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Fairness Enforcement => Cheater Reports and Bans => Topic started by: jitspoe on March 03, 2009, 11:50:21 AM

Title: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: jitspoe on March 03, 2009, 11:50:21 AM
I've decided to make a slight change in the way ban times work for cheaters.  This has been done in the past with a few select people, but I might as well make it standard.  You must be willing to provide some or all of the following:
- Demos of matches in question.
- All of the cheats you've used (don't send these to anybody but me, obviously, or put them on public download sites - cheat distribution has a stiff penalty)
- Any other files requested (textures, etc.)
- Who/where you got the cheats from.

Failure to do so will result in a doubled ban time (currently, a first time offense will result in a 64 day ban unless the info requested is provided).  As always, ban times are subject to change.  Also, don't lie.  I log a lot of information and can usually verify the information given.
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: lilb990 on March 03, 2009, 05:02:59 PM
Was this shall i say "put into effect" because of what KIES posted in increasing ban time?
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: coLa on March 03, 2009, 05:22:33 PM
Sounds good to me. Time to bring down everyone associated with cheats/distribution.
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: Cameron on March 03, 2009, 05:55:54 PM
Finally....

/me is happier now.
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: Rewind on March 03, 2009, 07:46:23 PM
The increased ban time for not giving your source of cheats should definitely help.
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: KI3S on March 03, 2009, 10:53:48 PM

- Who/where you got the cheats from.



If people actually were required to share who/where they got their hacks from, I believe it would tremendously help. Hip Hip Hurray to Jits :]]]


Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: Bix on March 04, 2009, 12:02:50 AM
I have a question. What is going to be the point of reporting people after we lay down the modified map list...Detection will pick up everything (but ratbots? I think this is actually detectable). Therefore it is pointless to report people. We have already seen that ratbots are not viable in most cases.
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: Zorchenhimer on March 04, 2009, 01:19:00 AM
I've decided to make a slight change in the way ban times work for cheaters. 

Horray!
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: Re on March 04, 2009, 06:18:32 AM
I have a question. What is going to be the point of reporting people after we lay down the modified map list...Detection will pick up everything (but ratbots? I think this is actually detectable). Therefore it is pointless to report people. We have already seen that ratbots are not viable in most cases.

I remember some Quake2 mods had ratbot protection. I wasn't involved much with servers and such back then so I have no idea how it was deployed on the server.
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: m7feettall on March 04, 2009, 12:28:50 PM
I have a question. What is going to be the point of reporting people after we lay down the modified map list...Detection will pick up everything (but ratbots? I think this is actually detectable). Therefore it is pointless to report people. We have already seen that ratbots are not viable in most cases.

Currently that may be the case, but since new variants could always come around forcing folks to give the cheat over could help with future detection or help Jits see the trends in how developers are trying to modify the hacks in the hopes it will be undetectable, etc.

And the ratbot example is a good one for forcing demos.

By the way, you mention the modified map list, which I assume is a list of cheaters who have been detected using modified maps. Is there actually such a list confirmed by Jits or the committee, or is this an assumption based on the fact that Cuso was caught?


Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: Justinph5 on March 04, 2009, 01:32:19 PM
you can always look at it this way. You will get a 64 day ban. If you come clean and give us the info before you are caught, the time will be cut in half to 32. This of course is to all of the modified map hackers, since your time is limited, come out now or be prepared :X
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: m7feettall on March 04, 2009, 01:35:49 PM
you can always look at it this way. You will get a 64 day ban. If you come clean and give us the info before you are caught, the time will be cut in half to 32. This of course is to all of the modified map hackers, since your time is limited, come out now or be prepared :X

That is at least one committee member who believes in the list.
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: Cameron on March 04, 2009, 02:08:02 PM
That is at least one committee member who believes in the list.

I do :).
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: KI3S on March 04, 2009, 05:14:56 PM
Was this shall i say "put into effect" because of what KIES posted in increasing ban time?


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Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: sean123 on March 06, 2009, 01:16:08 PM
yes make ban time more so they might not want to hack
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: SKEET on March 14, 2009, 08:23:25 AM
I have a question. What is going to be the point of reporting people after we lay down the modified map list...Detection will pick up everything (but ratbots? I think this is actually detectable). Therefore it is pointless to report people. We have already seen that ratbots are not viable in most cases.

This will enable the comitte to find and bring down distributers of hacks even faster. If this sounds like a bad idea to you then there is something wrong with you.
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: aerobnizy on March 16, 2009, 06:38:10 AM
All who cheat, can he get automatic ban?
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: vLaD on March 17, 2009, 05:21:56 PM
ratbot is detectable
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: i_am_a_pirate on April 05, 2009, 02:18:05 PM
yes make ban time more so they might not want to hack
He already has

All who cheat, can he get automatic ban?
firstly, it could be a she ;) and secondly, yes.

I think it's brilliant that people are getting punished properly for cheats! I'm presuming this doesn't apply to multi-accounts as some people just simply are n00bs and will just ignore the rules/forget them.
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: KI3S on April 05, 2009, 03:16:38 PM
I'm presuming this doesn't apply to multi-accounts as some people just simply are n00bs and will just ignore the rules/forget them.

It doesn't
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: KnacK on April 06, 2009, 05:40:46 AM
I believe that you should be banned for life unless you give up your source.  Maybe that would be a motivator.
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: FluKe on April 06, 2009, 10:57:36 AM
If that happen that would shut this game down by far more people hack in this game then in any other game, And most the people don't give it up they keep it and just wait out the ban and hack like (Snox)
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: KI3S on April 06, 2009, 11:16:48 AM
If that happen that would shut this game down by far more people hack in this game then in any other game, And most the people don't give it up they keep it and just wait out the ban and hack like (Snox)

Then we don't need hackers in this game. It would motivate others to stop what they are doing before they get that stiff ban. It would stop that little thought in their head about doing it.
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: i_am_a_pirate on April 06, 2009, 03:04:11 PM
hmmm, maybe an exceptionally long ban, but not lifetime. I mean, what if you want to come back to the game in a year's time? You might hack for the last day of playing, then give up paintball2, then decide a year later that it wasn't all that bad and want to play fairly, but can't because you've been banned for life.
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: Fuzz Ball on April 06, 2009, 06:49:49 PM
Ban them for a long time.
Then if they come back and play without hacks, let them continue.
If they hack again, permanent ban for life NO EXCEPTIONS OR EXEMPTIONS.
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: UDead on April 13, 2009, 09:17:36 AM
if the people who are big time hackers of this game and are on it 24/7 and get banned for life, they would just fine another ip source or a different computer.
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: nook on May 09, 2009, 06:14:51 AM
Well i gave the info... and nothing happened so i think it is a bunch of nothing.
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: Cameron on May 10, 2009, 03:54:33 AM
Well i gave the info... and nothing happened so i think it is a bunch of nothing.
Ever give a man some time?  When did you give it to him?
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: nook on May 10, 2009, 12:53:43 PM
i gave him the hacks.. the walls and the aimbot
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: KI3S on May 10, 2009, 01:05:57 PM
Did you tell him where you got them from/who gave them to you?
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: WiZ on July 18, 2009, 11:49:00 AM
what is this modified map list?
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: FluKe on July 18, 2009, 12:51:01 PM
Its wallhacking.
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: mewa on September 04, 2009, 12:25:35 AM
how long does a person have after the initial posting to come forward, or is it indefinite? seems reasonable that they would have to talk fast to take advantage of such a "gift".

along the same lines, after what period can it be posted in this section to show what type of offense they were banned for? always helpful to know what the person is prone to improving quick and dirty to be watchful in the future.
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: Justinph5 on December 30, 2009, 08:01:58 PM
I've got an idea to help out. Say someone gets banned, so their ban is doubled. Why don't we change the rule that if they give all of the required information, the banned will be halved *from how many days they have left banned*   (instead of just taking away the doubled time)

That way, it will give banned people the incentive to release info earlier, instead of making us wait.

Ex.   Doubled ban = 64 days       14 days go by = 50 days left         person gives info to half ban = 25 days left.
It would then be in their best interest to give us the info straight up, instead of letting the thread fade away and having to bring it back up whenever they decide to give info.
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: mewa on January 01, 2010, 07:30:17 PM
an easy yes
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: jitspoe on January 03, 2010, 09:38:50 PM
That would require me getting things done in a timely manner. :)  It's difficult enough getting things handled within 32 days.
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: edwin on April 17, 2010, 06:59:12 PM
I've decided to make a slight change in the way ban times work for cheaters.  This has been done in the past with a few select people, but I might as well make it standard.  You must be willing to provide some or all of the following:
- Demos of matches in question.
- All of the cheats you've used (don't send these to anybody but me, obviously, or put them on public download sites - cheat distribution has a stiff penalty)
- Any other files requested (textures, etc.)
- Who/where you got the cheats from.

Failure to do so will result in a doubled ban time (currently, a first time offense will result in a 64 day ban unless the info requested is provided).  As always, ban times are subject to change.  Also, don't lie.  I log a lot of information and can usually verify the information given.
ratbot is detectable
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: lucas96richter on September 24, 2010, 09:21:26 AM
Great!
can I sic you on anyone?  lol

ok my question: how do you take a video or demo of the match/game?
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: Kyuuchi on September 24, 2010, 01:12:33 PM
Great!
can I sic you on anyone?  lol

ok my question: how do you take a video or demo of the match/game?

On match severs demos are automatically recorded, but in public severs you need to type 'record demonamehere' into the console
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: lucas96richter on September 24, 2010, 02:03:42 PM
Ok thanks
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: thebend on January 17, 2011, 10:35:53 PM
one question. how do you know if they gave you all there cheats? it just kinda confused me. who is going to give you all there cheats?
Title: Re: Cheater Ban Times Doubled Unless You Provide Info
Post by: jitspoe on January 18, 2011, 12:30:22 AM
one question. how do you know if they gave you all there cheats? it just kinda confused me. who is going to give you all there cheats?

I don't reduce people's bans unless they give me info all the cheats that were detected.  For example, if you were using a wallhack, an aimbot, and modded (ex: brightened) textures, I might have detected 1, 2 or all 3 of those cheats.  If you were banned and didn't provide info on one of the cheats that was detected, you'd run the risk of not getting your ban reduced.