I have a static ip provided free of charge to me. Then again, not every ISP is a good ISP.
On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 6:23 PM, hlds <[email protected]> wrote: > I doubt that Valve took any measures regarding infinite free accounts. > > Currently is quite impossible to ban a F2P player because it can create > anytime a new account and in some countries most of them have dynamic IPs. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: AnAkIn . > Sent: 07/27/11 02:34 AM > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > 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 > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
