Cheaters in UT2k4 get PWNED by Epic!

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2004-03-22 02:26am

http://forums.firstones.com/showthread. ... eadid=6190

As we know, UT2k4 was released early this week, and epic is doing the same thing they did with UT2k3. Let the cheaters run RAMPENT with absolutly NO protection in the game....for one week. Then MASSIVE CD key bans. Let them have their fun, give them a chance to play fair, see who uses hacks...then kick them out.

Here is the message (Actual screenshot posted by someone complaining they were banned globally)

(see thread for image)

and here is the reason for the poor grammer (Epic confirms that IS the message a cheater would get)

-Originally posted by DrSin (The Epic security guy)

"The ban message was written in a little 12 character edit box via a slow vpn at the time. And I forgot it already said "until" by default. Sorry. I'll try better next time "

Just as a sidenote, before a ban like this goes into effect, you have to be flagged as a cheater by a number of servers, at which point one of a few epic employees keeps an eye out for your CDKey, then spectates you in a game. they get 100% confirmation that you are cheating before banning you)

bwhahahah! PWNED!

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2004-03-22 02:39am

Hahaha, so Epic has DrSin working for them... Heh heh heh. No wonder the cheaters are having such a problem now. He's the guy who, on his own, developed the Client-Side Hack Protection for the original UT...

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2004-03-22 02:41am

Sucks to be them. No more internet play PERIOD for them! Hahahah!!!

Hobot · Post by **Hobot** » 2004-03-22 03:55am

Muahahaha, in your face fuckers!

A couple weeks ago I encountered a guy using a speed hack in the freaking demo. We were playing Onslaught and there was no way my team could take him on let alone the rest of his team mates. Every game they'd win and he'd fucking celebrate. That's just messed up, I don't see what kind of satisfaction he got from that, it's not like he won through superior skill or intelligence (ohh look, here's a program to cheat for me, now I'm a winner!).

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2004-03-22 03:58am

Ha Ha. I just love the way those cheaters got

(EDIT by Lagmonster: The pic on this link is not suitable for 'work' viewing, so be careful)Owned...

Mlenk · Post by **Mlenk** » 2004-03-22 04:02am

On a side note:

Both Best Buy AND Electronics Botique are sold out of UT2K4 here!!!

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2004-03-22 06:48am

Yes, i'm still awaiting UT to be stocked at play.com, but i'm glad all these wankers got banned, brings a tear to my eye.

EDIT: As my msn name testifies, it's been mailed, woo!

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2004-03-22 09:25am

Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:Ha Ha. I just love the way those cheaters got

Owned...

Ein...pleasepleaseplease...if you are going to linky like that...tag it with an NSFW...I was expecting a cute variation on the pwned kitty not....That...and quite frankly, neither was my team lead.

EmperorMing · Post by **EmperorMing** » 2004-03-22 09:26am

Serves them right.

Saw this happen with SFC.

Of course this makes me glad I took the wait and see approach.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2004-03-22 01:41pm

Wish I had money... it's probably in stock SOMEWHERE here in town...

Alyeska · Post by **Alyeska** » 2004-03-22 03:30pm

Your CD-KEY has been banned by the master server. This ban will remain in place until you realize your mistakes. You like playing with bots.. now you only get to play with them.

Fucking awesome. I love it when a game company exposes people like that.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2004-03-22 05:25pm

Chardok wrote:
Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:Ha Ha. I just love the way those cheaters got

Owned...
Ein...pleasepleaseplease...if you are going to linky like that...tag it with an NSFW...I was expecting a cute variation on the pwned kitty not....That...and quite frankly, neither was my team lead.

Ouch. My apologies, I didn't mean to Pwn you and your cow-orkers as well...

Hamel · Post by **Hamel** » 2004-03-22 05:56pm

Now if Valve had the balls to do something about the out of control hacking in HL mods...

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2004-03-22 08:21pm

Best Buy is STILL sold out on UT2K4!! Good GOD, this game is selling like crazy all over the place.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2004-03-22 09:00pm

Shinova wrote:Best Buy is STILL sold out on UT2K4!! Good GOD, this game is selling like crazy all over the place.

Best Buy is ass. They'll carry 50 copies of shit and zero copies of good stuff.

How stuff moves there is not an indication of how well anything does.

EmperorMing · Post by **EmperorMing** » 2004-03-23 05:32am

Maybe you'll degrade yourself and get it form Walfart...

Sarevok · Post by **Sarevok** » 2004-03-23 08:29am

I wonder how long before cheaters finds a way to get around global bans.

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-03-23 08:52am

Why is UT2004 so popular? It looks the frigging same as UT2003, plays the frigging same, and it's only addition of note is a poor imitation of Tribes. I just don't get it.

Sharp-kun · Post by **Sharp-kun** » 2004-03-23 07:10pm

Vympel wrote:Why is UT2004 so popular? It looks the frigging same as UT2003, plays the frigging same, and it's only addition of note is a poor imitation of Tribes. I just don't get it.

Because UT2003 was shit. UT2004 is similar, but is far more like the original - hence its brilliant. Plus Onslaught rocks

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2004-03-23 08:18pm

Vympel wrote:Why is UT2004 so popular? It looks the frigging same as UT2003, plays the frigging same, and it's only addition of note is a poor imitation of Tribes. I just don't get it.

Fundamentally, every FPS is the same. You run around and shoot people.

Fundamentally, every recent FPS has been the same. You run around, shoot people, and complete objectives while trying to work as a team.

That said, once you can work your mind around this little detail that is very unimportant in the long run, UT2004 is incredibly fun. And fun is the reason why we play games in the first place so why worry about those unimportant details like how this game is similar to this and that, etc.

Mlenk · Post by **Mlenk** » 2004-03-23 08:26pm

Shinova wrote: That said, once you can work your mind around this little detail that is very unimportant in the long run, UT2004 is incredibly fun. And fun is the reason why we play games in the first place so why worry about those unimportant details like how this game is similar to this and that, etc.

Well put. I think sometimes people tend to forget about the fun aspect.

YT300000 · Post by **YT300000** » 2004-03-23 08:31pm

Vympel wrote:Why is UT2004 so popular? It looks the frigging same as UT2003, plays the frigging same, and it's only addition of note is a poor imitation of Tribes. I just don't get it.

Neither do I. It is the same game that has been regurgitated at us for the last few years, no new guns, pretty much the same gametypes, only has some new maps. But I haven't had this much fun in a pure FPS since Half Life.

It probably has something to do with the gameplay.

Stark · Post by **Stark** » 2004-03-24 01:59am

I EB'd True Crime (very easy and short) for 2k4, expected it to be rubbish like 2k3, but I'm not EB'ing it back. I've found the engine is far more efficent than 2k3, its polished up the wah zoo, the bots are frickin HARD mofos, and most of all, its actually fun! Not at all what I expected, but I'll be impressed if HL2 is this much fun.

Hobot · Post by **Hobot** » 2004-03-24 03:45am

Vympel wrote:Why is UT2004 so popular? It looks the frigging same as UT2003, plays the frigging same, and it's only addition of note is a poor imitation of Tribes. I just don't get it.

Basically, UT2004 is what UT2003 should have been.

Mlenk wrote:
Shinova wrote: That said, once you can work your mind around this little detail that is very unimportant in the long run, UT2004 is incredibly fun. And fun is the reason why we play games in the first place so why worry about those unimportant details like how this game is similar to this and that, etc.
Well put. I think sometimes people tend to forget about the fun aspect.

Agreed!

Spyder · Post by **Spyder** » 2004-03-24 05:14am

Ah HAH HAH HAH HAH.

If only Volition had done that with Red Faction. The number of people running the flying hack now outnumber the people that don't. Online RF is more of a flight-sim now.