As I mentioned in my last blog regarding Planetside 2 I jumped into the game full force. I was hoping the game would be similar to PS1 in how the game was played - as it turns out, PS2 shares one of the faults that drove me away from PS1 - cheaters. So in a sense PS2 does have more in common with PS1 and that is the game is easily hacked.
You would think that SOE would have learned from the previous version of the game that players will not stick around if cheaters are allowed to run rampant. In PS2 they do run rampant. Even if the hacker is banned, it turns out they can easily work around the ban, whether it is IP and or hardware related ban. Why? Because PS2 is free to play. No need to register a credit card or use your real name at all when creating an account.
That means Planetside 2 is a hackers paradise and it is.
SOE did fix the /report player and made it easier to report the players you come across that are blatantly hacking, the problem is that there are no in-game admins, and the ticket you file may take days before it is answered. In the mean time the hacker you reported is in game griefing entire factions. With a game like Planetside 2 where capturing and holding territory is one of the games key elements, this becomes almost impossible when a hacker can camp a spawn room of a base and kill player after player as they spawn denying the faction he is griefing the ability to defend a base. Yes, this does happen and it happens quite often.
You would think that SOE would develop a method to catch these players using speed cheats, wall cheats, aim-bots, teleport cheats, ESP cheats - but I guess this is beyond them. So this is a warning to people considering playing Planetside 2. The game is rife with cheaters. Not a game session goes by that you will not encounter a cheater. Some are very sneaky in the way they use them and are not easily spotted. Others just outright cheat and can be spotted almost immediately.
So with this in mind, if you do decide to play this game inhabited by cheaters, be prepared to have to deal with them because Planetside 2 is a hackers paradise.
You would think that SOE would have learned from the previous version of the game that players will not stick around if cheaters are allowed to run rampant. In PS2 they do run rampant. Even if the hacker is banned, it turns out they can easily work around the ban, whether it is IP and or hardware related ban. Why? Because PS2 is free to play. No need to register a credit card or use your real name at all when creating an account.
That means Planetside 2 is a hackers paradise and it is.
SOE did fix the /report player and made it easier to report the players you come across that are blatantly hacking, the problem is that there are no in-game admins, and the ticket you file may take days before it is answered. In the mean time the hacker you reported is in game griefing entire factions. With a game like Planetside 2 where capturing and holding territory is one of the games key elements, this becomes almost impossible when a hacker can camp a spawn room of a base and kill player after player as they spawn denying the faction he is griefing the ability to defend a base. Yes, this does happen and it happens quite often.
You would think that SOE would develop a method to catch these players using speed cheats, wall cheats, aim-bots, teleport cheats, ESP cheats - but I guess this is beyond them. So this is a warning to people considering playing Planetside 2. The game is rife with cheaters. Not a game session goes by that you will not encounter a cheater. Some are very sneaky in the way they use them and are not easily spotted. Others just outright cheat and can be spotted almost immediately.
So with this in mind, if you do decide to play this game inhabited by cheaters, be prepared to have to deal with them because Planetside 2 is a hackers paradise.
I agree with you Teala that the game has become a hackers dream but not just because of F2P but the fact SOE is not trying to stop the amount of hacks that are out there for games you can google hacks for most games and find them pretty easy. I remeber in DC universe how bad hackers are and still are in PvP and still SOE does not try to stop them there. There other shooter they are closing down was a hack fest as well and I do feel its the reason it is or was shut down.
But there are plenty of companys that dont do anything about hackers and there still around today in these games from APB to Fallenearth to even Warrock and more.
Thu Feb 21 2013 8:42AM ReportMy experience has been exactly the opposite of tranceauf. My BR 70 has seen dozens of hackers who have effected gameplay.
Had a speed/aimbot hacker capture a biolab all by himself while my entire platoon attempted to defend it. As soon as we started to switch a control point back, he would run in the room faster than we could react and headshot us all. Eventually we just left.
Another time our faction lost the crown to two VS hackers. They dropped onto our tower in MAX suits and wiped out the unsuspecting defenders, then each of them parked in front of the spawn area and killed us as we spawned while VS forces came up the hill and capped the tower.
I could also detail at least a dozen other instances of hackers that have influenced the outcome of a battle on my server, and caused me to rage quit and go back to World of Tanks.
Thu Feb 21 2013 8:51AM ReportYes hacking sucks and ruins the game, but no matter what a company does hackers will find a way to....hack it.
Thu Feb 21 2013 12:49PM ReportI don't think it's beyond SOE to develop anti-hacking tools and strategies - they simply are unwilling to pay for them. A lot of companies ride in that boat, alas.
If you think about it, the hackers are a hidden reason for the FTP movement. Who wants to pay a subscription to get cheated?
Fri Feb 22 2013 8:35AM Report@
Problem is that every tool takes some time till it finds hackers and if they are found they just can make a new account.
Sun Feb 24 2013 3:58AM ReportThat's why I quit and ended my monthly sub. It's impossible have fun being a regular player.
Sad, because I had a hope that Ps2 could be a great great game.
Wed Feb 27 2013 3:41AM ReportHere is my two bits as a 'new' player - I have spent the last 3 to 5 days playing quite a bit. (like 30 hours or so,) I run with a large platoon - and have been having an absolute blast! though, a couple of times, some one has been reported for cheating / hacking, it has not effected my fun times at all.
I imagine at some point it may, but I just wanted to add my voice that as a new player, I have not directly been effected - and though it 'might' go on around me, so far, the 'fun factor' has been high.
Since it is free, if your considering playing, I'd not let this 'warning' scare you away from at least giving it a shot.
your out nothing but time, and chances are, you'll find that the game has a lot to offer.
After my 'trial' I'm signed up for a year of their 'membership' thing - though, I didn't feel like that was a 'requirement' at all - I just wanted to support what I think is a very well made game.
Thanks,
zWolf.
Wed Feb 27 2013 8:49PM ReportHere is my two bits as a 'new' player - I have spent the last 3 to 5 days playing quite a bit. (like 30 hours or so,) I run with a large platoon - and have been having an absolute blast! though, a couple of times, some one has been reported for cheating / hacking, it has not effected my fun times at all.
I imagine at some point it may, but I just wanted to add my voice that as a new player, I have not directly been effected - and though it 'might' go on around me, so far, the 'fun factor' has been high.
Since it is free, if your considering playing, I'd not let this 'warning' scare you away from at least giving it a shot.
your out nothing but time, and chances are, you'll find that the game has a lot to offer.
After my 'trial' I'm signed up for a year of their 'membership' thing - though, I didn't feel like that was a 'requirement' at all - I just wanted to support what I think is a very well made game.
Thanks,
zWolf.
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