Valve on Cheating

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  Wallhack, supplied by Asus.. : -TKF-
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    is there a way to catch cheaters, or is it obvious they are cheating in that way, like in quake. : sweat
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      yeah its easy to detect some cheats but most of the time it involves chasecamming people to really be s... : paynter
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        the problem is, some skill types can be misindentified as cheating.. Ask anyone who can extrapolate p : Toraz Chryx
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          little known fact. only 0.000001% of CS players use audio clues. if there is 1 enemy left and yo open ... : ease_one
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            I know about that; I can identify all the different weapons by the firing sounds; my roommates were asto... : the archvile
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              my roommates were astounded by how I knew exactly what weapon was being fired. uh.... ?? I'm havin... : Toraz Chryx
              • Agreed. It's crazy easy to distinguish the guns... : SatansFist
              • no, they just don't pay attention to details. One roommate was a stoner, the other was a hockey player. : the archvile
          • I hear ya.. /irony I actually once had someone outright tell me that tracking peoples movements by th... : Toraz Chryx
          • * # PULLED OUT OF ASS 'd * : dodob
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            another unknown fact, most CS players like to use big honking speaker setups, when its actually easier t... : jimmy-buffett
            • Yeah headphones are the only way to go if you're playing seriously. : SatansFist
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          men. Happens all the time to me. : aerelorn
          • DO NOT DELETE THE POSTER NUMBER~! : ease_one
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          listening for location is one thing, using a good pair of headphones to know when they are about to roun... : jimmy-buffett
          • Yeah I hate those teammates. Thank god for voice chat though... SHUT THE FUCK UP BACK THERE!!!!!!!!!!... : SatansFist
          • You get used to those people after a while. They're called "bait". : mouth
• theres the spechack too =( : synaptic revolt
• There are hundreds of cheats really, not only a wallhack but even the infamous headshot aimbot - can als... : elementZen

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  Same here. : MeenMunky
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    Yeah! Great! Using a program that stops 95% of the cheaters but inconvieniences us every once in a whi... : Luminair
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      if you think pb stops 95% of the cheaters in Half-Life, you're a fucking idiot. : Ass Cobra
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        I'd wager that neither of us have any hard evidence, but since I probably play more cs than you and am s... : Luminair
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          it didn't really stop cheating anyway; it just held it back a few weeks until the hackers worked around ... : the archvile
          • more like 24-48 hours i think. i remember reading about this stuff and it slike PB updates one day, and... : ease_one
        • PB doesnt stop a lot of cheats unless its updated like every 12 hours : ease_one
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          hard evidence: Valve does not support PB. Hacks everywhere can get around the damn program. Go search ... : Ass Cobra
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            If you guys had any sense in your heads, you'd realize that the few persistant guys who use up to date ha... : Luminair
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              "OF COURSE PB doesn't stop a lot of cheating, but some is better than none." You said PB stops 95% of... : Ass Cobra
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                I'm not writing a thesis here. If you want me to be specific, in my opinion, PB stops 90%ish of the che... : Luminair
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                  "Sorry, but I just can't believe anyone has had real problems with PB other than those caused by human e : Ass Cobra
                  • i guess... the way i see it is that there are a ton of NON PB servers out there so you can jus tplay on ... : ease_one
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                    You're missing the point. Most people don't have problems with PB. You're the minority. None of my cl... : Luminair
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                      Well fuck you then. I think your "point" is that you're a selfish asshole. You're the one missing my... : Ass Cobra
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                        Sorry if I got your panties in a knot. I know a lot of smart CS players, and a few dumb ones. The dumb... : Luminair
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                          i think its quite a bit more than 20k isnt it? i thought it was like 50k online at one time. but maybe ... : ease_one
                          • You are a crazy newbie, methinks $100 says you haven't been visiting shack for more than a year and a : Luminair
                      • well i got a warning today for 'name calling-personal attacks' if that makes you feel any better.. or so... : ease_one
                      • Fuckin bitter or what dude? Take $20 and go get laid or something... : johnny rotten
                      • hahahaha that was the funniest post i have read in awhile. go take a shit dude, seriously... : nofxsux
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      It's a sign of a dead game. Let it go, folks... : indeego
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        a dead game? then how come it has so many players? : ease_one
        • Great question!!!!!! : indeego
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          because it was mass-marketed like a mofo. : the archvile
          • but then i guess its not dead : ease_one

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• .. but we sure wont be playing HL2 or TF2!! not sure why I had to state the obvious, I guess I just g : johnny rotten
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  another reason is that the HL engine has a VERY modest set of minimum system requirements. Valve cashed... : the archvile
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    CS had an unbeliable amount of players before it went retail i would actually be interested to know t... : ease_one
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      that could be easily determined by the "WON authentication servers" (are they even called that anymore?)... : the archvile
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        I got more than a few friends sharing CD keys. They seem to be playing CS just fine. it pisses me off : dodob
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          seems liek if you get 100 hours + of play time from a game you might as well pay for it. Hl can be had ... : ease_one
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            $20-30, same as retail CS though. And there are several single-player games out there now that are bett... : jimmy-buffett
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              well if you get HL then you get HL AND CS and TFC and whatever else you want to download. If you get CS... : ease_one
              • You can play other HL mods, just not HL single player. : zach-
• DNF? you = smoking the crack rock : jimmy-buffett

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• The sound issues may be related to your own specs - i personaly do get a loss of sound when dropped to w... : elementZen
• For the first one, hit escape, hit resume. Sounds will be fixed. : seemlar
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  1) Valve needs to code hl.exe to handle task switching better; Id already did with Q3. 2) Valve nee... : the archvile
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    how is that fair with differing model sizes though? With hitboxes, models of slightly varying sizes can... : null
    • well they are forcing 1 model per team in the CPL anyway. but thats a good point. they cant really do ... : ease_one

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• They've been developing a new game forever now and using CS as a testing ground for new features.... : SatansFist
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  there was a rumor on this very site that HL2 would be out early next year, did you not see that? : jimmy-buffett
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    if there's anything that Valve has taught us over the years, it's that hype is overrated and usually unt... : the archvile
    • Not to mention their ability to remain quite quiet. YOu have to admire them about that... : indeego

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• I tried it recently and Counter-Strike is still my bitch : boughton supreme

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• does this mean you get kicked for no reason because some lamer yells CHEETAR!!! and the admin thinks he ... : rookieone

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• yeah I erased CS off the harddrive way back in May after it got rampant. Sucks cause I liked that game.... : Dread Pirate Roberts