds of Sabers were created this way.

 

[Technoccult]

Fair enough.

It is my thought that at some point down the road, another ship will be released that uses the same model. Or, after the game is Live it will be something that can be earned via reputation in the 'verse.

It's too cool of a ship to let it die out.

I'd be super-happy if the Sabre was shifted over to the Raven's model at some pint: it looks WAY more 'stealth fighter' than the current one.

 

[vahadar]

Im curious to know how many hundreds of Sabers were created this way.

If there is a rollback there is also the issue with the cash paid to those resellers on greymarket.

If it was the reseller who paid 200$ for the raven, he will get refunded by CIG I guess, as refunds are usually done on the payment method used. The Raven will be removed from the buyer's account, but the money paid by the buyer to the reseller will be lost for the buyer.

On the bright side CIG might instead refund the buyer's account with store credit.

What's even more scummy is that I bet many buyers did not know they were buying duplicates.

Right now I would stay away of any account sold with just a Raven in hangar. Too risky.

If ppl starts crying soon on Spectrum, guess we will have the answer then about rollback ;)

 

[Talonsbane]

It makes me wonder how did this exploit ever actually become a thing without somebody on the inside of CIG having set it up in the system 1st? I got my Raven from inside the box of my optane drive. That's the same way that I ended up with my Mustang Omega from purchasing an RX 285 when that initially came out in conjunction with the Never Settle In Space promotion with AMD. So this exploit of paying $200 to CIG while using some code gotten online somehow doesn't make any sense to me. Also, I thought that they'd stopped putting in the Raven cards in the optane drives a year or more ago. Shows what little I know.