Remember all those massive WTS threads by Nizzar?

[Elderan]

Originally Posted by Derubael [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Please share your method of automatically blocking access to specific individuals. We are dying to hear it. Also, who said anything about hackers?

Do you have any mafia connections? Only permanent method I can think of.

[heartbrand]

You would never be able to automatically block access, but I'm sure if you banned enough of a persons re-rolls after substantial time was put into leveling them, they'd pack their bags and leave. Note, I'm not suggesting this course of action be taken in this scenario, just that you don't need to deny someone access to being able to log onto p99 in order to deter them from playing.

[Mac Drettj]

Originally Posted by heartbrand [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Lite and Stasis seem to think that the whole no one leaving nihilum over the nizzar ban is proof that the end game here is borked. I see it as proof of just how unappealing azrael is as a second option to everyone else. I mean azrael couldn't have asked for more things to go their way over the last three months. A population drive by the staff with tons of new players that coincided with nizzar leaving, huge exp bonus making it easy to level said new players, a stranglehold on end game content during this period, a RMT "scandal" in nihilum with its guild leader being banned and the guild bank, Wilan led Nihilum morale at an all time low, the collapse of red dawn with 30 level 60 free agents hitting the market; etc. And yet what did azrael do with what was some of the potential luckiest breaks EVER for a new guild? Release faggot gazzets with RL attacks on a weekly basis and put zero effort into recruiting and leveling outside of brobb and sektor, ostracize nacht and uprising, and pander to people like Salem and Chipp who don't give a fuck about competing. But ya, it's cuz there isn't variance or something LOL.

Lol

[Kergan]

Losing the time invested in characters/items is punishment enough for nearly every crime committed on this server. Ban their shit and move on, who cares if they want to keep playing.

Exception being people using hacks or DoS'ing. Or posting dicks in the normal forums.

[Derubael]

Originally Posted by heartbrand [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You would never be able to automatically block access, but I'm sure if you banned enough of a persons re-rolls after substantial time was put into leveling them, they'd pack their bags and leave. Note, I'm not suggesting this course of action be taken in this scenario, just that you don't need to deny someone access to being able to log onto p99 in order to deter them from playing.

Absolutely, but this solution is usually only reserved for the worst of the worst. The platlords, or dupe exploiters, 3rd party program distributors, etc.

Originally Posted by Uthgaard [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

One would think... but this has been necessary a few times in the past... (Ralph being one great example) and they just don't give up.

And then there's this [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] And the really bad ones always come back.

[Koota]

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[no chewie dont]

Originally Posted by Derubael [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

3rd party program distributors

map hax imo

[Kergan]

Originally Posted by no chewie dont [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

map hax imo

Honestly why isn't the map shit considered a 3rd party program that gives an advantage? SEQ doesn't hack anything and just reads data already being sent to your computer (just like this map thing) but is considered a big bad no-no.

Just not understanding why the map thing is condoned and SEQ isn't.

[no chewie dont]

the way it was explained to me is that people who know how to navigate zones have an advantage over others. so, by allowing players who dont want to know how to navigate a zone to simply run 3rd party map hacks it removes the skill gap that would exist, helping create more meaningful pvp in a more even setting

sounds legit

a 3rd party "/stick utility" is next NOT A HACK THO

[Kergan]

Well, I am not really familiar with where named mobs spawn so to alleviate that skill gap I'll run SEQ on a 2nd machine with a NIC in promiscuous mode and port mirror my shit in order to remain undetectable.

I assume that still works like it did back in '99 anyway.