The little bit of information that a lot of people are overlooking, is that no mmo, not even wow does that every single one out there offloads work to the clients, and is to an extent, what you’re referring to as “client side authoritative”. So what’s the solution? the server needs the clients to perform their own calculations, I don’t believe for a second amazon actively simulates every action on their server, and you shouldn’t either. No financially viable server can run thousands of those clients to actively simulate everybody playing the game. If you don't think any of the above situations apply, you can use this feedback form to request a review of this block.So they’ve made a post explaining that things are verified server side, however I have some issues with the post, and would like to elaborate a bit for those less technically inclined.Īs we all know, an mmo has to send data between the server, and thousands of clients. Contact your IT department and let them know that they've gotten banned, and to have them let us know when they've addressed the issue.Īre you browsing GameFAQs from an area that filters all traffic through a single proxy server (like Singapore or Malaysia), or are you on a mobile connection that seems to be randomly blocked every few pages? Then we'll definitely want to look into it - please let us know about it here. You'll need to disable that add-on in order to use GameFAQs.Īre you browsing GameFAQs from work, school, a library, or another shared IP? Unfortunately, if this school or place of business doesn't stop people from abusing our resources, we don't have any other way to put an end to it. When we get more abuse from a single IP address than we do legitimate traffic, we really have no choice but to block it. If you don't think you did anything wrong and don't understand why your IP was banned.Īre you using a proxy server or running a browser add-on for "privacy", "being anonymous", or "changing your region" or to view country-specific content, such as Tor or Zenmate? Unfortunately, so do spammers and hackers. IP bans will be reconsidered on a case-by-case basis if you were running a bot and did not understand the consequences, but typically not for spamming, hacking, or other abuse. If you are responsible for one of the above issues. Having an excessive number of banned accounts in a very short timeframe.
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