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  1. 2 minutes ago, LilyRain said:

    It'll all be well, no worries. A lot of people also use VPNs to play since latency and routing are horrible (especially from Australia), so your IP being different won't really stop you or Support from seeing evidence and supporting you.

    One more thing, you may sign in to your E-mail and search for: gamersfirst - validation

     

    This will bring up the very first E-mail when you signed up, from which you can easily and accurately know the date at which your account was created. It should look like this:

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    I'm hiding MY date for security-reasons but it is straightforward. I hope this comes in handy.

    Well thank you! This is incredibly helpful.

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  2. 2 hours ago, LilyRain said:

    You logged in to APB and found your things missing, meaning you have access to your account. This is good

     

    You may browse ARMAS history to show Support that you really bought these items before. Purchase History is no joke, it exists for such reasons. I heard people using it and got their things back, perhaps you can do the same.

    I'm hoping. I just was trying to take the jump to see if they'd respond on here rather than me having to assume when I made my account in the first place.

    Also given that I have moved from where I originally lived when I first made the account, my IP address is different I am sure.


  3. 46 minutes ago, glaciers said:

    these are all questions that are intended to validate that you are the actual owner of the account

     

    previously these questions would be asked in the first reply to your support ticket, so orbit has actually attempted to streamline the process by including them in the initial ticket, instead of wasting time letting your ticket sit in the queue only for them to have to request additional info before actually trying to resolve anything

     

    it also doesn't appear to be mandatory that you fill out the extra validation in order to submit a ticket (i didn't attempt to actually put in a ticket so i could be wrong), they'll likely just attempt to confirm account ownership with other information

     

    its being focused on because its the only thing relevant to other players on this forum, we can't help you with anything else

     

     

    Literally the last time I ever spoke to support, no questions of the sort were asked.

    Also I was addressing Little Orbit.

    So you volunteering your help is appreciated, but I didn't ask for your help.

    I'm not trying to come off as rude. I am just pointing out the obvious that you're focusing on the least important aspect of the thread being made in the first place.


  4. 40 minutes ago, glaciers said:

    what extra hoops you oompa loompa 

    The last time I had to write to support it wasn't

    "When did you make this account?" BS

     

    Those are extra hoops I never had to worry about before. They just asked what the issue was, you filled out the report, and you got a reply.

    I've had my account for a decade, and I would have to say it was far more convenient to have a line to GMs without any extra questions.

    Either way. That's the minor detail to the greater problem, and actually disappointing that's what people are focusing on.


  5. Just logged into APB after taking a long hiatus.

    All my Legendary weapons are missing.

    My cash is stripped down to only a couple of hundred of dollars.

    I can't contact support because now they've added extra hoops to jump through.

     

    I can't tell you how badly I want to go postal.

     

    I want fucking answers. That was $1K USD fucked with.

     


  6. Old conversation, new faces.

    I find it interesting that this is still a repetitive problem, despite having been known as an issue and downplayed many times by the previous ownership.

     

    Possible solutions:

     

    1. Stop allowing VPNs, it is a tool used by many cheaters.

     

    2. Find a way to ban their steam account, and get them removed from steam.

     

    3. Ban their IP address.

     

    4. Seek legal action for making adjustments to your programs without your companies permission.

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  7. 1 hour ago, Dasimoge said:

    Another "add it to the pile" topic yay..!

    But what so ever, uhm.. yeah title says it actually.

    Is the population dropping due to that cheaters ain't getting banned?

    Is it dropping because we almost keep versing 24/7 the same peoples?

    Is it the communication between LO and the community?

    ..or just cause of that the "Eninge Upgrade" is not getting live.

    (Who cares about some graphical issueses or bugs.. Me definitly not, i finally want a 64Bit APB version)

     

    I guess that was all what got in my mind while being bored ha ha.. ha..

     

     

    People are tired of versing the same cheaters who aren't getting banned. 

     

    The communication wouldn't be as consequential, if they were proactive about other things.

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  8. On 7/19/2019 at 8:51 AM, gordIsMyName said:

    before i start...

     

    please read this as informational. take it in. it's not meant to be negative. it's not meant to deflate spirits.

     

    it's just an experience i have had that i wanted to share. you can be your own judge. but for me, the journey was stark and revealing.

     

     

     

     

     

    in the past 8 hours i've been taken on a tour of the "dark side" of APB. a brief peek to see some things i kinda wish i hadn't even seen.

     

    i literally feel like someone took me down into the sewers and i saw a sub-culture. i saw code and videos i simply couldn't find using conventional searching. and frankly, it makes me sick... 

     

    but, it explains SO much. the oddball, exaggerated "left-to-right" character movement. the "insta-kill" i am always experiencing. how some people (an alarmingly high count of people) simply can't be beat. and their shooting ability defies all logic. all these people exhibit the same exact profile.

     

    the only thing i can say to this community is the cheating... when the veil is lifted... you can see that it is so very real. and very prominent.

     

    it is a practiced art. it extends far beyond using macro's to control weapon shots. triggerbots are now inclusive of other hacks. rolled nicely into an "memory space" executable that runs wild below the detection of anti-cheat software.

     

    and this sub-culture of people who are using it? many of them are spiteful. suppressed. angry people. they even stalk specific players in the game and share their video clips like taxidermy mounts on their wall. i saw cultural rifts that are being addressed through the means of cheating.

     

    while i feel vindicated for seeing this, i also feel so depressed. i love APB. it means a lot to me. much more than a simple video game. it's a unique experience. a unique culture. i hate seeing things degrade like this.

     

    i only pray EAC can address some of this stuff. those folks there are sharp and aggressive at solving issues. they have a proven track record of being able to isolate unique, quirky violations and convert them to ban material.

     

    the catch... it seems to me... will LO take action on the data and ban? banning is not a failure, but failing to ban is...

    Oh yeah, I think a majority of players who are being told they're crazy on the forums do this search.

     

    It opens your eyes, and makes one wish there was more being done to actually preserve fair play in this game.

     

    But you know, those people might defend their precious scripts by saying "git gut". 


  9. Just now, ExpectoPatronum said:

    100% right buddy

     

    but the gm couldn't host an event to act like a cheater at the same time, so there's that

    Technically those events could be good starting points at getting a census on how many cheaters are actually closeted in this game...


  10. 7 hours ago, BlueB said:

    The other way around tou mean...

     

    Also you forgot those who dont want you to complain about cheaters because they are so skilled in overwatch that they barely ever see any cheater in apb (Because they're too busy playing overwatch). Also you should not ask for stronger "antihack methods" without giving some kind of advice or solution like if you are in charge of something or know anything about it.

     

    Sometimes i just wish humanity perish...

    ❤️ 


  11. 6 minutes ago, ExpectoPatronum said:

    Technically you could still fake that. So yeah, it's really up to them what they want to do.

    ^ This is the logic they are using to justify doing nothing. And you're right, technically that could be faked evidence.

     

    But you know what wouldn't be faked? An active GM seeing it with their own eyes, and then issuing a temporary 24 hour ban until that player is sufficiently investigated.


  12. 50 minutes ago, gordIsMyName said:

    in the past, when LO bans, the game gets a massive uptick in ddos. it's a massive disruption to not only the players, but to LO as a company.

     

    so, here's what i think is happening...

     

    • get a ddos that works and make sure it works
      • let it run for a while... test it... tune it... confirm it does protect
      • although not perfect, what is cookin' now is certainly helping (and probably cost tens of thousands of dollars)
    • add a totally new anti-cheat
      • learn from what BE and the others didn't provide
      • give it some time to learn and profile as all these apps require
        • with all the cheating going on now, it's getting quite the education
    • time to clean house
      • kick the cheaters with reasonable confidence
      • prep for the pile of support tickets
      • huddle in place and brace for the ddos
      • rinse, repeat...

     

    all of this has been done before, but it lacked the ddos protection. so it was 2 steps forward, 1 step back.

     

    and, this isn't something LO would broadcast to the community. nor have they in the past. thus their silence.

     

    i'm unclear as to what uniqueness the new anti-cheat provides, but... i am wondering if it can help with commercially available exploits. and updating the hack wouldn't really be worthwhile at this point for a 'company' as it would be hard to recoup the investment given the small player base.

     

    is it possible that 'every little thing... gonna be alright...' ? or... have i had one too many cups of coffee today?

    Only thing I would've added to this is that while LO remind silent, they issued an apology to the players alienated by the silence.

     

    But that's just me.


  13. 34 minutes ago, VanilleKeks said:

    I wrote these things for context to my answers/conclusions. There was no intention to "stroke myself" and neither was it meant to be condescending towards you. The fact that you interpret it like that is your problem to fix. If I can't bring my background to an argument, it has no actual meaning. 

     

    Maybe if you stopped feeling attacked when there was no hostility, you'd also cry cheater less after you get beaten up ingame. Stop implying that I don't want the game fixed. You don't speak for me. I want these issues resolved just like anyone else who's a fan of this game. The difference is that I don't sit here with a victim complex, demanding LO change things while putting in zero effort of my own to come forward with solutions.

     

    You, who only complain and never provide anything useful, are just as much of a pest as those "trolls" you hate so much. For reference, this is actual hostility. 

    This assumption that crying cheater after every time I get beaten is a falsehood that you seem to want to perpetuate. 

     

    That smells like desperation.

     

    If you did want the game fixed, you wouldn't be on this thread trying to belittle players who do want this game fixed. You'd use your "expertise" as you call it to actually assist, instead of creating shit propaganda. A victim doesn't speak up against things, they remain quiet in the background. I refuse to do so, and you implying otherwise is laughable.

     

    There are solutions that have been proposed by me, and again. The peanut gallery goes "OH BUT THAT JUST WON'T WORK".

     

    Just what solution are you looking for, besides the obvious ones that players have been asking about for years?

     

    Anti-cheats have been switched out and thrown at this problem repeatedly. With no positive result to produce so far, that says that a more active approach needs to be taken.

     

    Calling me a pest, for pointing out the fact that players have been resistant to anything else that could potentially be effective is fine. Because I'd rather pester for effective results, than act like a edge lord cause "I've coached a few people non-professionally".

     

    Let's not even get into the fact that you haven't logged in because you were busy moving. Meaning you have no current perception over the past week on how things have been for Jericho.

     

     


  14. 11 hours ago, VanilleKeks said:

    Don't come to me with that "players who wanna get better" crap. I used to coach in overwatch from the lowest to the highest (non-professional) skill rank. I have heard that so many times it makes me sick. Almost no one, and i mean that literally, who makes these types of complaints has ever improved significantly. This is a mentality that persists throughout all pvp games, so it applies to APB as well. I don't wanna start a lecture here, but people who afters years of play still consistently make the same mistakes, have no room for shifting the blame. Neither do they want to seriously improve, because if they did, these mistakes would no longer happen constantly by now.

     

    The majority of these posts are just nicely worded rants, posted right after something bad happened in game. I know it, I've been guilty myself. There is no desire for constructive critiscism, only for people to chime in to the tune. This thread literally starts off with "We the remaining players of APB". That guy is so up his own rectum, he decides to speak for the entire APB community. And you want to tell me that he's just a player who simply wants to improve?

     

    Furthermore, can you explain what you mean by "blatant cheaters"? For me that's someone who helicopter snaps, maybe for someone else it's someone who min TTKs them with an FBW. See what I mean by "opinions change"? Also, I have been here for years. I know a lot of people through out all the different levels of skill. I have my ways of knowing what's going on in the game without actually playing 24/7.

     

    And what the hell do you mean that we are being ignored? They literally just implemented another new Anti-Cheat because "we the people of APB" said that BE was faulty. Is EAC the right decision? Who knows, it's just about a month old so give it some time. However, just because the implementation of EAC doesn't satisfy you, it doesn't mean that we are being ignored.

     

    As to why I wasn't constructive? Like i said earlier, this thread was never meant to be constructive, or to gather constructive feedback. This is a decision I made from my own experiences, so yeah I could be wrong, but I doubt it in this case. Maybe the fact that this is now the second constructive reply I've given to you in this awful thread, should ring a bell for you? You know just as well as I do that this is a run of the mill complaint thread with no substance, so don't come here critiscising me like some forum hero.

     

    First of all. I honestly skimmed through the part of this post where you were stroking yourself over your non-professional coaching skills, and "top tier" skills in this game. No one actually cares about someones video game resume when it comes to this problem, we care about solutions. So seriously pull your head from your patootie.

     

    You've played this game. So for you to need to have blatant cheating explained to you then you're seriously just playing dumb.

     

    A month is more than enough time to see if something is in fact a effective solution. Considering that it takes minutes to create an account, it's effectiveness has been tested. It's not working in the way that Little Orbit has hoped.

     

    The only person without substance, is you and that inflated ego that you have.
     

    What's the cult in this forums, is how the Troll culture does everything in their power to preserve how things are. Maintaining the downward spiral of this game, for what benefit? The only thing that becomes safe to assume at that point is that you're vile humans who prefer to see people ignored and frustrated. Or that you're people who cheat and don't want to lose the freedoms that you have.

     

    Yes it's that black and white. No there is no wiggle room. There should never be wiggle room when it comes to people cheating in a game. This game isn't something that actually has the longevity for experimental solutions like other older games on the market have. And some players want to see it thrive. If you don't do us all a favor and GTFO! If you try to act like you have false wisdom that contradicts the problem GTFO!

     

    You're spreading BS to diminish people, with an "All knowing" attitude that is nothing but extremely condescending and best left in the dumpster.

     

    Merged.

     

    20 hours ago, Similarities said:

    You're obviously not internalizing your own mistakes in your play and reflecting on them to get better, but rather externalizing it and blaming anything but yourself for your inability to get better. If you actually cared to get better at the game, you wouldn't be on the forums arguing that every single player you play against that beats you is cheating, you would be asking how you could've won or played better, or watching players better than yourself in order to see how they set their teammates up to succeed and how they move around the map.

    False and full of a failed attempt at psychology.

     

    I am arguing against people who use aimbots, triggerbots, wallhacks, and macros. Not every player who beats me. So you can follow the rest to the dumpster fire that you players thrive in.

     

    It's not hard to see how you're staunch opposition is creating a space for this problem to persist by reinforcing the idea "That not much more can be done" to combat this problem.


  15. 3 hours ago, Seadee said:

    i think you are missing the point really, but i cant be bothered to have the conversation with you since your mind seems quite made up about how LO are dealing with issues that other people are causing...

    Well I think you're excusing a companies poor initiative to handle a problem. So you're right. We can't have this conversation.

     

    Because in any other form of retail, there'd be compensation for the loss of service.

     


  16. 3 minutes ago, TackoGirl said:

    I read nothing that they do not consider it. a speedhack is obvious and recording someone who maybe uses an aimbot is something else

    According to that post. Your video is simply going to be filed and put into a "collection pile" against the person you're accusing is hacking.

     

    So a ban could take as long as they feel necessary. Which also means, it could never actually happen despite being shown evidence that contradicts their decision.


  17. 2 minutes ago, TackoGirl said:

    really!? omg...  i have a great video from a speedhacker... A bigger proof than that you can not deliver... 🤦‍♂️

    It's not explicitly said so in the words that I gave you, but it's the message he is sending to players in the first post:

     

    6) What is not considered evidence of cheating?

    This is the next tricky area.

     

    I am often sent videos, screenshots, or other forms of evidence that players feel "undeniably" shows that another player was cheating. And while I sympathize, please know that we cannot blindly accept this as a reason to ban someone.

     

    We *must* take the effort to monitor and collect evidence to properly prove they were cheating.


  18. 19 minutes ago, TackoGirl said:

    I have already sent a video to the support but with a waiting time of 3 weeks... The cheats are probably not banned so fast🤷‍♂️

    In the official cheat thread, it's listed that videos and screenshots aren't credible evidence by MattScott.


  19. 36 minutes ago, Havana said:

    I recently saw that as well from a shot gunner teammate.

    We easily won the mission because of him. He had some items to turn in. The rest of team drove to objective turn in. I went to pick him up.But, he just ran all the way there. Oh wait, no cheaters according  to you.

    I asked everyone to report when the mission ended. 

    Responses, where is he at I want to see, he's using Fragile (lol).

    THE MISSION ENDED.! 

    How do I know where he is now?

    Kinda like posting here. Pointless!

    And how can you NOT report him just because he was on your team and you won!

     

    That's a real problem right there No moral character.

     

    Posting here isn't pointless.

     

    But what you described is again a very good point.

     

    Sometimes people refuse to report these cheaters, because they're winning. When all cheating players should be reported.


  20. Just now, Fortune Runner said:

    Even if it was instant , you have a reputation for posting " omg hackers everywhere" far too often when Jericho is not so.

     

    do tell what did i lie about on my quote

     

     

    "If you even seen one suspicious person you'd claim it's an epidemic so you aren't too reliable" Is a bold lie. 

     

    Yes I have a reputation for posting about people who cheat. Because I am sick of it, and I refuse to back down on my stance that something should be done. Even when under constant ridicule from less than savory characters, such as yourself. It's called having a pair of balls to think for myself, than join the peanut gallery who sits idle as this game dwindles to nothing like Fallen Earth has.

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