Conan O'Fryin'
Somewhat Threatening Sniper
Hi. Normally, after getting my topics locked and merged multiple times, I would give up and move on to more reasonable and receptive communities. HOWEVER, due to popular demand, I have decided to continue my crusade of justice by replying to the posts that I did not get a chance to respond to, due to me not seeing it before the same guy (Yeah, same guy, I know, right?) locked it once again.
Now, to the subject at hand, sv_pure is not a deterrent for hacking in any way. First of all, wallhacking should be the least of the mod's worries. What about aimbots, FOV hackers, speed hackers, and weapon hacks? By getting rid of customization, you are merely getting rid of perhaps the lesser of these hacking evils, while destroying one of the foundations of TF2 in the process. Secondly, this is not going to stop anyone. The sight of a server that cannot be customized, for good or for bad, will simply tell the hacker "Oh no, I cannot wallhack! There must be some other method I can break the game with!" Perhaps this lack of "deterrent" is what made Mountain Lab Texas a lax and hacker free atmosphere? Thirdly, no one who plays the game will wallhack and enjoy it. You can see through walls, sure, but it all looks ugly as hell, and will rob them of any enjoyment that they would have gotten. Same with sound mods. Make Spies cloak extremely loud? Have fun playing Spy, then, bud. This is probably why wallhacks should be the least of your worries, speedhacks and aimbots are alot more popular because they don't rob people of their playing experience. Seriously, if you want to get rid of hacking, the MODS should do their job and MODERATE the servers. Not just "Stop in every once in a while"
Because the server in question (Mountain Lab Texas) was indeed sv_pure 0. I would recommend reading the previous posts in a thread before posting in it yourself, as the information was made clear before by some mods. Silly guy.
What I find more strange is people closing threads when topical discussion is at hand. It's like they're trying to repress people asking questions and/or the legitimacy of rules.
You must tell me your secrets, then, since as of yesterday, my skins have been replaced by the normal ones and my sounds switched with high-pitched screeches, followed by my HL2.exe crashing AKA the typical sv_pure 1 ballyhoo
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WOAH! Someone actualy unlocked the topic, even if it be for a couple of minutes! It appears that some mods are more chivalrous than others! Unfortunately, the unreasonableness that is always brought up when Skial's mods are of discussion is still unwavering, I see. I used to be like you, a mod who is bound to the rules, unphased by possible repercussions of dutiful actions, and unaware of the community's needs. But then, I realized something, not everything that represents positive change in the mod's eyes is truly in touch with the community. Sure, many of the mods have sprang from the community of a forum itself, but most, if not all, are soon alienated from it by the demands that superiors impose on them, and their views from right and wrong are soon changed when expectations are shifted. What does all of this mean? No matter how much you discuss something amongst yourselves, AKA the mods, you cannot truly reflect the needs nor the wants of the community, and such, should not ignore the pleas of mere denizens such as ourselves. Locking things because they have "already been discussed" isn't just being stubborn, but it is brushing away the idea of potentially improving the community. "We want to keep rules static." "The mods have already decided on this." "Pushing change that we do not like shall be punished." These are all things said by a staff that does not care about the community it tries to represent. So, if you want to debate a topic, do not use reactionaryism as a fodder to avoid the subject, nothing should go undiscussed, especially when the decision affects several people.CiNiC said:
Now, to the subject at hand, sv_pure is not a deterrent for hacking in any way. First of all, wallhacking should be the least of the mod's worries. What about aimbots, FOV hackers, speed hackers, and weapon hacks? By getting rid of customization, you are merely getting rid of perhaps the lesser of these hacking evils, while destroying one of the foundations of TF2 in the process. Secondly, this is not going to stop anyone. The sight of a server that cannot be customized, for good or for bad, will simply tell the hacker "Oh no, I cannot wallhack! There must be some other method I can break the game with!" Perhaps this lack of "deterrent" is what made Mountain Lab Texas a lax and hacker free atmosphere? Thirdly, no one who plays the game will wallhack and enjoy it. You can see through walls, sure, but it all looks ugly as hell, and will rob them of any enjoyment that they would have gotten. Same with sound mods. Make Spies cloak extremely loud? Have fun playing Spy, then, bud. This is probably why wallhacks should be the least of your worries, speedhacks and aimbots are alot more popular because they don't rob people of their playing experience. Seriously, if you want to get rid of hacking, the MODS should do their job and MODERATE the servers. Not just "Stop in every once in a while"
Bottiger said:
Because the server in question (Mountain Lab Texas) was indeed sv_pure 0. I would recommend reading the previous posts in a thread before posting in it yourself, as the information was made clear before by some mods. Silly guy.
Antamania said:
What I find more strange is people closing threads when topical discussion is at hand. It's like they're trying to repress people asking questions and/or the legitimacy of rules.
JarlyX said:
You must tell me your secrets, then, since as of yesterday, my skins have been replaced by the normal ones and my sounds switched with high-pitched screeches, followed by my HL2.exe crashing AKA the typical sv_pure 1 ballyhoo
Perseus Dash Jackson said:
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