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What to do with cheaters (sigh)

Mon, 15 March 2004 21:08

Ptolemy

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Well, I guess this subject should be brought up for a decent discussion.

In games I've played over the last 9+ years I've run across a few games with blatant cheaters. One of the worst cases was when we caught an SD player from Russia using the free pop hack on newly colonized planets as well as invaded planets. A new case is one of outright lying as a host setting up a game.

Personally, I'd like to be able to ban anybody caught cheating for life. However, this is unrealistic (not to mention impossible).

Sadly, in almost all cheat cases the game seems to be a loss (as well as the time everybody put into it). If anybody has any thoughts on how to save a game where cheating has occurred - I'm interested in hearing it.

So far, the only true punishment for a cheater I've been able to determine as viable is publicizing the case and causing humiliation. When a cheater starts to try to defend his/her actions you know you're getting somewhere. Stars! community ostracization also is partially effective.

Ptolemy

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		What to do with cheaters (sigh) By: Ptolemy on Mon, 15 March 2004 21:08
		Re: What to do with cheaters (sigh) By: iztok on Tue, 16 March 2004 03:37
		Re: What to do with cheaters (sigh) By: Micha on Tue, 16 March 2004 04:28
		Re: What to do with cheaters (sigh) By: Staz on Tue, 16 March 2004 05:31
		Re: What to do with cheaters (sigh) By: Micha on Tue, 16 March 2004 06:03
		Re: What to do with cheaters (sigh) By: Staz on Tue, 16 March 2004 07:08
		Re: What to do with cheaters (sigh) By: Micha on Tue, 16 March 2004 08:27
		Re: What to do with cheaters (sigh) By: EDog on Tue, 16 March 2004 12:14
		Re: What to do with cheaters (sigh) By: Ron on Tue, 16 March 2004 12:18
		Re: What to do with cheaters (sigh) By: Ptolemy on Tue, 16 March 2004 13:07
		Re: What to do with cheaters (sigh) By: Steve on Tue, 16 March 2004 10:13
		Re: What to do with cheaters (sigh) By: Steve on Tue, 16 March 2004 10:16
		Re: What to do with cheaters (sigh) By: Ron on Tue, 16 March 2004 10:46
		Re: What to do with cheaters (sigh) By: Steve on Tue, 16 March 2004 12:13
		Re: What to do with cheaters (sigh) By: Staz on Tue, 16 March 2004 10:50
		Re: What to do with cheaters (sigh) By: Ptolemy on Tue, 16 March 2004 11:02
		Re: What to do with cheaters (sigh) By: ares on Tue, 16 March 2004 11:05
		Re: What to do with cheaters (sigh) By: Dogthinkers on Tue, 16 March 2004 11:24
		Re: What to do with cheaters (sigh) By: Ron on Tue, 16 March 2004 12:07
		Re: What to do with cheaters (sigh) By: ForceUser on Tue, 16 March 2004 15:26
		Re: What to do with cheaters (sigh) By: vonKreedon on Wed, 17 March 2004 10:32
		Re: What to do with cheaters (sigh) By: Crusader on Wed, 17 March 2004 13:53
		Re: What to do with cheaters (sigh) By: Ptolemy on Thu, 18 March 2004 07:15
		Re: What to do with cheaters (sigh) By: overworked on Thu, 18 March 2004 07:25
		Re: What to do with cheaters (sigh) By: Ptolemy on Thu, 18 March 2004 08:16
		Re: What to do with cheaters (sigh) By: Crusader on Thu, 18 March 2004 13:07

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