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Simple as that, and dont be scared to be banning the wrong ones, cos the chance is quite low. >________________________________ >From: AnAkIn . <[email protected]> >To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list ><[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, 27 July 2011, 1:34 >Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Free to Play - Infinite piles of cheaters and >griefers? > >There is a very popular public cheat that people are using since months (I >know some people who are using it since April - no VAC bans) and is still >not VAC detected. I have already reported it to Valve few weeks ago, and >they still haven't done anything. There are new people using it on my >servers every day. One of them is creating a new steam account every time I >ban him, he then comes back and start cheating again. > >I'm afraid these "infinite free accounts" measures that Valve has taken >according to the F2P FAQ are totally useless. > >2011/6/26 AnAkIn . <[email protected]> > >> You can still use DBlocker against cheaters, even if it won't detect all of >> them, it will detect some. >> >> http://dblocker.didrole.com/ >> >> >> 2011/6/24 msleeper <[email protected]> >> >>> I would pay top dollar* for a SM plugin that disables shit like voice >>> chat and sprays for free accounts. Or a cvar that disallows free >>> accounts from joining the server. I think there is already 1 plugin >>> that kicks them. >>> >>> * I will not pay any money for plugins, ever. >>> >>> > On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 3:39 AM, Matt <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> Besides the fact that VAC is crap and doesn't work for an inordinately >>> large >>> >> amount of cheating/hacking we see on our servers, what about all the >>> bans in >>> >> our sourcebans database against griefers, who aren't eligible for a VAC >>> ban, >>> >> or the racist douchebags we permban on a daily basis? What about the >>> people >>> >> who spray porn and goatse all over our servers while we attempt to keep >>> the >>> >> activity on our servers at least slightly above the retard line? >>> >> >>> >> I guess the good sourcemod devs are going to have to get together to >>> find a >>> >> way of identifying new ways to ban people based on what information it >>> is >>> >> possible to gather about a person's computer that is unique (or at >>> least >>> >> close enough to unique). >>> >> >>> >> --Matt >>> >> >>> >> On 06/24/2011 01:30 AM, Richard Eid wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> In the FAQ, Valve mentioned that they're working on something to >>> battle >>> >>> this. My guess is that they'll probably try to track the patterns of >>> >>> people >>> >>> who start to do this, so the system can quickly recognize those same >>> >>> patterns in the future and be a little more proactive instead of >>> reactive. >>> >>> I think Steam Guard could help a little here, too. IP addresses can >>> >>> easily >>> >>> be changed, new free accounts can be made, etc... But Steam Guard is >>> tied >>> >>> to your PC so it could(maybe) be used to verify clients on your >>> server. >>> >>> People only have so many PCs they can use. >>> >>> >>> >>> Either way, I'm sure we'll be filled in on the details as soon as >>> Valve >>> >>> has >>> >>> something to announce. >>> >>> >>> >>> -Richard Eid >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 2:15 AM, Flubber<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> You keeding, we got VAC, the most powerful tools against cheating. :D >>> >>>> >>> >>>> 2011/6/24 Octo<[email protected]> >>> >>>> >>> >>>>> I always felt like we saw a surge in cheaters and griefers directly >>> >>>>> after >>> >>>> >>> >>>> a >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> super cheap sale of TF2. Now that TF2 has went Free to Play is >>> there >>> >>>> >>> >>>> going >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> to be anything to try to limit how many steam accounts a cheater can >>> >>>> >>> >>>> create? >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>> archives, >>> >>>>> please visit: >>> >>>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >>> >>>>> >>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>> archives, >>> >>>> please visit: >>> >>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> >>> please visit: >>> >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >>> >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> >> please visit: >>> >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Michelle Sleeper >>> > http://www.ThinkingWithPortals.com/ >>> > Portal 2 Mapping Community >>> > >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> please visit: >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Best regards, >> AnAkIn, >> ------------- >> ESL EU TF2 Admin >> http://www.esl.eu/eu/tf2 >> >> > > >-- >Best regards, >AnAkIn, >------------- >ESL EU TF2 Admin >http://www.esl.eu/eu/tf2 >_______________________________________________ >To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please >visit: >http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
