instant permanent ban from VAC secured servers sounds cruel but effective --- On Mon, 6/2/08, Tom Leighton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Tom Leighton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [hlds] All Crit's exploit/hack To: "Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, June 2, 2008, 9:57 PM I wasn't saying go instaban, delayed ban is incredibly good :P Just saying about adding some more detection methods in... Neil Voutt wrote: > Also, it allows the hack to spread more and more.. so more bad users get > the BOOT.. > > if it insta banned it would take out like a few people before word got > out.. if people go for a week or a month and thinks all is good then... > BAM hit with a parking ticket they didnt know they had and its GONE > > Cc2iscooL wrote: > >> The big point about VAC being a delayed banning system is that the >> people creating these hack programs can't be sure 100% that they won't >> get caught by using whatever program they've created. If it was an >> insta-ban system like Punkbuster, they could just play with it until >> they were to get around the system, which would make the system >> virtually useless anyway. >> >> Plus, we get to ban more people later! :D >> >> Tom Leighton wrote: >> >> >>> Or get some more interesting cheat detection methods online. >>> >>> I know it may up the amount of false positives, but I don't see how >>> logging the modules that are loaded during the games startup/random >>> intervals, and then comparing the amount of players using them. >>> >>> If it's a legitimate program, valve can revert the bans, etc. >>> >>> Not a good idea, but we could do with a more proactive approach to >>> anti-cheat (Maybe even screenshots? :P) >>> >>> Nephyrin Zey wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> This is definitely achievable through hacks, so that's where my money >>>> is for now. Hopefully they get vacrolled soon. >>>> >>>> - Neph >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: >>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
