22 Jun 10, 07:45PM
(This post was last modified: 22 Jun 10, 07:50PM by Bloodsport.)
Mael, I think this thread could be useful because at the moment we have people who have no experience of watching cheaters in demos expressing strong opinions on whether someone is hacking or not. Maybe a little education would have greater positive effects than negative. It is not healthy for the knowledge of how to identify hackers to be confined to a select few.
Simple hacks (like excessive speed) can be separated from honest players in an easy way and so can be described easily using simple measurements and statistics. More complex cases require human judgement, even if that judgment is just to decide which few of a large set of possible measurements to consider. When deciding to ban someone based on a statistical assessment, you should first ask yourself if you truly understand the techniques that have been used. Remember, there are lies, damn lies, and statistics.
Simple hacks (like excessive speed) can be separated from honest players in an easy way and so can be described easily using simple measurements and statistics. More complex cases require human judgement, even if that judgment is just to decide which few of a large set of possible measurements to consider. When deciding to ban someone based on a statistical assessment, you should first ask yourself if you truly understand the techniques that have been used. Remember, there are lies, damn lies, and statistics.