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Jadar  1/21/07 10:27:54 AM
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This rootkit the game installs is a PITA. I don't like the idea of a program taking control of my computer, especially one that regularly crashes or makes my network unstable. I suggest they find a less invasive method of preventing hacking, something that runs on their computers.

Superman0X  1/21/07 2:16:05 PM
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Just play the PW version. They dont use gamegaurd.
 
Jadar  1/21/07 2:31:42 PM
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What is PW?

Superman0X  1/21/07 2:55:08 PM
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Try here: http://www.9dragonsonline.com/
 
TimeViewer  1/21/07 7:40:04 PM
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Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it
I haven't seen GameGuard in this game, it's not installed anywhere, in fact I just double checked, nor have I heard anyone mention it before.... on this board or in the game, so what's this post really about hmm?

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Superman0X  1/21/07 8:24:17 PM
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Gameguard is installed with the Acclaim version of the client. If you dont have it, then you are running the PW version.
 
TimeViewer  1/22/07 2:10:44 AM
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Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it

Ah ok. sorry was half asleep when I had read that. PW Persistent Worlds yeah it suddenly sinks in. I've had GameGuard with other games in the past, Mu Online for instance, and I have to agree, nothing could be more useless and annoying. It's never worked at stopping hacking and just serves to annoy players so much that people just stop playing. Every game I've seen that little horror attached to has become a total stink pit of crackers. No they're not hackers, real hackers don't have to cheat a game. They're something far lower on the internet food chain, crackers, people who use someone else's work to crack a game and then try to pose as hackers.

Acclaim, you may as well have shot yourselves in the foot, all that piece of useless garbage does is encourage the idiots to make dummy loads to replace the file and then some other idiots to infect the dummy with trojans and keyloggers so you wind up with a forum full of idiots crying about their stolen accounts. The people who make GameGuard should be sued into bankruptcy for false advertising and turning game after game into trash.

Anyway he's right, play the Persistent Worlds version, at least they're willing to monitor the game and watch for cheats instead of trying to rely on junk software to do their job for them and instead ruin a good game.

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Superman0X  1/22/07 11:00:56 AM
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Just as a note. Acclaim has had 2 major duping incidents since the start of Pre-OB. I am not aware of any on the PW servers.
 
daeandor  1/22/07 1:29:30 PM
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BTW, those of you playing on the Acclaim server that are afraid the PW server is unmonitored without Gameguard should know that GMs are active on the PW server.  They even ban botters.
 
mbblade  1/22/07 5:09:19 PM
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well it really don't matter now does it.  Since the game is no more
 
Jadar  1/22/07 5:13:32 PM
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That may explain why I couldn't find a download anywhere on their site.

Superman0X  1/22/07 5:18:09 PM
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The PW servers shut down. If you want to play 9 Dragons in English, then you need to play on the Acclaim servers.

 

http://phpbb.acclaim.com/9dragons/viewtopic.php?t=10444
 
daeandor  1/22/07 5:25:18 PM
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Originally posted by mbblade
well it really don't matter now does it.  Since the game is no more
Acclaim is still running.
 
Gnazon  1/23/07 8:49:16 AM
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Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better defense.
I am really disappointed with Acclaim to choose such questionable piece of software to protect their products. I guess they went for the cheapest solution.

Want to know more? www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/387574/2005-01-15/2005-01-21/0

niteblade  1/23/07 3:35:52 PM
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Originally posted by Gnazon
I am really disappointed with Acclaim to choose such questionable piece of software to protect their products. I guess they went for the cheapest solution.

Want to know more? www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/387574/2005-01-15/2005-01-21/0

Did you tell Acclaim about this or you just letting us know? 
 
TimeViewer  1/23/07 4:24:55 PM
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