The end of BF3???

[James7679]

With all of the problems that EA/Dice have had in getting this game right, there is a much bigger, problem, looming. As a server Admin, I constantly look people up and have to be vigilant in protecting our servers. Hackers are out there. Problem is, now they have become completely undetectable. I am having a very hard time wanting to continue with this game, especially after reading this.

MP1st – [Updated] Battlefield 3 Hacker Reveals Startling Numbers

 

[raideruk]

Shocking really, as a lover of BF3, and other online first person shooters, hackers frustrate the hell out of me. Its a shame that there is no real way to stop them. Anti Cheat mechanisms like PB, and VAC etc are only effective to a minority of cheats.

Hackers will be the death of games for PCs. Its already an area where PC games are being ported from consoles more often than not.

Shame

 

[M1GU31]

I was considering buying this but seems to be the same problem as in cod the same lame hacks. Will proably get it once the loser move on to the next big shooter so there will be less of them and it will be cheaper so i'm good with bfbc2 atm which I haven't seen hacks yet on.

 

[matty t]

It's bad the cheating pisses me off I don't know why PB can't be altered to see the change in code coming from the users machine ?

 

[BugMeister]

this is a video showing the hack in use during a legitimate game (play in 1080p for clarity)
and you can see the comments that other players are making, as they begin to realize
that something isn't quite right..

- the video was linked in a follow-up post on that same site

I must admit, I have had my suspicions.. :sarc:

 

[stormy13]

Good thing I lost all interest in it about a month after release. Only sad part is the $60 spent on it as it really wasn't worth it, and even the Karkand expansion couldn't save it as far as I'm concerned. The only thing that made it a successor to BF2 is the name. BFBC2 was a better game than BF3.

 

[pparks1]

And herein lies the problem with competitive games, where you have levels, power ups, earn weapons, unlock classes, etc and publish stats for the world to see. People are going to take advantage of it and cheat.

Although, I'm unsure where the fun is in cheating. It must be more about making the others mad than the actual gameplay.

 

[Squid]

There are so many online games where hackers are prevalent. To me, people hack because they are not good enough to get good scores on their own. It's sad really.
BF3 will go on and I will keep playing and keep on being bad at the game. But I still enjoy playing especially when I have friends to play with who remind me just how bad I am .

 

[matty t]

It's funny that EA and dice have rolled out this battlelog console rubbish instead of installing the game fully on some ones drive yet it's still not done a thing to address the cheating.

Almost seems a wasted effort given if battlelog us down the game is not playable off line.

How are you supposed to have a LAN game ?

 

[Trucidation]

It's funny that EA and dice have rolled out this battlelog console rubbish instead of installing the game fully on some ones drive yet it's still not done a thing to address the cheating.

Almost seems a wasted effort given if battlelog us down the game is not playable off line.

How are you supposed to have a LAN game ?

+1, THIS.

"Online" gaming is getting stupider.

 

[matty t]

It's going backward and they also are constantly taking it down during Asia pacific peak times this game is down more times than its up

 

[Richardc269]

lol I'm so glad I didn't waste $60 on this game. I tried the singleplayer (thinking that SP would be similar to BF2 and not BC2), and I didn't like it. BF3 can gtfo.

 

[M1GU31]

Just get bfbc2 cost $20,has good graphics and better then bf3. I haven't seen a hack yet on it but i'm sure if there is which most likely. But it will defiantly have less then bf3

 

[Katsumoto]

Anti Cheat mechanisms like PB, and VAC etc are only effective to a minority of cheats.

And sometimes, PB can be problematic for legitimate users, too. (and I mean, truly legitimate, users)

 

[Ricorik]

Not the End

Hackers are always the problem.

A great advice for Dice is to hire a hacker and let him take out of this game-destroyer.

PS: never see a hacker in BF3 in-game (well Urban terror) a free game, 40 50 hackers a day on servers.

 

[M1GU31]

Not the End

Hackers are always the problem.

A great advice for Dice is to hire a hacker and let him take out of this game-destroyer.

PS: never see a hacker in BF3 in-game (well Urban terror) a free game, 40 50 hackers a day on servers.

Yeah sort of like how Microsoft would hire the people who were able to break into their system and hire them and have them patch up their system. Now they get payed very well

 

[AstaLaVista]

And herein lies the problem with competitive games, where you have levels, power ups, earn weapons, unlock classes, etc and publish stats for the world to see. People are going to take advantage of it and cheat.

Although, I'm unsure where the fun is in cheating. It must be more about making the others mad than the actual gameplay.

Therein lies the problem IMHO, the need to keep the new gen entertain with BS like power ups is what is destroying the FPS games.

It is a catch 22 and they are feeling the hit right now of their own creation.

I am not an Online gamer but it is the first thing I read in all the forums I visit and it hurts what I like as well (Solo Campaign) because they are now making those games shorter and shorter with each new installment and so easy you can finish it in a couple of hours... I refuse to pay 60 cheeseburgers for it.

 

[Richardc269]

And herein lies the problem with competitive games, where you have levels, power ups, earn weapons, unlock classes, etc and publish stats for the world to see. People are going to take advantage of it and cheat.

Although, I'm unsure where the fun is in cheating. It must be more about making the others mad than the actual gameplay.

Therein lies the problem IMHO, the need to keep the new gen entertain with BS like power ups is what is destroying the FPS games.

It is a catch 22 and they are feeling the hit right now of their own creation.

I am not an Online gamer but it is the first thing I read in all the forums I visit and it hurts what I like as well (Solo Campaign) because they are now making those games shorter and shorter with each new installment and so easy you can finish it in a couple of hours... I refuse to pay 60 cheeseburgers for it.

Same here. I wanted BF3's singleplayer to be like BF2 and it wasn't. Pissed me off, so I quit playing. I'm not really a multiplayer person. I haven't bought any of EA's stuff for at least 3 years now.

 

[M1GU31]

Pretty much almost everyone I know bought bf3 for the mp and could care less for the sp... Most people buy it for the MP so less focus is on sp.

 

[Richardc269]

Pretty much almost everyone I know bought bf3 for the mp and could care less for the sp... Most people buy it for the MP so less focus is on sp.

Yeah, that's pretty much true. But I'm just not really any good with PvP in first person shooters, so I mostly go for the singleplayer portion, but EA doesn't really care much about their singleplayer modes, which in my opinion, is totally lame, and the reason why I quit buying their crap.