Ehm, did I not suggest this already? Here is another copy of my mails to this list, because it seems everyone missed them...
--------1st mail------------------ Another Suggestion, to really get people to fear cheating, after VAC2 having proven itself, make the ban steam wide, not just for the application being played, they should not be able to play anything at all, not even on non-secure servers. Don't even give them a chance to enjoy the game(s) they've tried to ruin for others. Just like with (what used to be) the Catholic church, if you want to repent, it will cost you money, in the form of having to buy another Steam Account. (No flame intended) We'll have to come up with a solution for the pubs though.... :/ (if clients want to play CS(S), boot to a clean image, where security disallows any additional files in the dir's (where possible). -----then a Message from Bud Ingram----- > Don't even give them a chance to enjoy the game(s) they've tried to > ruin for others. I'm sure that VALVe would be all over this if you offered to refund the retailers, and cover the legal bills from the resultant lawsuits filed by those who are banned and cannot play their games at all. Regards, Bud Ingram ----2nd mail in reply to Bud Ingram------ I don't think that would be much of a problem... they are in violation of the User Agreement. VAC2 would of course have evidence to back up the reason why it banned that account. Anyway, most casual cheaters will not be bothered enough to risk their account, the rest of them would not have the money to sustain a lawyer long enough. And if someone does get the guts and the money (or they are banned by mistake), VALVe requires that a thorough investigation is held (or something like this). The 0.01 % of people that does get trough all that... well, that's collateral damage. I don't think its likely that VALVe would get sued for millions for a mistakenly banned account. Just my 2 eurocents Micha Vermeer _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
