As long as I didn't hack it in right?

[Flex Plexico 3]

Well I recently killed a hacker on the hill Dobryy just outside of Elektro and he had an AS50 TWS. I picked it up but haven't used it yet cause I don't want to get banned. I was just curious if I am allowed to keep it and use it freely as I please without being punished or anything of the sort? I'm sure I will get plenty of hate for wanting to keep it and use it but if you could at least answer my question that would be nice.

[vile. 38]

Killing people with hacked weapons can get you banned and has happened to others before.

[savini 587]

Having it on your person can get you banned.

[noobfun 87]

Well I recently killed a hacker on the hill Dobryy just outside of Elektro and he had an AS50 TWS. I picked it up but haven't used it yet cause I don't want to get banned. I was just curious if I am allowed to keep it and use it freely as I please without being punished or anything of the sort? I'm sure I will get plenty of hate for wanting to keep it and use it but if you could at least answer my question that would be nice.

drop it under a bush in the middle of the woods and never look back, yes you can get banned for having it, yes you can deffinatley get banned for using it,

[LeOverlord 150]

Use it on goats...

Motherfuckers won't see it coming...

Fucking goats...

Ruining ma screenshots...

[Colditz 54]

Having hacked weapons in your inventory WILL lead to a ban. Inventory of players is being checked on a regular basis as far as I'm aware and players with items in their inventory that are not in the DayZ loot tables will get a Battle-Eye ban. I reccomend dropping that weapon ASAP.

[Flex Plexico 3]

Killing people with hacked weapons can get you banned and has happened to others before.

Having it on your person can get you banned.

Banned globally or just from that server? I keep hearing from people that I CAN get banned but others say that Rocket said as long as you the player didn't hack it in, it's fine. Can anyone confirm this or anything. I want a straight answer so that I can either dispose of the weapon or use it at free will.

[Grey Warden 90]

Drop it as others say it WILL get you banned. Its not in the spirit of the game to use something like that so why do you want to?

Edit: Probably globally, or from what i've heard anyways.

Edited July 29, 2012 by Grey Warden

[imbshappie@gmail.com 22]

Banned globally or just from that server? I keep hearing from people that I CAN get banned but others say that Rocket said as long as you the player didn't hack it in, it's fine. Can anyone confirm this or anything. I want a straight answer so that I can either dispose of the weapon or use it at free will.

Dude, just don't even risk it. If it's a BattleEye ban you won't be able to play Day Z at all. Get rid of the infectious weapon! BURN IT!

It's hacked anyway, so why would you want to use a hacked weapon? You'd have the same advantage that the hacker you just killed had. That makes for less fun for everyone.

Edited July 29, 2012 by Shappie

[hawken 22]

With that logic, a man can hack in guns for his friends..

[Arach (DayZ) 7]

Excuse me, but what if hypothetically i were to kill a hacker, or even just find the corpse of one? How would i know if any weapons i loot could lead to me getting banned?

[savini 587]

It's a global ban.

Here is a link to double check if you're unsure about a weapons legitimacy http://www.dayzwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Weapons

[testsubject81 6]

You might not get a global ban but you would be as big a cheat as the hackers if you use this weapon. Please don't.

Edited July 29, 2012 by testsubject81

[_Gunslinger_ 46]

Ditch it. If somebody finds it on your body, you could find yourself reported and banned.

[enforcer1975 1111]

Banned globally or just from that server? I keep hearing from people that I CAN get banned but others say that Rocket said as long as you the player didn't hack it in, it's fine. Can anyone confirm this or anything. I want a straight answer so that I can either dispose of the weapon or use it at free will.

Then all you have to do is let your friend hack the weapon and give it to you....good solution. A golden AK is just an annoyance, a AS50 TWS that isn't supposed to be there and gives you an unfair advantage is not a funny matter. I'd give it to my backpack "to eat" if i were you. I always use this feature on surplus weapons and ammo or when i find weapons that are not supposed to be there and/or i think would only be used for "evil ( player hunting with high powered scoped rifles or machine guns ) purposes".

[Skint (DayZ) 138]

Jeez, do you guys even read anything Rocket says!

Player:

"If I pick up hacked weapons, will I be banned? I mean like, a ban for sure. Not a "maybe". Thanks,

Xeno

PS. I think the hackers name is "Mike", I just took him out from the ground with an AS50. May not be him though because I found a chopper randomly earlier."

Rocket:

"No

This rumour has no basis to it whatsoever.

Using a hacked vehicle/weapon will identify you during database analysis, and your character may receive special logging attention in the database, but you will not receive a ban without creating them yourself."

Link to post:

http://dayzmod.com/f...rs/#entry446536

Do your research first!

[semipr0 402]

Regardless of what Rocket says, If you know a weapon or item has been spawned into a game server environment illegitimately....then why use it at all? Its not like DayZ is hard and you need the edge to even survive.

Its called personal integrity and I know that the entire concept of such is a nearly extinct concept on the internet in regards to gaming and individual comportment within a community, but....regardless, its not that hard to tell yourself what is right and what is wrong and live by that understanding.

Kill something, put the weapon on the corpse and hide the corpse. End of problem, end of concern, and you're a better man for having done it.

Edited July 29, 2012 by semipr0

[liam@venturefox.com 13]

It seems you are adamant to keep it and seem to be ignoring the advise of other forum members. Personally, I hope you do keep it and get banned because that's the only way some people learn how to play fair. You know it's a hacked weapon, drop it and play the game right.

[Flex Plexico 3]

Jeez, do you guys even read anything Rocket says!

Player:

"If I pick up hacked weapons, will I be banned? I mean like, a ban for sure. Not a "maybe". Thanks,

Xeno

PS. I think the hackers name is "Mike", I just took him out from the ground with an AS50. May not be him though because I found a chopper randomly earlier."

Rocket:

"No

This rumour has no basis to it whatsoever.

Using a hacked vehicle/weapon will identify you during database analysis, and your character may receive special logging attention in the database, but you will not receive a ban without creating them yourself."

Link to post:

http://dayzmod.com/f...rs/#entry446536

Do your research first!

So basically I will not receive any punishment whatsoever for using the hacked in weapon ?

[enforcer1975 1111]

Don't come crying later...

[KField86 237]

So basically I will not receive any punishment whatsoever for using the hacked in weapon ?

Maybe, maybe not. Battle-eye HAS banned people for this before, but they've swept it under the rug and say "They must of hacked it in". There was a huge argument about it. It's a risk you're going to take, but that's not even the point. By YOU using that hacked weapon, you are effectively hacking yourself. Don't you understand the concept? If I saw you on my server with it, you'd be banned immediately. Without even hesitating. Because using the excuse "I just picked it up, I didn't spawn it in" is pure bullshit. You still KNOW it's a hacked weapon, which means you're hacking while using it . Delete the fucking thing, and find a legitimate AS50. Or be a neckbeard who can't succeed without some kind of ridiculous advantage over others. Your call, bro. Just don't join my server with it. Seriously.

Edited July 29, 2012 by KField86

[Diggydug (DayZ) 331]

You're so dense.

"Will I get banned if I use a hacked weapon?"

You receive tons of responses saying don't risk it and one saying that it's technically okay.

"So I won't get in trouble?"

Why is it such a big deal to keep this weapon? You're basically saying the hacker was right to add that weapon in and you're keeping it in "circulation" within the game.

[mac 80]

How do I know if I have gear/weapons that have been hacked in?

[Diggydug (DayZ) 331]

If you're not sure, ask about it in the forums...or just go on the wiki and take a quick glance at what weps are ingame. Overtime you should get used to what's ingame and what's not you'll know, simple as that.

[Taso (DayZ) 13]

Regardless of whether or not there is a moral obligation to not use the weapon, there is no legal obligation to throw it away.

You are at 0 risk from being globally banned. If an admin kills you, finds the weapon, and remembers your name, you can be banned from his server, but the odds of that happening are low at best.

The thing is more of a collector's item that should be on display in a DayZ ingame museum.

To reiterate- no, you will not get banned unless a server admin feeling particularly self-righteous sees you using it and assumes you hacked it in. Even then, it's only a single server.

Everyone in this thread saying otherwise has no idea what they're talking about (reading direct quotes from Rocket is hard).

EDIT: I think there's a need to remind people in this thread what Battle Eye's function is.

Battle Eye is a script detector that observes, reports, and blocks outside material from running within the engine. Once something is within the engine, Battle Eye has NO interest in it whatsoever. It doesn't care who's using it, if it lives forever, if it shoots rainbows and cupcakes, or if it makes crude jokes at the holder's expense. Battle Eye detects scripts. That's it.

Edited July 29, 2012 by Taso