New World’s player-driven economy has been shut down on two separate occasions this past month thanks to in-game duplication exploits throwing a wrench into the system. Now, developer Amazon Game Studios is detailing how it is dealing with both those who abused the exploits and the economic issues those bad-faith actors created in a new developer update.

“The remaining duped items have continued to hurt many player’s experience,” the post states. “It didn’t affect all players or worlds equally, and also more significantly impacted players who were pursuing end game goals and gear. We apologize for the impact this has had on some of our most dedicated players. It’s disheartening to see others cheat to obtain what you have worked so hard to achieve, while also hurting the economy in the process.”