Evenbalance and their employees

[hellreturn]

Evenbalance, released new update in W:ET on 9.4.2010 and it started issuing massive kicks for #9104.

Even after making many tickets, they are not willing to fix. More then 5000 kicks have been issued on just one of my server for #9014 Ignoring Queries. There support staff, is not replying to any tickets and even if they do they keep telling same thing, delete PB folder and update it.

Detecting no new cheats, adding massive lags, etc is different story but this time it just keeps kicking player for no reason.

Is that possible, that someone can just tell Evenbalance, to fix the issue so players don’t get kicked every few mins and can play? Most of the clans/communities are running NON PB server. If there would be no XP save issue, without GUID, then no one would be running PB.

Is there something Splashdamage or Activision can look into it and tell Evenbalance employees, to fix the issue?

Also, thanks for adding VAC in Brink. I hope Activision / SD never makes any contract with them for there new games.

Thanks!

[Bonghead]

It’s almost as if though they don’t want to be burdened with ET anymore. They don’t even acknowledge the fact that they have a problem, let alone give a warning or status. It’s been ages now.

Edit: I would never have thought I would be running a server without PB, but this is just too ridicules. Atleast throw the towel in the ring, guys.

[Nail]

my server runs fine, no kicks I’m aware of with latest patch. We run ETPro though, not xp save poop

[gaoesa]

@Nail, XP save is done in the mod and has nothing to do with the punkbuster except that the punkbuster GUIDs are needed to identify the players to whom the saved XP belongs to.

The 9014 kicks are a real problem.

[hellreturn]

my server runs fine, no kicks I’m aware of with latest patch. We run ETPro though, not xp save poop

9014 is major issue.

Losing Key Packets 9014 & violation ( ignoring Queries #9006 - Enemy Territory

There are many posts on other clan forums too having that issue. I know more then 8+ clans who disabled PB because of 9014 issues.

Some have started using old version of PB. I don’t know how but they are using old version so players don’t get kicked…

[FiReWall1]

I’m terribly bored with all those punkbuster problems the last few years.
My biggest fear right now is that evenbalance isn’t going to fix this urgently.
Why the hell should they give priority to a game that is 7 years old :s

So are there alternatives which we can rely on?
I read about SLAC Speedlink ANTICHEAT, but this is currently only for ETPRO.
But I heard the developers did not intend to expand this to other mods.

Is there a possibility to keep your sever secure when disable’ing pb?
Any feedback from serveradmins ?

Yours sincerely,

FiReWall

[Cambodunum]

Even after making many tickets, they are not willing to fix. More then 5000 kicks have been issued on just one of my server for #9014 Ignoring Queries. There support staff, is not replying to any tickets and even if they do they keep telling same thing, delete PB folder and update it.

… personally i dont give a **** about pb anymore
… ive got the same answer as hellreturn (3 times)
… so i’ve decided to turn punkbuster off

Is there a possibility to keep your sever secure when disable’ing pb?
Any feedback from serveradmins ?

… nope / beside getting a bunch of admins

greetz Cambo

[stealth6]

Problem is lots of things are based around PB, like Xp save and admin levels. These are on your etkey which is generated by PB.

So somebody would have to at least code something to take over these minimum tasks

[hellreturn]

;245309’]… personally i dont give a **** about pb anymore
… ive got the same answer as hellreturn (3 times)
… so i’ve decided to turn punkbuster off

… nope / beside getting a bunch of admins

greetz Cambo

So true. Was running PB on my 8 servers. Now only 3 and soon I will drop PB on it also.

[QUOTE=stealth6;245335]Problem is lots of things are based around PB, like Xp save and admin levels. These are on your etkey which is generated by PB.

So somebody would have to at least code something to take over these minimum tasks[/QUOTE]

Agreed. All I used PB is to run cvar and md5 scans. They haven’t detected any new cheats since ages and I submitted more then 5-6 public and private cheats like 4-5 months before. They are still undetected even after there new PB update.

They have learned the art of giving hard time to server admins and players.

They are all about money making corporate business.

[FiReWall1]

[QUOTE=hellreturn;245433]So true. Was running PB on my 8 servers. Now only 3 and soon I will drop PB on it also.

Agreed. All I used PB is to run cvar and md5 scans. They haven’t detected any new cheats since ages and I submitted more then 5-6 public and private cheats like 4-5 months before. They are still undetected even after there new PB update.

They have learned the art of giving hard time to server admins and players.

They are all about money making corporate business.[/QUOTE]

Hey Hellreturn,

how are you currently protecting your servers?

Greetings,

FiReWall

[_omator]

I am always able to help users with those infamous 9014. It needs a bit more commitment than pressing reconnect but it is possible

Due lack of support and other issues PunkBuster is worst pick for AC but sadly the only one available so if you cant fight it, learn to deal with it is my opinion about it and wait for chapija and speedlink to change the way they think about other mods

[ETdemin]

Hi!

+1 for me !

I have turned my PB off on all my servers since many month !

But I have succeeded to keep the basics GUID , CRC check and XPSAVE !!!

[hellreturn]

[QUOTE=$omator;245470]I am always able to help users with those infamous 9014. It needs a bit more commitment than pressing reconnect but it is possible

[/QUOTE]

I appreciate your modesty and willingness to help, but some thing you can’t fix.

New update from PB and here is the result:

http://img602.imageshack.us/img602/3695/20101106142753braundorf.jpg

Saturday 11.06.2010 [12:30PM]

Version 1.777 of the PB Server for ET has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update and to our website download page. This version addresses a bug that was causing erroneous kicks for "Losing Key Packets" with code #9014.

They release new update on weekends so no players can play! First it was around 100 kicks a day and now EVERYONE gets kicked.

So nice of EB. :rolleyes:

[Nail]

still no issues on my server

[_omator]

woooha now all hackers will be detected ThANK YOU !!! …

[hellreturn]

still no issues on my server

They themselves confirmed it was an issue, in my ticket New update is supposed to fix that issue.

You got magic server

Saturday 11.06.2010 [4:30PM]

Version 1.778 of the PB Server for ET has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update and to our website download page. This version further addresses kicks for “Losing Key Packets” with code #9014.

[FiReWall1]

[QUOTE=hellreturn;246878]They themselves confirmed it was an issue, in my ticket New update is supposed to fix that issue.

You got magic server :)[/QUOTE]

So how are the servers doing right now?
Is the problem fixed ?

[_omator]

I appreciate your modesty and willingness to help, but some thing you can’t fix.

thats how i fix it and what helps people:
http://89.163.148.23/piratebay/forum_neu/index.php/topic,39.0.html

problem is that most people after beeing kicked just press reconect not reading or trying to understand what happend
so i though editing popup_errormessage_pb.menu with fix for most common kicks and link to forum will help. nope roybots still click reconect…

lets just hope EB will finaly adress corectly this kick, hopefully resolving few more ‘PB trying to update but cant’ kicks with this update, so they can get back to detecting

[hellreturn]

[QUOTE=FiRe&Wall’;246895]So how are the servers doing right now?
Is the problem fixed ?[/QUOTE]

Yup all fixed after 3 updates. Had major issues after there first update, then they released 2nd one and 3rd one mostly fixed almost everything.

Sunday 11.07.2010 [6:30PM]

Version 1.779 of the PB Server for ET has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update and to our website download page. This is a maintenance release.

Saturday 11.06.2010 [4:30PM]

Version 1.778 of the PB Server for ET has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update and to our website download page. This version further addresses kicks for “Losing Key Packets” with code #9014.

Saturday 11.06.2010 [12:30PM]

Version 1.777 of the PB Server for ET has been released to our PB Master Servers for auto-update and to our website download page. This version addresses a bug that was causing erroneous kicks for “Losing Key Packets” with code #9014.

[reaply]

Im happy to see they fixed it. Surprised me.