Wanting to rent a server

[ubikPainKiller 2]

Hi guys

Just a Questions in relation to having our own server ,

We have noticed a big influx of hackers coming onto the gaming servers lately , and quite frankly it is getting very annoying.. we manly play on US 1031 witch up until the last few days, has been a very good home for myself and a few good mates..

Now what i would like to know is if we get our own server what means do we have to tell if someone is hacking if we can't see the player in front of us, and they are spawning in Cars, helicopters, boats and so on ? is there a log we can look at and then confirm this before we kick /ban ??

cheers

ubik.PainKiller

[kiotie 23]

There are server logs that log all activity, though they are extremely verbose. Understanding these logs is very difficult, and making a decision as to whether someone is hacking or just playing normally is usually a tough thing to decide by just looking at these logs. There is a tool floating around where you can scan the logs file though, and I've "caught" a few hackers with it, so it's reliable to my experience.

[ubikPainKiller 2]

Thanks for your input ... with all the guys i play with 90% of the time there would be an admin on to control this issue ... just trying to see if it would be worth having our own server or still just continue to play on other servers.

Love the game , and we just want to try and have a fair playing ground . I no its hard trying to keep ontop of hacking but if we can do so by having our own server we may have to look into it ...

Thanks for your input

[hunter2123 106]

Server logs help you none when idiots have a bypass.

[cydrake583 0]

Cheatingtools have gotten to powerfull there is no viable defense atm.

Banning and passwording servers is not allowed, or else you will be booted of the hive which provides the savegame cloud for players and server content. So not much you can do if hackers decide to set up shop on you server.

[ubikPainKiller 2]

So if Hacking has become out of control and Battleye is not getting on top of it with Rocket, then we should be able to kick/ban to protect the game and make it a more enjoyable experience for the old players and the new players starting to play ... other wise no one will want to play the game even when it goes standalone.. because you don't have the right to protect the common gamer from hackers :(

Please don't Flame me i no this is still a Alpha and a good one at that

Edited August 12, 2012 by ubikPainKiller

[ubikPainKiller 2]

Why can't we have control over who we kick? even if it is a wrong kicking , still keeps the game safe and the people who rent a server is not wasting there money to support the hackers , instead of supporting the people who run the servers .... Or are the developers just using our good money to be the testing field for the hackers ?

[gwbrewer 49]

There are 4.5k servers up..That means even if half have 1 hacker on them there are 2.2k hackers playing DayZ,,, The admin tools are limited and are getting more limited with each patch. My honest assessment is, DayZ is trying to lower the amount of hosted servers. I mean, when the stand alone comes out.. you need a really good reason for people to leave and come play it.