PS2 Beta Client (No beta has not started)

[EVILoHOMER]

Originally Posted by GrayWave

That's the thing, though. These guys WERE playing on the server(s) with the E3 build before Higby kicked the plugs out of the wall.

It was SOE's fault for the server glitch and people are smart and work these things out, it happens with so many games these days thanx to everything moving to an online service.

They fixed the problem now and the people who were playing can get a temp ban or a warning and they can move on. People were going to get their hands on these files very soon anyways so no damage was done.

[Dart]

Originally Posted by Goku

Well depending on what gets leaked could be a issue. If there is something found to be not very favorable could cause some people to go WTF. That would be bad especially when that something isn't probably finished and why the developers haven't shown us it yet.

According to Higby, with the hack of the launchpad they were able to play the E3 version of the game for a (brief) time.

[Dart]

Originally Posted by EVILoHOMER

It was SOE's fault for the server glitch and people are smart and work these things out, it happens with so many games these days thanx to everything moving to an online service.

They fixed the problem now and the people who were playing can get a temp ban or a warning and they can move on. People were going to get their hands on these files very soon anyways so no damage was done.

Well it wasn't like they just stumbled across it lying around. They had to hack the DCUO launcher. So I think they'd probably get slightly more than a slap on the wrist.

[EVILoHOMER]

Originally Posted by Dart

Well it wasn't like they just stumbled across it lying around. They had to hack the DCUO launcher. So I think they'd probably get slightly more than a slap on the wrist.

Hack is a word thrown around so easily these days, was it an actual hack or was it something as easy as changing a few lines in a config file or the launcher? I don't count that as a hack. It would be like getting banned from Crysis because I enabled Very High settings on a DX9 PC via a config.

I dunno how they did it though so depends on what they had to do to get access.

[GrayWave]

Originally Posted by EVILoHOMER

It was SOE's fault for the server glitch and people are smart and work these things out, it happens with so many games these days thanx to everything moving to an online service.

They fixed the problem now and the people who were playing can get a temp ban or a warning and they can move on. People were going to get their hands on these files very soon anyways so no damage was done.

Wait, it was SOE's fault that players hacked into their game?? Where is this broad "this is their problem, not ours" attitude coming from??

The forum from which this whole debacle originated is already pretty scummy, and they worked with each other for hours to figure out how to pull it off.

That's not SOE being lazy or stupid. That's people being scummy.

[GrayWave]

Originally Posted by EVILoHOMER

Hack is a word thrown around so easily these days, was it an actual hack or was it something as easy as changing a few lines in a config file or the launcher? I don't count that as a hack. It would be like getting banned from Crysis because I enabled Very High settings on a DX9 PC via a config.

I dunno how they did it though so depends on what they had to do to get access.

They got access to something they weren't supposed to access. End of story.

[Goku]

Originally Posted by Dart

According to Higby, with the hack of the launchpad they were able to play the E3 version of the game for a (brief) time.

Yes I know. No idea what they saw though.

[Mechzz]

Originally Posted by Goku

Yes I know. No idea what they saw though.

totalbiscuit (still) trying to disentangle his prowler from a cactus?

[Eyeklops]

I wonder if any of the players will get bans, or if SOE will just be like "you got lucky..now get outta here" and brush it off.

[Papscal]

Originally Posted by captainkapautz

I JUST WANNA SEE IT, MAN! I NEED MY FIX!

I agree, after the massive amount of goodies we got from E3 I must have something. To just cut us off like this is brutal. I feel like a tweaker that lost his crack pipe.

[GrayWave]

Originally Posted by EVILoHOMER

I dunno I'd sit there messing around trying to change names in config files to see if it gives me access to it. Could be something as simple as changing DCUO to PS2 in a file and suddenly it starts downloading.

For that I don't see how a ban is worthy, however I wouldn't have then leaked all the files online because I think that is tasteless.

If they got in Anonymous then yes that is hacking and deserves to be investigated by the government as well.

Non-SOE people are not supposed to download or play the game yet.

If you can't understand that, I'm not going to try to explain it any more.

[EVILoHOMER]

Originally Posted by GrayWave

Non-SOE people are not supposed to download or play the game yet.

If you can't understand that, I'm not going to try to explain it any more.

I'm not saying they're meant to or not but it's whether or not it is ban worthy and I agree with a Temp Ban, not a perma ban.

But I'm saying that based on how I think they probably got in, I don't have the info SOE do and they'll probably make the right choice and make a statement about it.

[CTheRain]

Originally Posted by GrayWave

Non-SOE people are not supposed to download or play the game yet.

If you can't understand that, I'm not going to try to explain it any more.

Whiteknight coming in on his rainbow horse to save the day?

[NewSith]

Okay, as long as Goku doesn't like my dirty humour, I'll keep it on topic:

OMG client leak, expect cheats and ohmigosh!

IMO the leak is made on purpose for that very reason. To check the security flaws.

[EVILoHOMER]

What this does mean though is thanx to these people beta is probably delayed.