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    Announcement 23rd March

    Here you can discuss the announcement I have just laid upon the boards.

    Feedback is welcome. Criticism is desired. Abuse is expected (but will not be tolerated *beep*).

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    welcome back Thundergore, you owe me one scroll wheel - that post broke this one.

    i look forward to seeing many deletions of cheaters.

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    how do you usually detect one?

    just asking

    wanna help in a way i can.

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    If you just report what you find to be suspicious we can look into it.

    Previous methods of detection are in need of improvement I feel. So the means by which we now detect them are open to improvements/suggestions.

    We'll also working on some rules adjustments (which I'll get up when ready) to show you what we are looking for here and to help us deal with 'classic' scripted provinces faster.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DHaran View Post
    I am so glad he's back.....
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    Welcome back Thundergore.

    Sorry to break your welcome party with this, but I feel this needs urgent attention. Regarding scripting, it is reported that it's not only scripting that's at fault, seems like the code is hacked.

    http://forums.joltonline.com/showthr...CODE-IS-HACKED

    I have not tested it yet, but the post seems legitimate.

    As for deletions, I would like to ask you to stick with your decisions if you have sufficient reason to believe that the accounts you deleted are indeed scriptors / multis / cheaters. Reinstating previously deleted kingdoms when some members of kingdoms come moaning isn't going to help with integrity imo.

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    YES!! the king is back
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    How you do that????

    Another glimmer of hope has arisen.
    This game means so much to so many.
    Your efforts are greatly appreciated.
    I feel the death of the game may have been delayed/postponed.

    There are literally a few thousand multis out there at the moment, many in the top honor charts where entire kds are multis.
    But they have the ability to create them hundreds at a time. I've seen 300-400 created in a few hours with in the past few days.
    Dealing with these manually might prove a challenge in and of itself, if the person(s) want to combat your efforts keeping ahead of them might be prove difficult.

    I pray they prove easier to manage than I fear.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Doom Scythe View Post
    Regarding scripting, it is reported that it's not only scripting that's at fault, seems like the code is hacked.

    ...

    As for deletions, I would like to ask you to stick with your decisions if you have sufficient reason to believe that the accounts you deleted are indeed scriptors / multis / cheaters. Reinstating previously deleted kingdoms when some members of kingdoms come moaning isn't going to help with integrity imo.
    I'll be passing any code matters to S&B - they're beyond me. Their announcement stands (in terms of the time they have available) but this does not mean they refuse to look into pressing issues. We hope they can fix what they can.

    As for reinstatements - I hope to avoid deleting any Kingdom or Province that does not deserve it. I want to be very harsh but very fair. If I have to keep re-investigating cases that were already addressed it will slow things down. I may avoid re-investigation entirely for this very reason BUT that is something I have not decided on yet (flexibility is vital) as it may have other unwanted long-term effects.

    Quote Originally Posted by raiman View Post
    I've seen 300-400 created in a few hours with in the past few days.
    Dealing with these manually might prove a challenge in and of itself, if the person(s) want to combat your efforts keeping ahead of them might be prove difficult.
    This is of course a concern and it will become evident quite quickly I imagine if different or even more drastic steps are needed. Flexibility in the approach to this may again be key.

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    This is another example of why we love chief justice Thundergore.
    As have been said, the problem seems to be that someone has hacked the game, and is making itdo unusual things.
    Catwalk's crusade for legalized cheating was a stunning success, with ghettos and low-tiered teams everywhere losing their wells of knowledge to better kingdoms in the process.

    Step one: replace everything that works.
    Step two: blame the predictable epic fail on outside forces.
    Step three: keep the community informed that no progress has been made since the last update.
    Step four: thank you for your patience.

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    That was a very nice, open, and thoughtful post.

    You are however in need of an Avatar:

    http://vallejo.ural.net/1981/show.php?015a

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