On Thu, 2002-11-28 at 13:27, James Clark wrote: > > >nobody STATED for how long bans last > > Yes. Eric did.
A search of the archives brings up this dated Oct 8th "We'll make sure that anyone who was falsely detected during this period isn't banned from secure servers for 24 hours." Thats the only reference to a 24 hour banning period i can find from Eric since the introduction of VAC. Not really what youd call an official statement of how long bans are applied for, and whether more VAC bans results in longer ban periods. If I have missed a post of him stating how long the bans apply for please direct me to it. > > >(ok, there was ONE person who said that, but we need confirmation) > >and there was NOTHING conclusive about it > > Eric, IMO would be a trust worthy source... With out a doubt. > > >Maybe a lot of topics mentioning VAC, but very little VAC-related. > > If you haven't noticed everyone is whining about the need to find out > more info. That is VAC related. > Ok on July the 17th Eric posted: "We don't have all the details worked out yet. Obviously, we don't want to be banning legitimate players. If there's ever a problem, we'll deal with it as quickly as we can." and "If a server is in "secure" mode, players who have been detected cheating will not be allowed in. If there are ever any problems with false positives, we'll always do our best to resolve the problems quickly and fairly." And thats great! Just want we wanted to hear but... some people appear to be having false positive issues, and we are sitting here, asking for the support we were told we could get, and where is it? A link? an email? something... please. The more infomation about what VAC bans, how long the bans list for, If multiple bans ends up in a perminant one, what to do (besides reinstall, reformat, wait) if you are banned, the more help we can provide users ourselves, the less work and complaints sent to VALVe, the more productive they can be... The better the anti-cheat system ends up being for everyone! Im not asking for how VAC catchs cheats, what cheats dont get caught... just the basics, the answers to the common everyday questions that get asked. _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
