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Ben Myles replied on October 28, 2009 20:34 to the problem "pissed" in Spymaster:

Also, there is a limit on the number of hits. After a few successful assassinations on a player you'll find that the player becomes immune to your attacks for a period of time and you can't beat them.

Ben Myles replied on October 28, 2009 20:33 to the problem "pissed" in Spymaster:

We're aware of no problems with people receiving items/money that they have won/purchased. Are you sure you're not getting confused by the assassination results screen? It tells you the total value of the loot you obtained, but this may be in the form of items rather than cash (in fact, it usually is, since most spymasters put their money in the swiss bank where it's protected from looters).

Your attack and defense increase based on the items you have purchased *and* the number of spymasters you have. Regardless of how many items you have your stats are limited by your number of spymasters.

Ben Myles replied on October 28, 2009 19:49 to the question "Elite... should I stay or should I go.." in Spymaster:

You asked, we listened, we acted. Your energy and health gains are now based on a percentage of your max energy/health, rather than a fixed number. Enjoy!

A comment on the problem "how to report combined attacks from alts of a single player ?" in Spymaster:

We've considered IP throttling before but like Blogspy said, it's not practical. Those set on cheating will just use proxies (or even just reset their router and likely get a new dynamic IP), whereas it could hurt our legitimate players (multiple people playing in an office or at home is one example). – Ben Myles, on October 22, 2009 19:35

Ben Myles replied on October 19, 2009 23:43 to the problem "Lost Elite Status, Never Merged." in Spymaster:

I've fixed your account so that you're back on Elite I and can now proceed to Elite II. We're still trying to figure out what the underlying issue is, so if anyone else is having this problem let us know and we'll manually fix your account in the meantime.

Ben Myles replied on October 19, 2009 22:50 to the problem "Lost Elite Status, Never Merged." in Spymaster:

Robin, can you post a link to your profile URL so we can find your account and check this out?

Ben Myles replied on September 28, 2009 22:17 to the problem "Where did my Elite 2 (and now 3) rank go?" in Spymaster:

Problem should be fixed for all of you now. Let us know if you are still having any problems or your status is still missing.

Ben Myles replied on September 17, 2009 20:34 to the question "Asset Insurance Didn't Work" in Spymaster:

See http://getsatisfaction.com/spymaster/...

Ben Myles replied on September 17, 2009 20:34 to the question "Asset Insurance Didn't Work" in Spymaster:

See http://getsatisfaction.com/spymaster/...

Ben Myles replied on September 17, 2009 20:33 to the question "What's With This?" in Spymaster:

This is fixed now but we need your user id to re-imburse you with your lost assets. You can just send us the link to your dossier/profile page.

Ben Myles replied on September 08, 2009 05:50 to the question "The number of followers and Spy Ring Size do not match!!" in Spymaster:

Try posting out a tweet. Twitter caches the follower count when you post a tweet, so when we ask Twitter for your count it's not up to date if you haven't tweeted in a while. After tweeting it won't update right away, but should within about an hour. If it doesn't reply here again and let us know.

Ben Myles replied on September 08, 2009 05:46 to the idea "Changes?" in Spymaster:

The recent assassination/encounter changes have been rolled back. The only new thing that remains is an extra cap on the cash/loot you can receive so that, for example, a L1 with $2000 can't win $10M and a supercar from one win. The cap is relative to the winner's existing assets, so it probably won't even effect most of you.

A comment on the problem "List of Broken Accounts" in Spymaster:

Merge is gone, it's not coming back. – Ben Myles, on September 06, 2009 01:43

Ben Myles replied on September 06, 2009 01:19 to the problem "Why is my Asset Insurance not working?" in Spymaster:

Yeah, the xp cut-off should never kick in on a medium risk, or even the low risks that we suggest on the targets screen (there could be exceptions to that though, like if your stats dwarf the next lowest candidate we could suggest).

A comment on the problem "List of Broken Accounts" in Spymaster:

We're directors -- we're just special. – Ben Myles, on September 05, 2009 23:52

Ben Myles replied on September 05, 2009 22:10 to the problem "Why is my Asset Insurance not working?" in Spymaster:

You don't get experience from medium and high targets? That doesn't make sense. Look the only change we made regarding this is that if you attack someone much weaker than you (based on their stats, level is irrelevant) then you're not going to get any cash, xp or loot. That's it. Yes, it makes it harder to level up, but it's to stop newer players from being mass attacked by you guys trying to gain XP. It's supposed to be hard to level up. Maybe it hasn't been in the past, but that wasn't our intent.

A comment on the update "Clarification on recent problems" in Spymaster:

Thanks! – Ben Myles, on September 05, 2009 22:03

A comment on the problem "Why is my Asset Insurance not working?" in Spymaster:

Hey Marc, just sent your bonus points. Thanks. – Ben Myles, on September 05, 2009 11:00

A comment on the problem "Why is my Asset Insurance not working?" in Spymaster:

I'm telling you that the risk level now matters. It's to encourage you to go attack people around the same strength as yourself (or stronger) rather than picking on weaker players just to buff up your xp. It has nothing to do with your spy ring, it is the strength of your opponent. You can still be considerably stronger than your opponent and gain xp, you'll only not get xp if you attack someone much, much weaker than you. – Ben Myles, on September 05, 2009 09:28

A comment on the problem "Why is my Asset Insurance not working?" in Spymaster:

Higher level doesn't mean they're stronger than you. It's all about the risk level. – Ben Myles, on September 05, 2009 08:20