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The Kins Kodondo Level: 38 Posts: 45/595 EXP: 354733 For next: 15714 Since: 03-15-04 From: Melbourne, VIC, Australia Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 9 hours |
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Yeah, recently Joe "DrSiN" Wilcox, Epic's anti-cheats/hacks guru, posted a statement regarding UT2k4's permaban system. Epic takes cheating and key theft very seriously. It's our plan to remove anyone caught cheating from the game -- for good. In addition to an improved version of the cheat-stopping measures found in UT2003, UT2004 utilizes a targeted tracking and response system at the master server level that allows us to focus on those people really causing problems. Yesterday we identified and permanently banned a UT2004 player, "Zellius", for cheating. Zellius (A long-time thorn in Epic's side, apparently) quickly replied confirming this, and showing a screenshot of the resulting error message... PERMANENT BAN: Your CD-KEY has been banned by the master server. This ban will remain in place until you realise your mistakes. You like playing with bots... now you only get to play with them. I think this is where the word "Owned" is appropriate. |
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Mel (USER WAS TOTALLY AWESOME FOR THIS POST) Level: 47 Posts: 46/991 EXP: 762490 For next: 3713 Since: 03-15-04 From: secure tripcodes are for jerks Since last post: 17 min. Last activity: 16 min. |
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BANHAMMER! I'm going to remember that term. This is just beautiful. Really. |
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Utilityman Like Like Level: 44 Posts: 247/813 EXP: 566605 For next: 44680 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 353 days Last activity: 4 days |
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Heh.. love the error message. From the sounds of things this really stands a good chance of working. | |||
Darth Coby Vire Dacht je nou echt dat het over was? Dacht je nou echt dat ik gebroken was? Nee toch? Nou kijk eens goed op uit je ogen gast. zonder clic heb je geen kloten tjap... bitch Level: 55 Posts: 83/1371 EXP: 1240774 For next: 73415 Since: 03-15-04 From: Belgium Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 9 hours |
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Banblade strikes again! | |||
Toxic in a sublime state of mind Level: 75 Posts: 385/2857 EXP: 3732709 For next: 94195 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 3 days Last activity: 8 hours |
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Originally posted by Coby I had to quote your post to see what you said... But, this is a good idea. Crackdown on lamers=more enjoyable gaming experience. |
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NSNick Laidback Admin Level: 85 Posts: 50/3875 EXP: 5895841 For next: 2699 Since: 03-15-04 From: North Side School: OSU Since last post: 9 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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And now, Fucktards are getting banned. Hooray! |
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Colleen Administrator Level: 136 Posts: 406/11302 EXP: 29369328 For next: 727587 Since: 03-15-04 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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Tremendous message. Kudos to Epic for taking a tough stance on cheating right out of the gate. Dunno about key theft (if someone generates a lucky CD key, what's to stop them from using it?), but I hope they humiliate cheaters on a regular basis. |
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alte Hexe Star Mario I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night Alive as you and me "But Joe you're ten years dead!" "I never died" said he "I never died!" said he Level: 99 Posts: 368/5458 EXP: 9854489 For next: 145511 Since: 03-15-04 From: ... Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Notice as I hit my face off of my key board in happiness! hbn juhjnh n n m njnjm |
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The Kins Kodondo Level: 38 Posts: 46/595 EXP: 354733 For next: 15714 Since: 03-15-04 From: Melbourne, VIC, Australia Since last post: 2 days Last activity: 9 hours |
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Originally posted by ColleenEpic have said that any evidence of stealing keys off someone will be forwarded to Atari's legal ninjas. |
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Kitten Yiffer Purple wand Furry moderator Vivent l'exp����¯�¿�½������©rience de signalisation d'amusement, ou bien ! Level: 135 Posts: 545/11162 EXP: 28824106 For next: 510899 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 4 min. |
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I wish that more companies did this... seriously if there is something that's is annoying. That's cheaters... And people who call you an cheater becuse you did an "lucky" headshot. ~_~ |
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Colleen Administrator Level: 136 Posts: 440/11302 EXP: 29369328 For next: 727587 Since: 03-15-04 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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Depends what "stealing" keys means. If it's something like using a hack to find out the key, sure. If someone came up with a totally random key that somehow worked, well... |
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Kazooie074 Goomba Level: 9 Posts: 10/24 EXP: 2873 For next: 289 Since: 03-15-04 From: Littleton, Colorado Since last post: 108 days Last activity: 108 days |
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This is great. Really. UT2004 is amazing and playing with one lessFuckwad will be awesome. Now if I could only get a system powerful enough to run the game at more than 10 FPS |
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Kwan Doesn't have a valid sized userpic. ||bass will be pissed :(((((((( Level: 50 Posts: 230/1137 EXP: 937111 For next: 10206 Since: 03-15-04 From: Durkadurkastan! Since last post: 22 days Last activity: 2 days |
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Generally, I have noticed a lack of asshats you see in the demo. It's also quite good since many people use voice chat, and it really brings a team to work perfectly. Then again, there are some fools who lack in teamwork and go earn themselves points by camping spawns, etc. It's annoying. |
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Mel (USER WAS TOTALLY AWESOME FOR THIS POST) Level: 47 Posts: 76/991 EXP: 762490 For next: 3713 Since: 03-15-04 From: secure tripcodes are for jerks Since last post: 17 min. Last activity: 16 min. |
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I'll admit that I mostly do my own thing - I don't do spawn camping or anything like that, but I perfer to go off and set up bigger stuff - I.E., wait on top of the central tower in Torlan to nab the Redeemer and wait for the enemy core to become avalible so I can kamikaze it. Once I get the full version, I am SO modifying the Torlan map with a Leviathan on top of that tower. |
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Vinney Red Goomba Level: 12 Posts: 38/47 EXP: 7875 For next: 46 Since: 03-15-04 From: Edge of the world, Center of the Universe Since last post: 519 days Last activity: 231 days |
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Hahahahaha, that makes me kinda happy. It's a good system really. | |||
Colleen Administrator Level: 136 Posts: 466/11302 EXP: 29369328 For next: 727587 Since: 03-15-04 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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Melvin - So basically you're item camping. I can't see myself using voice chat in any game... just doesn't feel right. Plus I don't have a mic on this puppy. |
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Mel (USER WAS TOTALLY AWESOME FOR THIS POST) Level: 47 Posts: 85/991 EXP: 762490 For next: 3713 Since: 03-15-04 From: secure tripcodes are for jerks Since last post: 17 min. Last activity: 16 min. |
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Well I don't just WAIT... Generally I'll bring an AVRiL and a Lightning Gun up with me so I can snipe/shoot down other Raptors. Just today, in fact, I was dogfighting with a guy in another Raptor, and we were shooting and firing missles and all that, since we both wanted the Redeemer. And neither of us was shooting each other. So, I bailed out and shot him with an AVRiL. Funny, no? |
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