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Test an EssentialsX pay dispute using two controlled accounts

Applies to: EssentialsX Economy; match the linked maintainer documentation to your installed platform and release.
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A payment complaint needs evidence from sender and recipient. Repeating a payment to see what happens can multiply the loss, so reproduce with small amounts and controlled identities.

Before you start

EssentialsX economy settings affect player money and the plugins that use its economy service. Keep player UUIDs, the active provider and the exact EssentialsX build in your change record. Use a normal test account rather than an operator.

Work through the check

  1. Confirm both player identities and record their balances using the active provider before the test.
  2. Read the installed command help for pay and check sender access, recipient acceptance settings and any configured minimum payment.
  3. Transfer a small exact amount once, retaining the confirmation or error text and the server timestamp.
  4. Read both balances again and check whether another plugin handles the same command name or a menu wraps the payment.

What to compare

Calculate the sender debit and receiver credit together for the same attempt. One player’s screenshot cannot establish whether a transfer reached another account, particularly when display names differ from login names.

Confirm the result

A successful transfer should debit the sender and credit the intended recipient by the documented amounts; no result should depend only on a cached scoreboard.

If the result differs

If a recipient blocks payments, distinguish that choice from a balance failure. If another economy plugin owns the command alias, use its documented help rather than assuming EssentialsX processed it.

Recover safely

Return the verified test amount through the supported provider command. For a real dispute, preserve logs and reconcile the actual transaction before awarding credit or rerunning it.

Documentation and related help

Check the EssentialsX Economy maintainer documentation and EssentialsX Economy maintainer reference against your installed release before applying changes.