knightcat

Actually, we've had DayZ drive a lot of people to buy ARMA II: OA and are now trying the other game modes as well. Does Six Updater have graphs specific to what mod they are playing on? I apologize if I missed that on the link....

care to share your sources ? cuz everyday we got a new player record... Well, Steam reported a peak of 4,147 players today but, it's still early. I also feel that basing anything on the statistics of this week (being a holiday in the US) would be a poor idea.

Here in California, they CAN tell you what color to paint your house... and make you water your lawn. On YOUR house... One of the reasons I hate the concept of an HOA. You should take some time and read all of the strange things an HOA can make you do and charge you to be a member the whole time! HOA's are so complicated their are legal firms/teams that specialize in handling just HOA cases.

I have no problem with the fact that the server will no longer be allowed to host DayZ. I have no problem with the fact that HFB wants to terminate their service. I am specifically suggesting that HFB find a reason other than the one that has been given in order to prevent themselves from being put in a difficult legal position.

Yeah I see it now. Had to look over it again. Again' date=' like I said, you're an idiot if you host with HFB. Simple. I wouldn't pay for such ludicrous rules. [/quote'] And you think that if your server was caught without battle eye, they wouldn't just blacklist your IP? Effectively cutting you off from hosting DayZ? HBS Had two options. Let DayZ blacklist the IP (and fuck over others using the same IP) or suspend the persons account. so either take out 4 servers (3 following the rules) or take out one rule breaking server. SUCH A DIFFICULT CHOICE. I really think I do understand what your trying to get at wild, but really the way your stating it probably is not the clearest. You wouldn't host with HBS because you feel that even if you break the rules (set forth by DayZ Mod itself, that you are required to follow when hosting a server regardless of if its a box, or a rented VPS) you shouldn't be in trouble, and should be able to keep hosting DayZ. Correct me if I'm wrong? Ultimately HFB doesn't have two legally acceptable options. They need to isolate that server instance from the other three so that it can be blocked without affecting their clients in good standing. Technically it is stupid to have a DayZ server that is blacklisted but, they did pay for the server for the pre-defined period of time and even with it being blacklisted, HFB is contractually obligated to continue to provide that service through the already paid time period.

Ohhhhhh yes they did. That's why I didn't see it earlier. You sneaky fuckers. This would not be considered a valid reason to terminate the server given that it was not updated until after the incident and it would still require at least an implied approval of the TOS modification from ALL of the people renting servers from HFB. OLD TOS attached.

While that may be a Topic on DayZ Forums, it is not included in the TOS and the TOS is what would have to give HFB the right to terminate without a refund. Frankly, the TOS needs a re-write. They need to build in an allowance for DayZ to demand termination of services. It would only require one sentence. The TOS needs to be reviewed by HFB's legal counsel to make sure it can be used, as currently there are many changes that I would require in order to protect HFB and prevent problems if I were representing HFB.

Trimmed down a lot to prevent spamming.... The DayZ Staff is specifically not receiving any donation in this case. I'm not sure of International Laws as it applies here but' date=' in the US they would have to report all of these 'Donations' and have created an organization that is eligible to receive such donations without paying taxes. The donation of every server would have to be reported at fair market value and so on....... [hr'] Read the rules that are posted. They aren't being terminated for any of those rules.

Your TOS does not refer to a posted set of rules controlled by DayZ Staff. It instead has a list of rules that were provided to you by DayZ Staff at that point in time. If you terminate/suspend their service without a refund, you will be opening yourself up to legal action as, the reason given for the termination/suspension is not included in the TOS to which you have them agree. As much as your intent may have been for your TOS to state that they must follow all current and future rules put forth by the DayZ Team, you failed to include that specific statement in the TOS.

I do know what I'm talking about but, you are correct that I am not a lawyer. I have never taken and passed the Bar Exam. Since you feel the need to challenge what I've stated, I'd like to see you refute it.

OK, so based on the actual TOS provided from the site, HFB would have to refund money unless they went on a witch hunt and found (and could prove in court) that the Renter had broken one of the following rules: Servers may not be pass worded or locked. No other mods will be allowed to be run in conjunction with DayZ. Editing of DayZ core files, or mission files is forbidden. Kicking to make room for “friends” or clan mates is also not allowed. The minimum slot count is 40. There are only two reasons why a person should be banned on the server: Malicious talk, and racism. You may not ban a person for stealing your loot / killing you / spying on you etc. The same applies for kicking. Kicking for extremely excessive ping or desync is permitted. Although, attempting to discontinue service for any of the following would likely still allow for legal action as the wording used in the agreement is very poor or lacking in detail: No other mods will be allowed to be run in conjunction with DayZ. Editing of DayZ core files, or mission files is forbidden. Legally, the agreement would likely require a specification of the actual allowed Mod names, especially since to run DayZ you must have @DayZ and @Hive and the language here would make it against the rules to have the @Hive file. They would probably also make you specify what files you are not allowed to modify. The following agreement language has multiple contradictions and would not hold up under legal scrutiny: There are only two reasons why a person should be banned on the server: Malicious talk, and racism. You may not ban a person for stealing your loot / killing you / spying on you etc. The same applies for kicking. Kicking for extremely excessive ping or desync is permitted. If you are hosting with HFB, you would not be allowed to use the FloodControl feature of BEC due to the following TOS: Servers may not be pass worded or locked. Finally, there is no statement included in this TOS that says BattlEye must be enabled. ________________________________________________________

It will ultimately depend on what the hosting agreement says. If the hosting agreements specifically state that the hoster must maintain permission to host a DayZ server and that loss of this permission will result in termination of the agreement without a refund, then the person who rented the server is pretty much SOL. If the hosting agreement does not specifically point out that requirement, the action of not returning the money for the remainder of the hosting period would at least be considered either theft, larceny, or grand larceny (depending on amount in question) by most municipalities and could be considered fraud. The provider would not be required to refund the portion of the money which was allocated to the hosting costs up until that point though.

That would explain the all of the building destruction that was found yesterday.

So, you guys DC'd and then decided to 'load back in' at which point he was shot almost immediately. It sounds like the Admin had very good cause here. You guys raided the camp and then logged out to avoid the combat. Your friend unfortunately 'loaded back in with like 6 grenades' and was immediately killed by the players which had come to engage your raiding party. The initial action of removing yourselves from the game as they came back to the camp is probably the "combat dodge" to which the admin is referring for the ban. You also mention 'with like 6 grenades'. Did your friend login to another server to prep the grenades in his inventory? I find it hard to believe that in the action of looting this camp, he just happened to keep 6 grenades at hand and did not use them prior to disconnecting the first time. This would be another example of exploiting, only this time you would be exploiting the multiple server system. Edit: And this is all prior to seeing any logs. With the logs to show the disconnects and reconnects, I think you'll be lucky if you don't get a global ban.

Did you guys see what kick reason was listed? When you get kicked, it should put a reason up on your screen. There are variations to this wording that can indicate whether or not the kick was done manually or not. It's usually best to come in with a screen shot when making accusations such as this. Were there only =HOG= members online after you were kicked, or at least no one else with tags? This is a pretty significant accusation without a screen shot or something.

What time did this happen? Can you confirm that you are talking about US 28 Chicago 22? Please give me the time and time zone.

If you are issuing the commands in game, you must do so in a place that they can be heard. So, you have to type in Direct with someone around to have it come up on their screen or the command will not be executed.

say -1 is a command that is a Global Chat to all players. The -1 indicates the 'all players' because every player is given a number. It is working in our servers.