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Thank you for your reports!

We are aware of the issue and are actively working on a fix, but we don't have an estimate on the fix yet.

Howdy,

thank you for supporting the work we're doing!

In this phase, we're looking at the data being collected, and testing new strategies offline.

By the end of next week, we should have some new work released and the communication will be open again!

Howdy,

thank you for keeping the conversation alive and interesting. I do not see anyone reporting pain, which means I did not break anything in the last 24h! The bug which was randomly throwing account restricted has been officially eliminated and we can continue our journey...

The restrictions are in still in place, and they have eliminated a huge amount of ugly traffic. The ugly accounts noticed and adapted, but we have new and more sophisticated strategies coming every day, stay tuned!

Howdy,

I’ve been working around the clock on improving traffic classification and filtering out unwanted Marketplace activity from legitimate user traffic (you know the story by now!)

Version 6.7.1 addresses a bug in QuickSell / ViewListing - but also brings an additional set of improvements to go along with the Marketplace API.
Within the noise of the forum, I was able to pick a few very good suggestions which helped the most recent work - I appreciate the help!

Please update when you get a chance, and let me know if you notice anything unusual.

As always, making the Companion App the best possible experience remains my peak priority.

Thanks for the continued patience, support, and feedback.

@Bridge-Piece_XBL

Let's go get them

Howdy,

the release of the Companion App V6.7.7 aims to bring improved API communication integrity, which should - once again - help us separate good traffic from unwanted traffic.

The changes are coupled with significant changes of the API, as usual, please update and let me know how the Community Marketplace feels.

p.s.
There will be three phases of this release: observe, profile and block.

Howdy,

thank you for the valuable feedback and the continued support!

I believe (actually, I can see the numbers...) the current API filters are doing an excellent job at reducing bad traffic, entire categories of bad actors have been progressively cut out. I also acknowledge the difficulty is increasing and we will continue to refine and harden the filters: we are on a bumpy but successful path...

API Rate limiting is a very good bet! The algorithm is often giving out "cooldown" responses to legitimate (heavy) users, we will refine the logic to make it smarter as @eshum_mlbts and others have suggested. "Cooldowns" for legit users are very short and now show a clear message on the app for clarity.

This is a "one VS one million" battle, thank you for being on the good side!

Howdy,

I am hoping that the "account restricted" bug has just been addressed!

Howdy,

I just checked, and it appears that the app is operating at normal speed again.

I appreciate the reports about slowness - you are responding to the question I asked - but please remember that the Companion App is just a client in a larger ecosystem!

I am the equivalent of your car mechanic and I can't do anything if your car is low when the traffic builds up

Howdy,

I’ve been working hard on trying to separate unwanted Marketplace traffic from legitimate user traffic.
Version 6.5.9 should bring a significant improvement! Please update, and let me know if you see anything unexpected.

Thanks for the patience & support.

Howdy,

We are testing a completely new approach to reCaptcha - please stay tuned and thank you for your support!

let's have a constructive conversation about refining the new filters to make them suitable for humans instead of a long list of "I sold 3 cards, got banned, my life is ruined, you suck, delete the app" - We have 4variables to tune, let's go!

@Bridge-Piece_XBL

Thank you!!!

It appears the current combination of measures is keeping the majority of the unwanted Marketplace access at bay, now we continue to monitor, explore and correct.

Please continue the observation and feedback, which is very precious for our next refinements!

Howdy,

we're on the issue! Thanks

I am very happy to hear this, I just realized that "Phase III" has not been released yet, so I am thinking the Market has a lot of improvement left!

p.s. I will be taking a little time off, only to return stronger and smarter. I am leaving this in the capable hands of my favorite people at SDS!

Howdy,

today is the day.

I expect a long and bumpy update, because we are changing a lot of things at once...

Phase (1) the sign-in process has been rewritten as needed, and also tested extensively on PSN, XBOX and Switch. If you can't sign-in, please force log out, clear cookies and reinstall the app as last resort. There is nothing to fix or change on our end, we have tested PSN, XBOX and Switch on multiple servers.

Phase (2) You will encounter "Market Verification" - We listened, and delivered: instead of the "obscure" V3 challenge, we will be using the classic V2 challenge and assign a "PASS" for the Marketplace. It should go like this:

Good Luck!

Howdy,

there are NO restrictions on the app at the moment (they have been off for a while) - I just confirmed everything is smooth by placing 20 buy and 20 sell orders at the maximum speed allowed by the app...

Howdy,

By 2:00 PM Pacific today we’ll be enabling a couple of new safeguards for the Community Market.

Please let us know if you notice any disruption after the rollout, or if things have improved.

Your feedback is incredibly helpful as we continue to refine the experience.
Thanks for your patience and for helping us make the Community Market better!

Thank you, MLB The Show Team! Great Job!

Howdy,

locking this thread in anticipation of the new one

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