2011-02-08, 10:41 PM
What GMs need, and may not exist in MS, are tools that make it very easy to ban hackers.
The main reason hackers hack is to gain exp or money faster than regular players.
What do you do about it? Populate a list of current exp/meso gain rates by level. Give GMs a button to instantly travel to the top user on the list who hasn't been checked by a GM in the last day or so. If they're hacking, press one button. If they're not hacking, press another button. Either way, they're removed from the list (until the next sweep) and travel to the next person.
There are ways to get around this, of course - like botting at a normal exp rate, 24 hours a day. But you tackle them when they become issues.
The main reason hackers hack is to gain exp or money faster than regular players.
What do you do about it? Populate a list of current exp/meso gain rates by level. Give GMs a button to instantly travel to the top user on the list who hasn't been checked by a GM in the last day or so. If they're hacking, press one button. If they're not hacking, press another button. Either way, they're removed from the list (until the next sweep) and travel to the next person.
There are ways to get around this, of course - like botting at a normal exp rate, 24 hours a day. But you tackle them when they become issues.