Can I get banned or not?/Code of Conduct

[uhZylon]

They can snapshot just like Punkbuster does for Battlefield. Don't need a theater for that

[dalem93]

The capability to record gameplay is one thing, hiring employees to look through gameplay of accused cheaters is another. COD has millions of players, most of whom play online and many of whom probably report players for nothing all the time. There's people here (frostzorn, distiny) that are in the top 20 leaderboard, along with many others, that have very clearly hacked and IW hasn't done anything about them, so I'm doubtful they are sifting through gameplay videos of people who get reported. Maybe if someone gets like 100 reports they would take a look, but judging by how they govern the leaderboards, I wouldn't be too worried.

[xVIRUZx]

It appears the AntiCheat system is 'server-sided'.

So Private Matches should be safe to hack in:

(DemonWare is their hosting server provider or what ever)

False: as I said, DemonWare is just their master server, so when you're connecting to online services, you're connecting to their servers. And you host your private matches, so you're the server and the others are the clients.

[ImMalkah]

False: as I said, DemonWare is just their master server, so when you're connecting to online services, you're connecting to their servers. And you host your private matches, so you're the server and the others are the clients.

Uh, I'd say no. Yes it might be their master server you're connecting to, but they're not hosting the match for you. Another player is, so you can also be the server in online play, not just private match .

[xVIRUZx]

Uh, I'd say no. Yes it might be their master server you're connecting to, but they're not hosting the match for you. Another player is, so you can also be the server in online play, not just private match .

Lol? Who else would be hosting the match when it's yours?
You can simply see who has less ping and you'll see I'm right

[ImMalkah]

Lol? Who else would be hosting the match when it's yours?
You can simply see who has less ping and you'll see I'm right

You can't see ping in Call of Duty: Ghosts. They removed a simple simple feature that I could make in VB.net in 3 minutes

[distiny]

Basically, yes you can always get banned, at this point only manually.

LAC is currently only active for consoles to prevent boosting

There's a steam ban check but that will only be useful when valve released the x64 VAC module since the current one doesn't work in 64 bit games.
My experiences so far with IW is that they don't care about their PC release cheaters much.

I was max prestige 30 mins after game launch and top5 leaderboards with clearly fake stats and yet not banned.

Cheating in any online game is always a risk yet currently the chances to a ban here are currently slim to none

[FE3KA]

Basically, yes you can always get banned, at this point only manually.

LAC is currently only active for consoles to prevent boosting

There's a steam ban check but that will only be useful when valve released the x64 VAC module since the current one doesn't work in 64 bit games.
My experiences so far with IW is that they don't care about their PC release cheaters much.

I was max prestige 30 mins after game launch and top5 leaderboards with clearly fake stats and yet not banned.

Cheating in any online game is always a risk yet currently the chances to a ban here are currently slim to none

100% true , I'm like 6 on the leaderbords with obvious fake stats no ban or anything.
So I would assume you are safe hacking some levels/squadpoints or using a aimbot.

[modernninja2]

I smell a patch coming this week. There's some speculation going around. Not sure if PC is included or if they are gearing up over the new consoles. People seemed pissed about the reporting aspect. Complaining about hackers leaving before they can report them in lobby and F1 not showing recently played players correctly.

On a side note: Are there any screenshots of bans for botting/walling going around? I can't find anything. I've dug and asked around and it seems like NO ONE has been banned yet except for the FOV slider. Are they really that inept/lazy or can they not wrap their brains around the x64 architecture at this time? I know they didn't give a shit but this is fucking ridiculous.

Get your game on. It has been a hackers paradise so far. Not sure how long this wet dream is going to last.

[ImMalkah]

I smell a patch coming this week. There's some speculation going around. Not sure if PC is included or if they are gearing up over the new consoles. People seemed pissed about the reporting aspect. Complaining about hackers leaving before they can report them in lobby and F1 not showing recently played players correctly.

On a side note: Are there any screenshots of bans for botting/walling going around? I can't find anything. I've dug and asked around and it seems like NO ONE has been banned yet except for the FOV slider. Are they really that inept/lazy or can they not wrap their brains around the x64 architecture at this time? I know they didn't give a shit but this is fucking ridiculous.

Get your game on. It has been a hackers paradise so far. Not sure how long this wet dream is going to last.

Well, it's INFINITY WARD, why would anyone get their hopes up for their games? Especially on PC

[ShockwaveHF]

It's quite a shame that infinityward isn't caring about us PC players, but at least it gives me time to play with CE.

[Jorndel]

It's quite a shame that infinityward isn't caring about us PC players, but at least it gives me time to play with CE.

"We" brought it upon ourselves
-Illegal game copies has ruined the fun for us who pay for the game.

Why bother making games for PC when it's going the be "free" within some few weeks. (Not all games but many)
-So console is better then (I don't like console )

[Dargonmike]

Haha I feel like one day, one of the IW workers is going to do his job and come look at the reports for hacking, and we are all going to get banned. lmao

[Jorndel]

Haha I feel like one day, one of the IW workers is going to do his job and come look at the reports for hacking, and we are all going to get banned. lmao

Think of it like this:

Focus on keeping the console environment clean and having most "fan kids" active and playing there.
Or waste their time on PC banning hundred of people who simply just changed their level and prestige.
-And yeah, let's not forget about Aim's, WH's and those things.

They would have to review each report and avoid banning people that are just skilled or lucky.
-So there's a business thing behind it I guess

[xVIRUZx]

"We" brought it upon ourselves
-Illegal game copies has ruined the fun for us who pay for the game.

Why bother making games for PC when it's going the be "free" within some few weeks. (Not all games but many)
-So console is better then (I don't like console )

You can still play Ghosts for free on consoles and PC, but only Singleplayer, unless you start working on a Ghosts Server Emulator for Multiplayer I'd say