Okay, I've spoken to everyone involved and Para double checked the logs. For one, he did not roll with 2.8, he just rolled with 2. There's also a video from Mytic that I could see myself where he did not say 2 the moment that it got into chat - there's a slight delay, he said it right before he used it.
His trick is not a scam, or an exploit, or anything similar. I'm unsure how he does it exactly, but it seems to work and is not breaking any rules.
Until I hear otherwise I will still follow what Tyler and Max told me, which is that his scam is allowed. A rule change would have to be needed for it to no longer be allowed.
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