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MPI (Master Player Index) Guide To understand the MPI you have to first understand the MBI (Master Ban Index) and what can be seen on a ban link. Take this one for example: http://www.pbbans.com/mbi-viewban-5866334a-vb268214.html You can see the IP, location, alias and time of the ban which is very relevant when trying to determine if someone has hacked on another account. The reason I am using banned GUIDs is so innocent players are protected throughout this post. You can see his full IP (note this for later use). Click the MPI link next to the GUID. http://www.pbbans.com/mpi/mpi-guid-search-e19a10f354bfade70d7a79d45866334a-41.html&showLG=yes&showAT=yes&safeview=yes Although the IP on the MPI is only partial view you know the IP which was used at time of the ban from the MBI information. The MPI data however shows you his first and last seen IP's on that particular GUID so we know he was using the same IP from the 28th-30th June. You will immediately notice a highlighted BFP4F GUID, which has the same IP next to it as the initial ban. Which would raise suspicion. Click on the Ban information and you see this: http://www.pbbans.com/mbi-viewban-a8847f53-vb254221.html The same IP triggered the ban but back in march before the IP was used on the BF3 GUID. you could then run the ban IP on the MPI and you would get this result: http://www.pbbans.com/mpi/mpi-ip-search-77-232-15-4.html&showLG=yes&showAT=yes&safeview=yes This shows you on the left hand side when that IP was last used on that particular GUID. You should by now have seen that there no overlap between the two banned GUIDs apart from the same IP having been used 3 months apart from each other (with russian IP's you can suspect a new IP has been assigned in that time). You can also see that the same IP has been used on BF3 and a BF2 GUID on the next day, very likely that the BF2 GUID is therefore the player banned for BF3. Leaked keys will appear looking something like this: http://www.pbbans.com/mbi-viewban-181dc23d-vb249269.html The ban link shows the perpertrator of the ban is based in the UK, however you can also see some canadian IP's on the GUID. If you click the MPI link on this GUID you can also see this GUID which is banned: http://www.pbbans.com/mbi-viewban-be81cacf-vb253473.html However the ban was triggered in Canada, meaning the two are not the same player. If you wanted to see more information about the Canadian banned GUID you click on the MPI link which would return this result. http://www.pbbans.com/mpi/mpi-guid-search-25040e8389a296ca557bc1dabe81cacf-39.html&showLG=yes&showAT=no&safeview=yes Two linked GUIDs and we've established the other banned one is only linked due to a leaked key, however http://www.pbbans.com/mpi/mpi-guid-search-7b514361-33.html&showLG=yes&showAT=yes&safeview=yes is clearly his, which then reveals two more GUIDs (clean). One of them however being again a leaked GUID and so on... Dynamic IP's Some countries will assign a new IP almost every time a PC/Router is switched on. This makes MPI interpretation difficult and the emphasis here then is on times and dates. Just because someone has been assigned the same IP at one stage as a hacker, doesn't mean he/she is indeed the same person. Example: Person X receives IP in June 2009, cheats on it and gets caught and their GUID banned, person Z then gets assigned the same IP in April 2011. They will then be forever linked by the MPI which is when you run the IP MPI check to ascertain when the IP was last used on said GUIDs. For those of you who wish to use IP tracing to further investigate location of users, you may wish to use a locater such as this: http://www.ip-adress.com/ip_tracer/ http://www.ip2location.com/ Please be aware that these do not necessarily resolve to the right location. I would not recommend searching MPI based on alias, BF2 was full of name hacks and several other games (COD series) are not name unique, therefore links to someone based purely on alias are tenuous to say the least. PBGUID vs EAGUID; In EA games ensure that you do not use the EA GUID to search our MPI with. This is not the correct one and will not return any results. It is the PB GUID which you will need to copy from Procon (BF3/BC2etc) in order to run a check on a player active in your server. Alternatively, do not forget the PBBans HUBLIVE feature which with the click of a few links can lead you to current information of players on your servers and take you to MPI links from there. To find it, go to http://account.pbbans.com/server.php and select the HL button next to the IP of the server you wish to view. (right hand side). In the main though the most important things to remember are, search by GUID wherever possible in the first instance, then once you establish trigger IP's you can also use those. You may have to go several different routes to get to your destination but if you are stuck feel free to ask one of us for directions ;)

Your current GUID shows no use in Russia, where is he getting this information from?

If the clan you used to belong to is the same as the one in your profile then they are not streaming. Maybe recommend to them that they apply here for some added protection against hackers :)

EA was resetting hackers via the battle log reports actually, but the stats have to be absolutely obvious until they take action. I guess now the bl reporting is down you have to try the other route in the meantime. However I just tried to go through the report feature and it worked for me.. Anyone can change their bl name, its in origin settings tab> account tab>change origin ID (no hack required) @Andyshole - are you a server admin? If so do you stream your servers to anti cheat sites? If not do you use servers which are streaming to ac sites? If so then report potential hackers on those servers to the server admins who may have PBSS with evidence to submit here.

http://www.pbbans.com/forums/index.php?app=tickets&showticket=964&st=0&gopid=3719entry3719

Just lol, I think thats more of a symptom of how obnoxious gamers have become ;) @ Ltmatt actually you'll find generally I've been positive about BF3 too.

cause and effect.

This enthusiasm usually lasts about a week before the bitching and whining commences. Seen it before with additional maps on BC2, great for a week or so then everyone was bored or couldn't stand some of the new maps so they disappeared off server lists and those were not dlc! I am a battlefield gamer and fan but even I draw the line at continuously splitting the community with constant pay for dlc's. If you like premium and wanted to get all the dlc anyways then I guess fair enough but if it continues to be successfully received, you'll be paying subs per month along with server rental fees in games to come. At that time for me it will be GAME OVER.

and as yoda would say... Setup by some bf fans who don't want to sink into the depth of the trolliverse (bl) BF3 UK MORDOR

All's well that ends well :)

A roster needs to be viewable on your website. If there is a reason your website is locked down you can provide PBBans with an account that we can use to visit your site. Most people simply make a general viewable read-only section on their forums which also contains a forum post for the roster. You should be able to get your guid from your server pb logs or through procon or another admin tool.

http://www.pbbans.com/forums/index.php?app=tickets&showticket=899 Your ticket is open here :) I'll close this topic so we don't keep going back and forth.

Do you stream your servers? There are detections that might not be seen on PBSS that can be used to catch cheaters. It may be worth (if you haven't already done so), applying for an account here.

You should be receiving email notifications on the status of your application.

http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/soldier/Heelfy/stats/391456561/ success. ;) now all we need is for him to end up on the MBI.

Before your server can be streamed you will need to apply for a team account here: http://www.pbbans.com/streaming-application.html Additionally it is better if you start new topics for new subjects, otherwise your query may be overlooked. I have split this topic from the original so you now have your own thread.

Apologies, the link is in a private section of the forums. The Latest patch seemed to have caused a DNS cache problem. The fix has been for people to either contact their GSP and have them delete the pbns.dat file and then restart punkbuster. You may have access to the file yourself if so delete it and issue a pb_sv_restart to your server. http://www.pbbans.com/forums/dns-has-not-yet-resolved-for-server-log-messages-t160389.html

http://www.pbbans.com/forums/dns-has-not-yet-resolved-for-server-log-messages-t160389.html

Looks like fun :D

Unusual for me but I did actually report him, looked at him again this morning... seems his "skill" has no end... 7000+spm and EA have done nothing thus far...

I would normally edit out the name of the accused in such threads, that was until I looked at his 4382 spm. I am sure he will find himself banned soon. Crotan gives sound advice :) also might be worth reporting the stats on battle log.

Make sure the IP:port on the account is the correct one, then run the auto setup: http://www.pbbans.com/automated-streaming-setup.html If that doesn't work try manually adding the necessary information: http://www.pbbans.com/forums/help-with-streaming-t159876.html/page__view__findpost__p__412076 http://www.pbbans.com/info-center-hubguide.html

lol nice one kolor :D

If you get the server today and before your account goes inactive you can simply add it via the account management options once you have the IP. :) The reactivation post is only required should you're team account become "inactive"

After a server is removed from the account, (which it appears to have been), you have 7 days to add a new one, via the AccCP (server management option) This will then be added to your account and approved by an admin here. If however you wont have the new server details for a few days yet, the account may become inactive. At which time you will need to ask for the account to be reactivated by following the instructions and issuing ticket for reactivation. A staff member will then quickly review your site to ensure it is still meeting requirements and if it is, the account will be reactivated, ready for you to add the new server agaiin. So really it depends how long it'll be before you get the new server lined up? SGA status also goes hand in hand with your streaming activity, if you have no streamed server, you will revert back to a normal forum member. Once you're streaming again your forum account will be upgraded automatically back to streaming game admin with all the access that comes with it :) Hope that helps.