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Don't be a snarky ass, especially when you are wrong. The community HAS figured it out. If you want cheating reduced you do server side cheat detection not jus

Don't be a snarky ass, especially when you are wrong. The community HAS figured it out. If you want cheating reduced you do server side cheat detection not just client side and/or you release real dedicated servers. Neither of which shitty game companies are interested in, because it either cost more money to implement or means a minor loss of control.

cma 2y ago
After the dedicated server code is decompiled, I could see that causing more cheats.
- Spunkie 2y ago
  It would also result in cheats getting identified and reported by the community. The TF2 dedicated server mailing lists, back in the day, were filled with new cheats, crashes, and exploits being found and reported by server admins.
  - doublepg23 2y ago
    That's pretty cool. How is cheating in TF2 in 2024 by the way?
    - Spunkie 2y ago
      The increase in bots and cheaters got progressively worse as matchmaking took over and ate away at the ability of private servers to maintain a community. Also before that, TF2 becoming a giant microtransaction experiment certainly didn't help. Still though even today I can open up TF2 and still have a few favorited servers that have been going for a decade+. I can join those servers and play bot and cheater free for the most part.
  - SadTrombone 2y ago
    TF2, totally not currently riddled with cheaters and bots.
    - Spunkie 2y ago
      The increase in bots and cheaters got progressively worse as matchmaking took over and ate away at the ability of private servers to maintain a community. And before that, TF2 becoming a giant microtransaction experiment certainly didn't help. Also the mailing list I spoke of are basically dead at this point as the number of invested server admins has dwindled. Still though even today I can open up TF2 and still have a few favorited servers that have been going for a decade+. I can join those servers and play bot and cheater free for the most part.

cma 2y ago

After the dedicated server code is decompiled, I could see that causing more cheats.

Spunkie 2y ago
It would also result in cheats getting identified and reported by the community. The TF2 dedicated server mailing lists, back in the day, were filled with new cheats, crashes, and exploits being found and reported by server admins.
- doublepg23 2y ago
  That's pretty cool. How is cheating in TF2 in 2024 by the way?
  - Spunkie 2y ago
    The increase in bots and cheaters got progressively worse as matchmaking took over and ate away at the ability of private servers to maintain a community. Also before that, TF2 becoming a giant microtransaction experiment certainly didn't help. Still though even today I can open up TF2 and still have a few favorited servers that have been going for a decade+. I can join those servers and play bot and cheater free for the most part.
- SadTrombone 2y ago
  TF2, totally not currently riddled with cheaters and bots.
  - Spunkie 2y ago
    The increase in bots and cheaters got progressively worse as matchmaking took over and ate away at the ability of private servers to maintain a community. And before that, TF2 becoming a giant microtransaction experiment certainly didn't help. Also the mailing list I spoke of are basically dead at this point as the number of invested server admins has dwindled. Still though even today I can open up TF2 and still have a few favorited servers that have been going for a decade+. I can join those servers and play bot and cheater free for the most part.