AirP
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join:2002-06-08
Oklahoma City, OK
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Re: Even Balance (PUNKBUSTER) Problems
Ok... here we go...
First... Evenbalance doesn't play Judge and jury, they provide a service to the community, each and every server out there has the ability to turn on or turn off punkbuster... sv_punkbuster 0/1, with that as a known, there is also a setting to turn off global banning which I can't remember off the top of my head.
Now for your answers...
1. So now they're suppose to keep track of everyone they bust? Their program isn't VITAL to you playing online. It's only vital to play online with servers that decide to use the punkbuster service, hence the command sv_punkbuster 1 has to be set on the server.
2.
a. I don't know if this is even possible, but here's an example how this won't work... Their are programs out there that read PIXLE color of certain pixels, now alot of games cross hairs change color when over an enemy. Now if this program is used it could auto shoot for you if you just happen to go over an enemy, hence a hack outside of the game being used in a game. IT WON'T WORK.
b. Scan only the directory. Hackers can make symoblic links to actual programs in other directories so a program thinks their in one directory when they really aren't. In lame man's terms... a shortcut to the real file, all they do is put the real file outside the punkbuster or game directory and if punkbuster uses it they would break your new EULA... IT WON'T WORK.
c. Take pictures in game... That's what they do. Punkbuster isn't even running if the game isn't running. Ths screenshots you are worried about are requested by the server you're playing on. It can be set on certain intervals or they can request a screenshot. This is done because people hack the video drivers to allow people to see thru walls... hence hacking. IT WON'T WORK.
d. I know of people who have hacks on their machine, as long as they aren't resident in memory, they haven't been banned.
e. The updates are the hacks definition files. This is updated every so often with new known hacks, without auto updating, you'd have so much trouble, this was disabled in SoF2 when it first launched almost nobody had the right version so no one could connect. Since punkbuster doesn't have a gui you had to command line update it...
f. It's their right to keep or not keep the data. It's up to the people contracting them to either request that or not request that, I'm sure that's a money issue EA or whoever doesn't really want to pay for.
g. NO GLOBAL BAN... ok, this is a good key point... because... THIS CAN BE DISABLED BY THE SERVER YOU CONNECT TO. It's up to that server weather or not to use this feature.
h. a live database of everyone who can see that db isn't viable. That's like saying you want a name of every person who has the ability to see your passwords for IMs or something like this messageboard. Even if they MD5 your password, they can copy your md5 password, put their own md5 password read your stuff then put your encrypted password back and you wouldn't know a thing.
i. There are so many damn hacks out there, this also isn't viable.
3. A global ban isn't required, it's up to the admin of the server weather they use this option or not. Bitch at that admin for not wanting to constantly ban people all day long.
On the guy who had a hack and was banned, more then likely someone generated his cdkey and got him banned. |
