Mashman

I want the prettier graphics, but PB people are now silent....

Can you specify a link or version # of what you're using? I think it looks great too in the screenshots and videos. But dont want to try it unless I know I'm using the exact same file as you.

Delete (or rename) PB folder in BF3. Run pbsetup from Evenbalance. If still cant connect, turn on PB logging and ticket evenbalance. Had one member 2 months ago that had to wipe and reinstall windows. Then BF3 worked for him.

I'm just happy the players are talking about this issue so quick. I really dont need any hardware meltdown as really its going to come out of my pocket in the end. Edit: Yah, the iceberg may have been scraping several months back, but its nice to see rapid response once the leaks are springing all over.

BFBC2 now allows PB streaming, which is a plus. Issues that I still see (or incorrectly assume): No battlerecorder. Especially usefull for spotting aimbots, fog hacks, etc. This feature was paramount for banning undetected hacks running amuck. No server screenshots. Useful for catching custom homebrew hacks, etc No mods. Not really a cheat issue. No access to console (no checking GUID as a player). Anyone remember namehacks, even when people said namehacking wasnt possible? No MD5 checks. No macro checks. Macros are now allowed universally. Issues I have no idea: Server logs. Are these available without server file access? If so for how long? What info in them is available? My opinion: Dice has half stepped up to the plate, but hasnt completely. Streaming is a big tool. What about when PBBans gets their hands on a hack, how are they to test it on a private server? So does this mean no more MD5 checks? Which translates to hacks playing weeks longer on BFBC2 servers? And the unaddressed issue, I feel server admins have still been left out in the cold. 3rd party PB streaming has now been implemented. Basically means a players account can be researched to see if he prior bans (and didnt bother covering his tracks). As a server admin this makes investigating a suspected cheat effortless as there is no data to look at other than his history of 100 previous successful hacks or none. As to how admins deal with suspected cheats, who knows other than its going to be messy. If an admin bans a player for suspected cheating, how does a player appeal that ban when no evidence exists in the first place. "It felt like" or "it looked like you were cheating" is now the standard for bans. Or admins dont ban suspected cheaters.

You're right. I assumed blank would mean default. We has an IP change at the data center, slowly getting things back up.

pbbans doesnt show any streaming servers. Yet we are. Try to add a server and get message: Server 85.14.200.110: is already streaming How do we stream this server?

I see no need to buy this. EA involved, 24 player (and still laggy), full of bugs that will never be fixed after 3 years, over-run by hackers in 24 hours.... Did I miss anything in my easy money predictions?

Ahhhh, the grunts, Alpha, Bravo, etc, I have my own opinion of these guys (without proof). Watched several demos in BF2 (from ISI) awhile back. All I can say is repeated extremely uncanny environmental awareness along with repeated instant kills. Non-stop carnage. If its clean play, take it as a compliment, go professional, and make an easy living.

All I have to do is look at people with a single alias on several hundred GUIDs happily hacking away on a server to know how unbroken PB is. There are still alot of players busted with blatant PBSS that Evenbalance has never banned. PB still works the way it always has, slow and occassionally. Thats not good enough for admins who are watching players commander hack, aimbotting, crashing the server and emptying servers by ruining everyones fun. By that standard, PB is broken.

Both keys have the same alias using same IP. From the date overlap on the alias, I'd guess this guy has 2 computers with BF2 installed and one got flagged for hacks.

If you have a the 10 second delay in BF2CC you shouldn't ban by slot #. Safer not to ever ban by slot #. Had a problem with 2 players and I !b on both by slot number. The message comes up that they've been banned and both leave the server. A new player joined within the 10 second message delay into the newly vacated slot #. New player recieved the kick and ban. PB logs show me announcing the proper player's names being banned. PB logs shows banning a player joining the vacated slot instead of either of the targets. Set your Ban delay to 0 seconds. But even then, its safer to ban or kick with a partial name. !b e1224 banned! or !b mike12 banned!

Got the servers streaming, but still no private access. This something I need to wait a day?