Anti server hop system suggestion

[hivemind (DayZ) 3]

Rocket wrote in the latest patch thread that he was considering a system against server hopping but had a hard time knowing when to punish. This system does not adress that. It could however be run for a while in the background and collecting data until there is a clearer picture.

The system would:

* Keep a scoring scheme on log outs.

* Multiple log outs lowers your scoring(higher ping means less impact, ideal would be to measure packet loss).

* Multiple log outs with invetory changes should even further lower the score(Looting from tents and vechicles should be less impactful)

It should look for consitent behaviour.

* A single incident with someones internet connection where, as an example, 5 disconnects within 15 minutes shouldnt noticibly alter the scoring.

* Having a high score(reputation) should would generally mean less alteration of the score

* Server admins could cast a single one time vote(or possible on a weeks timeout) for a player. When concensus is met across many admins there could be concequences.

Without really knowing under which limitations the mod and engine operate under i guess its a fairly complex and taxing system. Slow to kick in even. At the very least

its my 2 cents and a rough outling of a system that could work. Also none of the scoring rules should be known (I guess the admin voting one would be the only one).

inb4 system can be gamed

inb4 legitimate users will be caught

[malphos101 71]

inb4 system can be gamed

inb4 legitimate users will be caught

inb4 user posts something and then immediately tries to disqualify any rebuttals with "inb4"

[hivemind (DayZ) 3]

inb4 user posts something and then immediately tries to disqualify any rebuttals with "inb4"

Well I see that you may think that. I was more going for weeding out posts without any basis for saying that the system can be gamed or that legitimate users could get locked out.

If you have any specific points to make I'll certainly debate your rebuttal.

Just to head further off the rails; I was in before you said "inb4 user posts something ... tries to disqualify any rebuttals with "inb4"". Irrefutably a logic error.

Edited July 14, 2012 by hivemind