[cod]Disappointing... & on Cheating

[Geoff Goas]

they will not comment

(perhaps they will prove me wrong, but i severely doubt it)

On 10/30/05, James Landi <jim at landi.net> wrote:
> Bryan, can we get some type of comment from IW?  I for one would like to
> know where this leaves us the people who spend a lot of $$ supporting this
> game by running dedicated servers.
>
> Can you comment on what IW is doing regarding cheating and the other issues?
>
> I hate just playing SP, I need my MP fix!
>
> -Jim Landi
> Rudedog
> FPSadmin.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geoff Goas [mailto:gitman at gmail.com]
> Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 8:23 PM
> To: cod at icculus.org
> Subject: Re: [cod]Disappointing... & on Cheating
>
> looks like MPC work
>
> On 10/30/05, Perry Golden <goldenp at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Fuel for the fire.  Found this looking to see if there were any CoD2 hacks
> > out.
> >
> > http://img477.imageshack.us/img477/127/asmcod29ie.jpg
> >
> >
> >
> > On 10/29/05, Mark J. DeFilippis <defilm at acm.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > Man, You got to play on a few public servers in the
> > > states.  I can not believe how many wall hacks I am
> > > seeing, and Aimbots.
> > >
> > > As I stated, I was offered a cracked version of COD2
> > > and a host of other games a week before they came out,
> > > including the new BF2 add on which is not due for another
> > > 4 weeks (as of last week when the offer was made).
> > >
> > > It is clear that the cheat coders were ready with their code
> > > before we even got the servers up.  I know a wall hack and
> > > Aimbots when I see them.
> > >
> > > On the positive side, I have not found any sharking or exploits
> > > yet, but I have to ask my clan.  They seem to find every one of
> > > them :).  Off it goes to punksbusted.com, and TWL AntiCheat team
> > > to be banned at least in competition play....
> > >
> > > The way I see it there are two possibilities:
> > >
> > > 1. The EA Games/Apple Corporate method:
> > >
> > > I have to wonder... Did ACTV get the EA Games virus?
> > > Or the apple Corporate virus?
> > >
> > > Case in point:
> > >   Apple puts out a poor ipod with battery issues
> > >   Class action lawsuit spawned
> > >   On settlement, Apple has to replace battery of all bad Ipods and
> > >     provide a $50 apple.com store credit.
> > >   COst to Apple = $14.5 Million dollars (OUCH)  Right???
> > >
> > >   Wrong...
> > >
> > >    Based on sales of the ipod and Apples income, accounting
> > >    shows that Apple made $14.5 Mil every 9 hours!
> > >
> > > Point is.. Do you think Apple is sweating the class action suit
> > > of the scratched Nano screen now?  Hardly!  EA's sales of BF2
> > > similar scenario, and no class action suit is the only real difference.
> > > So EA ignores their customers.  Why shouldn't they?  The difference
> > > in sales is minimal.  People complain, but still buy the game.
> > >
> > > Why in the world would we expect ACTV to be different?
> > >
> > > Possibility 2:
> > >
> > > The only possible answer is because in the past they have NOT
> > > been an EA, or Apple. They have been a corporation of people that
> > > seemed to care.  Individual pride in ACTV and IWN seemed to
> > > reach outside the company to it's customers. Almost like a
> > > family business.
> > >
> > > That is unique in this industry. I hope remain that way. I believe in
> > > short time we will get a yea, or nay on anti-cheat, perhaps just
> > > not as instantaneous as we all would like it to be....
> > >
> > > ACTV has a record of "Doing the right thing" in the past.  I just
> > > have to believe that has not changed over night.
> > >
> > > Mark
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > At 10:12 AM 10/29/2005, you wrote:
> > >
> > > For the PB/anti-cheat... It's sure that if some cheat comes around the
> > game will be dead so let's just hopes they are working on something
> against
> > that... and don't freak too fast before it is really cheat...
> > >
> > > Can't wait to get it in europa...
> > >
> > >
> >
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> > > Mark J. DeFilippis                    defilm at acm.org
> > >                                       defilm at ieee.org
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