Admins and their powers

[jdz (DayZ) 238]

This isn't an anti admin thread, it's a question thread.

I've got some questions regarding how admins can go about banning people.

I was just playing on my usual server with my team, there's also another team on this server and we're constantly taking each other out but at the same time, we still get along.

This other team is the admins, they're a good sort.

So anyway, we just had a hacker hop in the server and he turned it pitch black and teleported around killing people, including 2 of my teammates who were at our base.

How are admins supposed to know who is doing this?

How are admins supposed to know who is logging out in combat?

How are admins going about cheating in general?

It really does feel like they have no power against these pieces of shit

[DarkRaven123 602]

Admin have no power as it stands right now.

[DayZPvP.com 143]

Admins can look at the logs and see who is logging, etc.

They just look at a text file as far as I know.

[Lennsik 176]

Admins, as it stands, can keep the server up and ban players. That's just about it.

[jdz (DayZ) 238]

Admins can look at the logs and see who is logging, etc.

They just look at a text file as far as I know.

Yeah this is the problem tbh

They can't really tell who is logging out in combat with this, only maybe someone who logs whilst in a firefight with them

[DarkRaven123 602]

You can't really ban people unless you have "sufficient" evidence.

Otherwise you risk getting blacklisted.

Basically, because of ability to practically nullify Battleye, you can't prove anything, because it isn't recorded in the logs.

It will be fixed eventually though, so all we can do is wait.

[jdz (DayZ) 238]

Is there a way for admins to tell who is scripting things in? I doubt it?

[slyder73 94]

Yeah this is the problem tbh

They can't really tell who is logging out in combat with this, only maybe someone who logs whilst in a firefight with them

This is the same state Arma2 has been in for years. The regular Arma2 server I"ve played on for years, since Arma2 came out has had hackers a few times a week. It still gets hackers a couple times a week. Because we all play as a regular group we all know each other.

The only way the owner has been able to catch and ban them has been his knowing the regular group of players very well and playing with them for years.

When a hacker shows up, as they do often, and the server gets bombed, or teleports are happening or new equipment that doesn't belong on the particular mission appears, the admin knows because HE built all the missions the server uses.

Ban is easy.

On the DayZ mod, with characters saving over time and over multiple servers, something that Arma2 never did, the stakes are much higher. Unfortunately the same tools are still available to admins and BI has NEVER made an effort since Arma2 came out to try to deal with hackers and scripters.

If you came to Arma2 for DayZ you will just have to wait for a stand alone game to deal with this.

Edited July 30, 2012 by Slyder73

[jdz (DayZ) 238]

Hmmm, interesting.

Sounds as though nothing can be done until the standalone version is complete

[kulin 10]

This isn't an anti admin thread, it's a question thread.

I've got some questions regarding how admins can go about banning people.

I was just playing on my usual server with my team, there's also another team on this server and we're constantly taking each other out but at the same time, we still get along.

This other team is the admins, they're a good sort.

So anyway, we just had a hacker hop in the server and he turned it pitch black and teleported around killing people, including 2 of my teammates who were at our base.

How are admins supposed to know who is doing this?

How are admins supposed to know who is logging out in combat?

How are admins going about cheating in general?

It really does feel like they have no power against these pieces of shit

Admins have the power of shutting down servers! :D

One little Hack->Server Down->All names reported->Logs are checked->CD Key of hacker banned.

Edited July 30, 2012 by Knightowl

[lukeyu2005 19]

Annoying admin story.

I take this amazing 300m shot with my lee and he goes down.

Before i can get his stuff.

Server roll back or something.

I revert back to my last save with next to nothing.

Sounds like admin powers abuse?

[kulin 10]

Annoying admin story.

I take this amazing 300m shot with my lee and he goes down.

Before i can get his stuff.

Server roll back or something.

I revert back to my last save with next to nothing.

Sounds like admin powers abuse?

Im not sure... but i think when you reboot a server the bodys of dead players are gone. So it should not be possible to close a server without rebooting it and if a admin does this anyway he cannot get his stuff back.

Edited July 30, 2012 by Knightowl

[jdz (DayZ) 238]

Thanks for the useful posts guys :thumbsup:

[DarkRaven123 602]

I actually am going to make a large post at some point about this topic, and probably those to do with hacking soon.

When I stop playing the game long enough to do it that is.

[boneboys 7988]

Just do a SEARCH, if you don't know how to do that, try lôôking through the Forums...

http://dayzmod.com/forum/index.php?/topic/22386-admin-abuse-what-you-need-to-know/#entry220327

Pfff..

[sarlac 10]

^THIS

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