I used to have faith in Punkbuster and PB Bans, but I think they are in an uphill battle here. A buddy of mine sent me to a website, which I will not post here, that sells hacks for 30 or 40 bucks. I watched the demos they had on there and it was utterly sickening.
They guarantee their cheats to not be detectable, as long as you go to their site every day to check for updates. And if you do get popped they send you a new CD key.
I have been running game servers since Quake2. When Medal of Honor: Allied Assault came out, I suspected someone of cheating and did some research. I found a cheat and tried it to see what to look for. From that I was far better equipped to know what to look for when speccing a suspect. But that cheat was primitive to the cheats I saw in those demos. For the life of me I do not know how anyone can keep up with them as far as detection goes.
Punkbuster updates, what, every few months or so, maybe even every few weeks at best? And these guys update probably a couple times a week?
I currently run 3 servers and use Punkbuster on them, even though I think I'm just using up bandwidth doing it, but at least I'm trying to do something. I f I even suspect someone of cheating I ban them. I used to stream all of them to PB Bans, but now do it with only one. With PAM, PB, and PB Bans at the same time, that can get pretty hard on a server.
I cannot understand what some people get out of using those cheats. They aren't playing the game. They're just sitting there while the computer wins for them. Perhaps it is ego masturbation since they are unable to enjoy the thrill of winning from raw skill. I think that reveals a character flaw; getting something for nothing at the expense of others.
Sad.
