Attention - A new policy for account creation on Z8Games

REAPZsk

I mean I lost it when I was staff sergent I am major 4th class now isn't it deserve to give players anthor chance?

ZIONTV

[GM]Saidin wrote: »

To help answer some basic questions here is a simple FAQ.

What about accounts currently active in the game?
Hardware scans currently only apply to new accounts. However in the future we will be inviting all CrossFire users to register their accounts. This will then allow us to hand out bigger and better rewards to only our most legitimate players.


about when we register our legitimate accounts?

TheGhost345

Nice-ahh!!!

Mycow92

I'm going to post this again incase you missed it.

My account information is so weak, if somone where to guess it (which im not supprised if they did) and did somthing that broke the T.O.S of Z8games, will my computer be blocked from crossfire or the person who did it? Will i lose my main account during this process?

I have been trying to change my password but since z8games require you to know your first email before changing it im having trouble making it a more secure password, as [GM]Chaosta is not being very helpfull.

If i still cannot be helped or even given a clue to what the first 3 letters of my email is.

g0AHEAD

I just have to say : Well done Z8GAMES.
The ha.kers will finally have a real nightmare.

BullishNiu

Finally! Hope this works!

Bawbs

I know it says that you won't be revealing details of what is and isn't banned, but what will limit players on account creation in terms of breaking forum rules? Is it an infraction, a temp ban, a permanent ban, or a permanent ban + in-game ban that will mean the limitation of account creation?

Haven't read through the other pages so if it has been already answered, feel free to link me the post.

brutalambush

Worth the wait, So happy to have this great news!!! Way to go CF.
Any news on a scan for existing accounts? Maybe an honor ribbon 2?
Would love another ribbon just for getting a scan!!!

Guelz

Thanks for the clarification

Thanks for the clarification.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Guelz View Post
this sounds great, just do not like the part where it says: "hardware scan" , "It scans the anonymous hardware information of your computer"

1.is safe to let them have my pc personal information?
2.if they can read my hardware, they can also copy, extract or share my files?

No, we cannot access your files in that sense. It is safe.
And no, personal PC information like say the windows account, or information like that is not collected. But something like the fact that you are using windows is.

Thanks for the clarification

BullishNiu

Mycow92 wrote: »

I'm going to post this again incase you missed it.

My account information is so weak, if somone where to guess it (which im not supprised if they did) and did somthing that broke the T.O.S of Z8games, will my computer be blocked from crossfire or the person who did it? Will i lose my main account during this process?

I have been trying to change my password but since z8games require you to know your first email before changing it im having trouble making it a more secure password, as [GM]Chaosta is not being very helpfull.

If i still cannot be helped or even given a clue to what the first 3 letters of my email is.

I am sorry but and only you are responsible for your account. I sold suggest you keep a hard log of you emails, passwords, and such, and choose a strong password, in the future.

Bawbs wrote: »

I know it says that you won't be revealing details of what is and isn't banned, but what will limit players on account creation in terms of breaking forum rules? Is it an infraction, a temp ban, a permanent ban, or a permanent ban + in-game ban that will mean the limitation of account creation?

Haven't read through the other pages so if it has been already answered, feel free to link me the post.

I'm guessing the [GM]s are not going to post that here. Maybe they will update the specifics in their revised ToS.

Bawbs

BullishNiu wrote: »

I am sorry but and only you are responsible for your account. I sold suggest you keep a hard log of you emails, passwords, and such, and choose a strong password, in the future.

I'm guessing the [GM]s are not going to post that here. Maybe they will update the specifics in their revised ToS.

I guess I'll have to go ask several players that have had different severities of bans to help me test it out.

I'll update everybody on it if I get the to doing it.

brutalambush

Oookkaa1 wrote: »

I agree with this, but just out of curiosity, what happens if someone new tries to make an account with a laptop that came out of the same factory as a hacker's laptop (so hardware is the same)? What if a hacker sells a laptop? How do u tell the difference between proxy/VPN and legit connection?

That's what's great about this, No more excuses. No more getting away with hacking. No more players hacking on an alt and protecting their main. I love it!!!
I can't express how happy this news has made me. Finally there will be real gaming and less accusations in game. This will lead to people respecting good players again instead of kicking them! We as a community can start to develop trust and respect for each other like never before. Thank you Z8 for getting tough on hackers.

Mycow92

BullishNiu wrote: »

I am sorry but and only you are responsible for your account. I sold suggest you keep a hard log of you emails, passwords, and such, and choose a strong password, in the future.
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I have made loads of accounts just like this that i've used to do surveys on and test my luck on in black market. If i could see the future and knew i was going to win i would have made a note of the email, strangley enough support said i have changed my email 3 times even though i do not remember this (i might have done it but its been a damn while!)

... -_-

CfKyoto

this is some epic news Saidin!

snaperrr

CfKyoto wrote: »

this is some epic news Saidin!

Can someone pls help me?

In my house we are 3 brothers that play cf with the same computer . If 1 of them gets banned the ip, that means that Me or my other brother wont be able to keep playing cf?
Also we are from Argentina , is this going to affect us somehow?.
I been playing cf for 3 years (with my only account) and i would hate to stop playing cf for this.Moreover i dont like that much having to register my ip or having my computer scan but guess theres no choice. In the past (years ago) i got banned several times for diferent reasons (glitch abuse mainly... xD) is that going to affect me now ?.
From now thanks for answering and greeting from Argentina!

pakistanidon

gr8, i m so happy, finally good step taken against hackers

its_matt

This is like one of those waterproof super sticky bandages. It will work for a while, but hackers will soon be introduced on how to change things so they can access the registration forms again.

I really enjoy the fact that you guys have done this, it makes me feel like being a legitmate player is really worth it.

RRoyal

Upex wrote: »

Wow, great news!

Excellent idea

BullishNiu

snaperrr wrote: »

Can someone pls help me?

In my house we are 3 brothers that play cf with the same computer . If 1 of them gets banned the ip, that means that Me or my other brother wont be able to keep playing cf?
Also we are from Argentina , is this going to affect us somehow?.
I been playing cf for 3 years (with my only account) and i would hate to stop playing cf for this.Moreover i dont like that much having to register my ip or having my computer scan but guess theres no choice. In the past (years ago) i got banned several times for diferent reasons (glitch abuse mainly... xD) is that going to affect me now ?.
From now thanks for answering and greeting from Argentina!

I'm guessing yes, it is going to affect you. The system is not perfect. Sorry. Keep your brothers in check.

CopyCat3

I know it wasn't intended to, but it make me laugh so hard
Thanks Saidin you made my day with both the news and this sentence

[GM]Saidin wrote: »

If you do not agree with the above new measures then we would ask you to uninstall CrossFire NA and cease the use of your Z8Games account

CopyCat3

BullishNiu wrote: »

I'm guessing yes, it is going to affect you. The system is not perfect. Sorry. Keep your brothers in check.

I think what saidin said was that it is a HARDWARE scan, not an IP scan... so if 3 of them use different pc's it wont affect him if they hack or anything of that sort.
Anything saidin said aswell that the hardware scan does NOT affect allready registered users but the newly registered users.
I hope this helps and cheers

Av3ng[a]

Finally thanks Saiden . This will effectively stop hackers from making noob accounts and ruining the rookie server (which ruins it for new players whom then rage quit). Anyways this will put a good sized dent into the hacking community. Keep it up!

MrVu1

Upex wrote: »

Wow, great news!

You read all of this in a minute? :rolleyes:

I'm sure Z8 will respect our privacy more than, let's say, Google, so I think it's a pretty good idea.

ThatMark

Im so happy i am nearly crying! im playing since early 2009, and this is a really big step for crossfire. i have a feeling that z8 really is going to stop the hackers.
thank you.

cnv_1991

Awesome News !!!

iDexTerx

does this means less hacker in cf???

Vandrc

So this affects hackers in the future: not allowing them to create new accounts? How does this affect players who were previously banned for cheating? I'll be honest, that mistakes were made long ago by a genuinely curious mind whose honor was forced broken by the repetitive trampling of those guilty miscreants called cheaters. Suffice to say that the past can haunt...hopefully it won't hurt.

Toastlett

This is the best way I've ever heard of you guys preventing hackers!
They always find a way to get into the games by figuring out little things in your patches that go wrong...
This is definitely a step up!
Congratulations Z8Games, and NICE-AH!!! (whatever that means)

ohmygoodjob

Crossfire Haking solutions

I Got my account a back in 2011 when it was stiall a staff seargent from my friend. I dont know the email address that my account is linked to , will that affect me in any way due to the new rule about the hacks crossfire made?

ohmygoodjob

i dont know the email adress linked to my account any more will that affect me in any way?