Kik vote abuse/In game hack report [Ideas]

I posted the below in response to other people complaining about how the kick vote system is badly abused, however I never put this into a formal suggestion, so here it is Z8games:

Why the current kick vote system simply doesn't work:

1) Hackers generally don't even get voted off anyway, skilled players do for the 'Ace' or because their nooby team mates know nothing and think everyone is hacking.

2) Kicking 'hackers' from games does not work anyway, it's not a cure - How many people kick 'hackers' and then follow up with a hack report? That's how hackers need to be dealt with, kicking them and 'leaving it at that' means the hacker gets away without penalty and just hacks in other games.

The kick vote system simply moves the hacker from room to room (if the system worked correctly), and at present it's actually used by witless noobs and those that rage and scream 'hacker' because they never thought, that maybe, just maybe everyone is not "hacking" and that their just noob.

What Crossfire really needs to sort hackers out and the noobs that cry "hack" is:

1) There should just be an automated system (exactly like the kick vote system) but instead of being kicked or voting to kick a player, you select a players name (like now), the reason (like now) and the replay is sent to z8games as a hack report, glitch report, bug report etc. If a person is actually hacking, glitching or using a bug then a ban will follow (should be permanent and zero tolerance policy in all cases), if they are not hacking, glitching or using a bug and their are many false reports from a certain player (maybe in set timescales) then they should be temporarily banned for abusing the hack report system and sending false reports, with constant false hack reports after a temp ban then a permanent ban should follow. (Harsh? - No, these are the very people that have been ruining gameplay for many with false kiks, been abusive and are sending in false reports which are time consuming)

Or maybe just put certain noobs on 'ignore' if they send hack reports that are constantly false and their reports are ignored.

2) The problem with the above is that you still have the hacker in game hacking right? and you get a penalty if you leave, well remove the penalty for leaving the game, so if there is a hacker in game file the report (like kick vote) and then leave.

This means the hacker is reported properly, and he can't get free kills because you can leave and without penalty, also if the hacker joins other games those people can leave too (hence nobody plays with the hacker).

Also this idea would weed out alot of these noobs that knowingly falsly accuse people to get them kicked or knowingly falsely kick them themselves from their team, this would improve the quality of game play and the reputation of the game not in just in the sense that they are gone but also they can't indoctrinate other new players into a permanent state of paranoia about "hackers".

The above is a "fair and just" all round solution to clean up this game of hackers and cry babies that harass other gamers for no reason, yes there would be even more reports that there are now if this system came into effect, but after the noobs are banned/ignored this will reduce and noob reports and gamers will be more careful with this system in place.

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When I posted this above idea before a few people pointed out the number of reports would be too time consuming and impossible to police, therefore impossible to implement.

However in my C:\Program Files\Z8Games\CrossFire\rez\UI\UI_StateMentWnd

There is in fact the start of, or an unimplemented "In game hack report"? see below:



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Oh, and If you post please keep it constructive, no whining please!

Just about everyone (even those that support the kick vote system) knows theres major abuse in almost every single game with the current kick vote system in place:

ReyDunkinC wrote: »

vote kick is fine as it is..it gets abused in every game anyway..

So lets try and give proper suggestions and constructive feedback to rectify the issue and improve the game.

If you are a kick voting nublet, that kicks people because "CF is rampant with hackers" or because you want ace or otherwise knowingly kick people for no reason your feedback is bound to be negative!