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Best method on reporting hackers?

Started by falconsfury99, Feb 22 2012 04:56 AM

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#1 falconsfury99

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Posted Feb 22, 2012 - 04:56 AM

If I am looking to submit evidence (ex being 100+ kills and 10 deaths) whats the best method?

http://i.imgur.com/WLDqg.png

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Posted Feb 22, 2012 - 05:11 AM

Report them to EA or apply a local server ban.

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Posted Feb 22, 2012 - 07:32 AM

Check if the server that the guy was playing on was streaming @ the time. Contact their admins and have them check screenshots. If the server is yours why not apply to stream?

We only accept evidence from streamed servers, so that the information can be verified.

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Posted Feb 22, 2012 - 08:11 AM

But usually, al cheaters have black screenshots :/

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Posted Feb 22, 2012 - 09:22 AM

View PostPolak_HD, on Feb 22, 2012 - 08:11 AM, said:

But usually, al cheaters have black screenshots :/

Yep, thats what ive found. Thats how i spot a cheater on my server now, black screenshots. All the legite players work ok, just the cheaters that dont show up.

Edited by LtMatt, Feb 22, 2012 - 09:23 AM.

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Posted Feb 22, 2012 - 09:45 AM

View PostLtMatt, on Feb 22, 2012 - 09:22 AM, said:

Yep, thats what ive found. Thats how i spot a cheater on my server now, black screenshots. All the legite players work ok, just the cheaters that dont show up.

Not entirely true. As far as I am aware, black screenshots can still be caused by a multitude of non-cheating reasons. I wouldn't ban for a blank screenshot, much less accuse someone of cheating because of it.

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Posted Feb 22, 2012 - 09:51 AM

View PostDuality, on Feb 22, 2012 - 09:45 AM, said:

Not entirely true. As far as I am aware, black screenshots can still be caused by a multitude of non-cheating reasons. I wouldn't ban for a blank screenshot, much less accuse someone of cheating because of it.

I only check screenshots if i see a dodgy score or see signs of someone aimbotting etc.

I check their stats on bf3stats.com then check several screenshots. I then make my decision based on those things. If all their screenshots come back black though then i normally ban.

99.9% of screenshots always come through since i started using pbbans reccomended screenshot settings.

I'm sure my method is not perfect, but it seems to go down well with my regulars and i never have many complaints about hackers on the server.

Edited by LtMatt, Feb 22, 2012 - 09:53 AM.

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Posted Feb 22, 2012 - 11:48 AM

View Postfalconsfury99, on Feb 22, 2012 - 04:56 AM, said:

If I am looking to submit evidence (ex being 100+ kills and 10 deaths) whats the best method?

http://i.imgur.com/WLDqg.png
In-game KDR is not absolute proof. I've gone 106-10 myself. Unless you were there present in-game witnessing this guy getting kill after kill.

View PostLtMatt, on Feb 22, 2012 - 09:22 AM, said:

Yep, thats what ive found. Thats how i spot a cheater on my server now, black screenshots. All the legite players work ok, just the cheaters that dont show up.
No, read upon PBSS and how they work. There is a guide around somewhere here in the forums. PBSS can be affected by a lot of stuff. Black/blank PBSS != hacker remember that before you ban innocent players.

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Posted Feb 22, 2012 - 11:55 AM

View PostSingh400, on Feb 22, 2012 - 11:48 AM, said:

In-game KDR is not absolute proof. I've gone 106-10 myself. Unless you were there present in-game witnessing this guy getting kill after kill.

No, read upon PBSS and how they work. There is a guide around somewhere here in the forums. PBSS can be affected by a lot of stuff. Black/blank PBSS != hacker remember that before you ban innocent players.

Its funny how the only black ones are the guys with 100kill for 0 deaths though. :P

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Posted Feb 22, 2012 - 12:19 PM

View PostLtMatt, on Feb 22, 2012 - 11:55 AM, said:

Its funny how the only black ones are the guys with 100kill for 0 deaths though :P
Agreed, but I won't take action on a blank PBSS alone. It's a slippery slope once you start doing that.

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Posted Feb 22, 2012 - 05:48 PM

View PostSingh400, on Feb 22, 2012 - 11:48 AM, said:

In-game KDR is not absolute proof. I've gone 106-10 myself. Unless you were there present in-game witnessing this guy getting kill after kill.

No, read upon PBSS and how they work. There is a guide around somewhere here in the forums. PBSS can be affected by a lot of stuff. Black/blank PBSS != hacker remember that before you ban innocent players.

Well for one look at his ping of 260, the fact that somebody can even kill that many with that sorta ping is suspicious in my books

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Posted Feb 22, 2012 - 09:14 PM

Agreed. Very suspicious given the high ping and he is only level 7

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Posted Feb 22, 2012 - 09:35 PM

View PostNo_Nickname, on Feb 22, 2012 - 05:48 PM, said:

Well for one look at his ping of 260, the fact that somebody can even kill that many with that sorta ping is suspicious in my books.

View PostPartyPooper, on Feb 22, 2012 - 09:14 PM, said:

Agreed. Very suspicious given the high ping and he is only level 7.
I didn't say he wasn't hacking. Only that you shouldn't ban on the basis of a high in-game KDR or blank PBSS.

He might be hacking, but the onus is on us to prove that, not for him to prove his innocence.

And after a little investigation (because the screenshot doesn't tell much of a story). This was done a 1,000 ticket server and the round lasted 62 minutes. Which with some rough maths is around 2.x kills per minute. Which is very do-able.

Battlelog Report here: http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/battlereport/show/22244679/1/362964636/

Me? I'm leaning towards not a hacker, and perhaps a pro-player "smurfin".
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