so you run the damn game and you see that you have been banned because another “user” of the computer whom you never heard of is banned.
this happens to me all the time, this system is so shitty. please do something about it.
now i have to play on ERP free servers. help
Do you happen to use an open source VPN client perhaps?
Here are the ban checkers:
IP:
Caused by using the same internet connection / VPN as a banned acount
Account:
Your byond account when logged in
Hardware:.
Byond hides a secret file or two on your computer (Dont be worried, most programs do this) and checks when byond starts up if it is there.
If any one of these is triggered, you will be BAN
Personally I think we should remove IP checks, as the main two checks of actual CRIMINALS are accounts of law abiding criminals and hardware for hacker master criminals
Yes, i use VPN and admins told me it probably was VPN’s fault. My problem is that this isn’t the first time it happens, I’ve been banned because of this several times and each time the “the first account” (the one that broke the rules and is banned) is different.
If someone gets banned on the same VPN server you are connected to, you will be using the same IP as them and be unable to join.
If you have a VPN you need to be connected to a server no one has got banned on before, or just your own network
This worked once by reconnecting to another server, but now Im still banned while im connected to a different server
As I advocated for before we should drop the IP bans. We live in a time where many people utilize VPNs for very good reasons. It’s just foolish to continue the archaic ban policy.
Why? Just about everyone who comes to the server to grief uses a VPN. That’s just going to open the floodgates back to them.
What if we grieffed ourselves before they do
I can’t play on any server without VPN. The game gives me connection error.
please do something about this, each time someone gets banned like this admins say that we should remove the IP check but then everyone forget about it.
most people use VPN now,by banning IP you are not only banning the rulebreaker, anyone who is using the VPN will be banned too
I am a bit baffled on why an admin would respond this way. There is already a superior ban method in place on top of the IP bans. If I were to get server banned and use a VPN I’ll still be banned. You’d need advanced knowledge in getting around the real ban which no doubt involves HWID and Windows install details (hence why pirated versions of windows can also cause players to be mistaken as someone previously banned)
If someone knows how to bypass these than they are most certainly not going to be stopped by IP bans and changing IP alone wouldn’t do anything for them.
They aren’t going to be stopped by a hardware ban either.
Okay, so why bother with the IP ban then? At-least the hardware ban stops them for slightly longer than changing IP.
pretty much ^^^^^^^^^^^
and im still banned from the server, anyone ,help?