Reducing spec cheating

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Zag 12 years ago I just thought of a way to reduce spec cheating with smurfs. If the auto-host can get each player's IP, then it can check to see if any of the playing IPs match spec IPs, and if it it does, give a notification to the game chat. +0 / -0
Chesti 12 years ago this is already implemented. I saw it 2 hours ago on a CooP host. It gives message like this: notice: X and Y connecting from same location... +0 / -0
Zag 12 years ago Ah... Ok, I guess I have never had a problem then, or the messages are really hard to notice. Good to know there is something in place already. +0 / -0
Kyubey 12 years ago (edited 12 years ago) i have multiple isp i can use XD so i sometimes play on 2 teams at the same time it is most awsome going 1v1 against myself XD were allmost evenly matched btw spec cheating dosent really hapen all that much, most of the time really good players are just omniscient... take me for example i see EVRYTHING!!! +0 / -0
[I]burp 12 years ago Is spec cheating an actual problem? If it is I never noticed it before… +0 / -0
Saktoth 12 years ago We had to ban someone for it a few months (?) ago and everyone has been paranoid ever since. +0 / -0
Zag 12 years ago I don't know. I don't play very often. I just had a thought, but it looks like it is already in place. +0 / -0
ElTorero 12 years ago Besides notifying when 2 players have the same ip, the engine itself should be changed in order to avoid spec cheating, right now all los information is sent to clients and it's quite easy to hack the engine. But yes, you are all paranoid... like with smurfs +0 / -0
Anarchid 12 years ago (edited 12 years ago) The fact that you're paranoid doesn't mean they are not after you. Consider this - how many smurfs are there on this forum even now, reading this topic? You cannot tell. Everybody can be a snurf. Maybe Zag is a snurf? Maybe there is a snurf right now behind your shoulder. Turn around - do you see him? Maybe there is even a snurf inside yourself. How can you be sure? +0 / -0
Kyubey 12 years ago im pretty shure youd notice a smurf inside of you XD but paranoia is silly, most people dont hack to win, they hack to se if it can be done... i havent seen or suspected anyone of spec cheat in about 3 months +0 / -0
Zag 12 years ago Why is even called a smurf? +0 / -0
Licho 12 years ago Thats a good question. Lets call etymology hotline! +0 / -0
[V]sheep 12 years ago The etymology hotline called back. http://nathandemick.com/warcraft2-stories/story13.shtml (through http://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/5670/what-is-smurfing-in-online-games) +0 / -0
That80sJanitor 12 years ago They're small, blue and only bang one female? +0 / -0
Kyubey 12 years ago yea see small blue(ish) and only have 1 female(queen) you forgot to mention that they can and will kick your ass XD +0 / -0

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