No Punks For Prey

Well, I didn't even know Prey would have multiplayer. I guess this is good.

Not that I want to promote cheaters, but punkbuster really seems like more of a hassle for the end user than it is worth in the long run. The number of cheaters who are actually caught using it seems rediculusly small, as most cheats are updated almost as soon as punkbuster is, and the more advanced ones have auto-update functionality built in. This makes them detectable for only a very short period, if at all. And that is only for the widely distributed programs. Programs created by people who only use them for their own purposes or those which are distributed in a small group of people are nearly undetectable by punkbuster.

On the other hand, the amount of completely innocent people who get kicked out of server because their punkbuster fails to update automatically, or who unknowingly have an incorrect setting in their config file is far higher than the amount of cheaters caught. Not to mention the performance issues with punkbuster constantly thrashing your harddrive and the numerous video card incompatibilities that have occured.

While on the surface it seems as though it is a good idea and will create a better experience for the basic user, in practice punkbuster seems to me to create more problems than it solves.

When is this game coming? Can't wait

Thank you for providing this 'out-of-the-box'!