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Infinite Emerald Exploit with ProtectionStones #477

Description

@FlickM

found an exploit involving ProtectionStones.

Steps to reproduce
Place a ProtectionStone on the ground.
Place additional ProtectionStones adjacent to the first one.
Break the ProtectionStone using a Silk Touch pickaxe.
Expected behavior

Breaking a ProtectionStone with Silk Touch should only return the ProtectionStone item (or whatever the plugin is intended to return), without allowing players to duplicate valuable blocks or resources.

Actual behavior

When a ProtectionStone is broken with a Silk Touch pickaxe, the player receives:

The ProtectionStone item.
The original vanilla Emerald Ore block.

Because the ProtectionStone can be placed again and broken repeatedly, players can farm unlimited Emerald Ore, resulting in an infinite emerald exploit.

Impact

This allows players to generate unlimited emeralds, which can severely affect the server economy and gameplay balance.

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