[interestedparty]

Sorry for the double post.

Is there a way to LEGITIMATELY get 35,500 points in flexicon? Has anyone ever done so? Because it is my understanding that, due to the bugged puzzles (which I have run into myself on occasion) it is not physically possible to do so.

I ask because I recently purchased a CL account from TraderPimp. He claimed that it was done entirely with anagramssolved, and I paid top dollar for it because of this. However, flexicon was maxed at 35,500 points. I told him I wanted my money back and he insists that he played legit.

What do you folks think? Is it possible to legitimately get 35,500 points in flexicon without using ICHC? I have never heard of a way to do so, and believe I have been scammed.

-Interested Party
P.S. OTH, perhaps this "bug" has only been introduced recently by the CL people to help track ICHC users? I'd really like to know if anyone maxed flexicon in the past legitimately and received less than 35,500 points.
Thanks,
I.P.

[interestedparty]

Mod, please delete this double post. I suck, I'm sorry.

*bows down to mighty mods*

[interestedparty]

Argh, triple post! I seriously suck. I was trying to edit and replied AGAIN.

MEA CULPA!

Please delete this. Thanks!

[xOAT]

Ya its possible. Just takes time, unfortunately you will have to take his word.

[armman]

From what I've heard and know it isn't possible.

[interestedparty]

It's not a matter of time, it's a matter of what is PHYSICALLY possible.

There is currently at least one bugged puzzle in flexicon. There is a word (PANDA) with no magnifying glass you can click on. The MAX you can get in this game is 19 points, not 20. Therefore, it is not currently physically possible to get 35,500 points in flexicon on CL. Assuming this is the only bugged game, the maximum you can LEGITIMATELY receive is 34,499. The only way around this is if you use a bot like ICHC that forces CL to give you the max for a puzzle, whether the puzzle is bugged or not. Some believe this is why ICHC isn't working for a lot of people right now - MS checks the bugged puzzles and sees if you got full credit for them.

The question is, when was the bug introduced? TraderPimp says he played back in July off and on. Perhaps this bug is a recent addition designed to catch ICHC cheaters. If this is the case, then TraderPimp is legit and I owe him an apology. If the bug has been there since before July, then he's a scammer. That's why I want to know: have you been able to receive 35,500 points from Flexicon from non-ICHC play? Alternatively, have you only been able to max flexicon to 34,499 points from legit play?

I'm not trying to be a bitch, and I will certainly apologize to TraderPimp if I'm wrong! But if I'm right, then I think I am within my rights to request my money back.

Thank you for your help,
Interested Party

[kiteman]

I got up to over 33,000 on one account. I am not sure exactly how high. But yes, it is possible to get at least almost that high. I haven't encountered any bug that stopped me from playing. I had one puzzle that did not give me any clues except for one per section. I could not look up the Flexicoc clue to plug it into anagram solved, but I was able to find it with that one clue, enter the flexicon and then quit with 4% and 1 point, just to skip that puzzle and move on.

I am not sure why you are assuming the top is 35,000 (or therefore 34,999 with that one puzzle). Who is to say it is not 36,000, which would make 35000 easily possible.

[interestedparty]

I'm not "assuming" anything. I have now been told by multiple people on various forums that they have been unable to legitimately get more than 35,499 tickets on flexicon. One person said he maxed his account as far back as June and he's been unable to get any new flexicon tickets since. He, and the other people I talked with, play 100% legitimately.

Therefore, if I have been sold an account with 35,500 tickets that someone claims was done with anagramssolved - which essentially plays legitimately - that person must be lying. I was really hoping I was wrong about this and did a lot of research to verify. But if I try to buy any high point items on LSC with this, I strongly suspect it will set off all kinds of flags. I've requested a refund. We'll see if I get a response.

It's too bad, I'd really like a supplier of semi-legit (CLD, DBN, etc) higher ticket value accounts, and I thought this guy could be it. If he wants to do some research of his own and tell me how he was able to get more points on flexicon than ANYONE ELSE I've spoken with has been able to get with legit play, I am ready to listen. Otherwise, I would like my money back. I really don't think that's unreasonable, do you? After all, I paid top dollar for this account.

-Interested Party

P.S. I have run into the bugged puzzle myself. The word (I think it was PANDA) has an extra box instead of a magnifying glass. The puzzle literally cannot be completed. These types of bugs are probably why ICHC users are getting caught by Microsoft.

[Kira]

You could be right about Microsoft possibly knowing about the glitches and that ticket maxes shouldn't exceed a certain amount. I know it's just theory but it does explain how some fall through the crack while lots of others get nothing.

I have gotten bugged puzzles on Chicktionary and the other 2 anagram games, but I just skip them since there isn't a way to fully solve it. The glitch has been posted, it's where only 15/30 blanks show up for the words so you can really only solve half the puzzle, sometimes more, sometimes less, but not the entire thing.

[interestedparty]

That is certainly the theory I've seen put forward elsewhere.

BTW, you can still get some points for bugged puzzles, you just can't max them. There are two anagram bugged puzzles (they appear in all three anagram games). The first is LEGIBLE. If you fill in as many slots as you can and then press "Skip", you'll get 19 points. The other is BEQUEST, which I think gives you 17 points IIRC.

As you say, this would explain a lot. If you only get enough points to get a smaller prize, they're less likely to check your records and you're less likely to have hit a bugged puzzle. But if you max something with an impossible number of points (as TraderPimp did) it's almost certain that you'll get caught.

-IP

[hez]

It is DOABLE! I play legit on my CL account but i have little over 35,500. There was only one bugged puzzle i saw, so it wont be exact number if its MAX.

[interestedparty]

hez, thank you very much for your response! Getting another data point really helps.

Do you remember about when (what month) you maxed that account?

The account I received was at 35,500, but it said that there were no more puzzles available every time I tried to play Flexicon, so it looks like I have been scammed.

-IP

[hez]

I Max out like month and half, so around August. I checked yesterday for more puzzles, it still said no more new ones.

[BSRdr]

I don't mean to be overly paranoid Hez, and don't take it personal, but these are your only two posts on this board? Seems a bit odd to me is all.

[hez]

Yeah i am lurker, i mainly come here check if there any updates on CL. There really nothing much beside people showing off their prizes, so i never respond to those.

[sc4fpse]

Yeah, I'd take any hez says with a grain of salt. Not calling him a liar, but it just seems too good to be true -- that is, a lurker finally registering to defend TradePimp.


I wouldn't have a hard time believing TradePimp lied. I think he's pretty much established himself around here as someone who'll do just about anything for a buck...

[DigitalDNA]

I play using the autotyper and on one of my accounts it maxed at 35.5K

[edge0125]

Originally Posted by DigitalDNA

I play using the autotyper and on one of my accounts it maxed at 35.5K

what bot? and where can i get it?

[DigitalDNA]

Originally Posted by edge0125

what bot? and where can i get it?

The autotyper is a VBS script it doesn't require an installation and is located at Anagram Solver - Word and Subword solver

[interestedparty]

DigitalDNA, thank you very much for your input. I have used the autotyper as well. Did you run into the bugged puzzle? The autotyper will fill in the puzzle for you, but it will not click the magnifying glasses for you. Since the bug is a missing magnifying glass, even with the auto typer, I'm not sure how someone could get full credit for the bugged puzzle.

To clarify, your exact number of tickets, playing completely legit, is 35,500? Not 35,499? When did you max it (i.e. what month)?

sc4fpse, thanks for your advice. In fairness to hez, he did say that he saw the bugged puzzle, and that if the account was maxed then the total shouldn't be an exact number.

TraderPimp, this is your opportunity to defend yourself. If you have something to say, say it. Otherwise, please refund my money.

-IP

[DigitalDNA]

Originally Posted by interestedparty

DigitalDNA, thank you very much for your input. I have used the autotyper as well. Did you run into the bugged puzzle? The autotyper will fill in the puzzle for you, but it will not click the magnifying glasses for you. Since the bug is a missing magnifying glass, even with the auto typer, I'm not sure how someone could get full credit for the bugged puzzle.

To clarify, your exact number of tickets, playing completely legit, is 35,500? Not 35,499? When did you max it (i.e. what month)?

sc4fpse, thanks for your advice. In fairness to hez, he did say that he saw the bugged puzzle, and that if the account was maxed then the total shouldn't be an exact number.

TraderPimp, this is your opportunity to defend yourself. If you have something to say, say it. Otherwise, please refund my money.

-IP

I don't know what month, but it was this year. I rounded up to be vague, my ticket count for Flex was about 30 less than the 35.5k.

Yes, I did encounter the problem puzzle and was able to get around it by answering a few of the questions and then skipped past it.