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PunkBuster coming to Bad Company 2

Started by MaydaX, Jan 8 2010 02:04 PM

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#161 GutshotYooper

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Posted Feb 18, 2010 - 03:46 AM

View PostMaydaX, on Feb 17, 2010 - 10:50 PM, said:

I think BC2 will do OK but it won't be no spectacular game like CoD4 or BF2 back when they came out, mainly do to the lack of features we are all accustomed to in PC games.

Yeah, it's a shame too. I was so hoping to see it crush MW2 so badly that uninstalls of it would occur globally on 3/2/10. But, nevertheless, it's the best new PC game we can hope for in the near future, and my server is preordered. We can all hold on to the small thread of hope that MOH and/or Treyarch's COD 7 will deliver us from console hell. But, as my Dad used to say "if it weren't for change, we'd still be stepping in dinosaur turds".

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Posted Feb 18, 2010 - 05:54 AM

will there be also a MPI, i hope so^^

Will we see IPs and GUIDs?

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Posted Feb 18, 2010 - 08:21 PM

EA Online primer:

* a user has a master account
* online access to BFBC2 PC is tied to the master account
* a user can create one or more personas (aka "soldier names")
* personas must be unique

-> player A can not impersonate player B, due to the persona creation process
-> player A can however easily create more personas
-> banning on persona is ineffective
-> banning on IP is quite effective
-> banning on master account is very effective

We're looking into it.

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Posted Feb 18, 2010 - 08:32 PM

View PostSpeedstar, on Feb 18, 2010 - 05:54 AM, said:

will there be also a MPI, i hope so^^

Will we see IPs and GUIDs?

It goes without saying that if servers are streaming via PBBans, they will be contributing the usual streamed data to the MPI :)

View PostKalms, on Feb 18, 2010 - 08:21 PM, said:

EA Online primer:

* a user has a master account
* online access to BFBC2 PC is tied to the master account
* a user can create one or more personas (aka "soldier names")
* personas must be unique

-> player A can not impersonate player B, due to the persona creation process
-> player A can however easily create more personas
-> banning on persona is ineffective
-> banning on IP is quite effective
-> banning on master account is very effective

We're looking into it.

Thanks for the heads up :)

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Posted Feb 18, 2010 - 08:46 PM

Welcome Mikael,

good to see you here on the forums..

thanks for the heads up..

Indian

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Posted Feb 18, 2010 - 11:36 PM

Welcome to the site, Mikael. :)

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Posted Feb 18, 2010 - 11:40 PM

View PostIndianScout, on Feb 18, 2010 - 08:46 PM, said:

Welcome Mikael,

good to see you here on the forums..

thanks for the heads up..

Indian

Yeah, I guess I should be happy that Dice cares about it's customers enough to keep us updated and listen to our input. Thanks for all the info. My BC2 server will be sweet indeed.

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Posted Feb 18, 2010 - 11:52 PM

View PostKalms, on Feb 18, 2010 - 08:21 PM, said:

EA Online primer:

* a user has a master account
* online access to BFBC2 PC is tied to the master account
* a user can create one or more personas (aka "soldier names")
* personas must be unique

-> player A can not impersonate player B, due to the persona creation process
-> player A can however easily create more personas
-> banning on persona is ineffective
-> banning on IP is quite effective
-> banning on master account is very effective

We're looking into it.

Welcome to the forums Mikael.

Thank you and the DICE team for working hard to ensure not only an awesome game, but a cheat-free one.

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Posted Feb 19, 2010 - 03:47 AM

View PostKalms, on Feb 18, 2010 - 08:21 PM, said:

...
We're looking into it.

Thank you!
A game developer that actually listens to, cares and interacts with it's customers.

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Posted Feb 19, 2010 - 02:55 PM

View PostKalms, on Feb 18, 2010 - 08:21 PM, said:

EA Online primer:

* a user has a master account
* online access to BFBC2 PC is tied to the master account
* a user can create one or more personas (aka "soldier names")
* personas must be unique

-> player A can not impersonate player B, due to the persona creation process
-> player A can however easily create more personas
-> banning on persona is ineffective
-> banning on IP is quite effective
-> banning on master account is very effective

We're looking into it.

I honestly wish there were more game developers like you guys. You have my heartfelt thanks.

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Posted Feb 19, 2010 - 03:48 PM

View PostKalms, on Feb 18, 2010 - 08:21 PM, said:

EA Online primer:

* a user has a master account
* online access to BFBC2 PC is tied to the master account
* a user can create one or more personas (aka "soldier names")
* personas must be unique

-> player A can not impersonate player B, due to the persona creation process
-> player A can however easily create more personas
-> banning on persona is ineffective
-> banning on IP is quite effective
-> banning on master account is very effective

We're looking into it.

Welcome Mikael.

Thanks for listening to the community.

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Posted Feb 21, 2010 - 02:24 AM

View PostKalms, on Feb 18, 2010 - 08:21 PM, said:

EA Online primer:

* a user has a master account
* online access to BFBC2 PC is tied to the master account
* a user can create one or more personas (aka "soldier names")
* personas must be unique

-> player A can not impersonate player B, due to the persona creation process
-> player A can however easily create more personas
-> banning on persona is ineffective
-> banning on IP is quite effective
-> banning on master account is very effective

We're looking into it.

Good to see you here :)

Also, thanks for working with the PBBans team that gives us players a better cheat-free experience :bigtup:

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Posted Feb 22, 2010 - 05:25 PM

View PostKalms, on Feb 18, 2010 - 08:21 PM, said:

EA Online primer:

* a user has a master account
* online access to BFBC2 PC is tied to the master account
* a user can create one or more personas (aka "soldier names")
* personas must be unique

-> player A can not impersonate player B, due to the persona creation process
-> player A can however easily create more personas
-> banning on persona is ineffective
-> banning on IP is quite effective
-> banning on master account is very effective

We're looking into it.


Nice to see DICE posting here and thanks so much for taking time out to listen to members of the community.

Well done DICE and PBBans. :)

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Posted Feb 22, 2010 - 08:00 PM

I'm geeked! (Our community pre-ordered BC2 servers awhile ago)

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Posted Feb 23, 2010 - 11:37 PM

Will be good to see PBBans in BC2

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Posted Feb 27, 2010 - 05:55 PM

View PostArdChoille, on Feb 23, 2010 - 11:37 PM, said:

Will be good to see PBBans in BC2

I agree. As far as I'm concerned, no game is worth playing unless there is a viable anti-cheat implemented like PBBans. I am looking forward to playing BC2 in an anti-cheat environment.

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Posted Feb 27, 2010 - 07:35 PM

View PostNobleEagle, on Feb 27, 2010 - 05:55 PM, said:

I agree. As far as I'm concerned, no game is worth playing unless there is a viable anti-cheat implemented like PBBans. I am looking forward to playing BC2 in an anti-cheat environment.

Don't get too excited there are still issues that need to be sorted out.

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Posted Feb 28, 2010 - 01:58 AM

Thanks for the Info, but this bit had me in fits.

*Banning an IP is Effective*

What the? Here in Australia 99.9% of ALL Internet users have a Dynamic IP. One router reboot later I am back on your server hacking away to my hearts content!!!!

Seriously, most ISP's here actually charge EXTRA for a static IP, I know mine does.

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Posted Feb 28, 2010 - 02:49 AM

My ISP charges another $15.00/month to have static. So, I stay with dynamic.

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Posted Feb 28, 2010 - 02:54 AM

A range-ban would work, but you'd end up killing off more of your player-base than it's worth most times. IP banning in today's age is pretty useless, really.
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