Initiative - Creation of the 'AHA' (Anti-Hackers Alliance)

[Vigour 12]

Following patch update #714, the change 

• It is no longer possible to report a player in the «Parkour» format of PRO battles

has now rendered most parkour battles unplayable due to the prevalent hacking that is now officially sanctioned by the game developers. The hacking is as rampant as that of the test servers.

Keen-eyed tankers would have spotted that even in the 'Game Reports' section of the forum, the Battle Moderators do not accept reports to do in Parkour Maps.

Thus, this has left us with no choice other than to deliver punitive tactics as players ourselves.

The Anti-Hackers Alliance, hereby abbreviated as 'AHA', does exactly what its phonic interpretation suggests: the existence of this initiative LAUGHS at the face of Hackers who seek to take the joy of peacefully parkour-ing by laying down thousands of mines, lagging the FPS of peaceful players and generally causing havoc.

Here is how it will be done

Punitive action #1 -  Whilst observing game rules, all players within the alliance will strongly discourage hacking. If the hacker stops, then everything is good and everything will go back to normal.

 

Punitive action #2 - If the hacker does not stop, all members of the 'AHA' alliance will focus fire upon the hacker, hopefully taking them out, and ruining their gameplay experience IN THE SAME WAY THEY INTEND TO RUIN OURS.

 

Punitive action #3 - Tanki Online Developers have made it within a legally grey area by limiting one's ability to report hacking in Parkour battles while also prohibiting the use of third party software within game rules. Thus, users of hacks in parkour mode are illegally breaking game rules, except they will not be punished by the administration, hence the legally grey area.

I propose to retaliate in a similar way. I am not suggesting at all that anyone should be using hacks within the actual game itself. Tanki Online rules prohibit the impersonation of administration staff. They are the least likely to hack (Hazeral was a different story). Tanki Online rules do not prohibit the impersonation of normal players. When test servers are open, which, by the way, are apparently not governed by rules applying to the Tanki Online servers, AND IF I SOMEHOW MISSED IT, IS ALSO NOT MODERATED, HENCE A LEGALLY GREY AREA, members of the AHA alliance will change their nicknames to the hackers' actual nicknames within the normal name, and then shoot video evidence of them hacking within MM battles by having multiple players filming the hacker fly-hacking within MM battles. Then, it will be submitted into the 'Reports and Violations' section on the Tanki Forum, with the most appropriate editing to ensure realism, so that it is assured that they will be banned within the real game.

Thus, punishment will be delivered.

culpam poena premit comes

 

 

[Spy 14,757]

Hello,

While it is true that the removal of the player vote option in parkour maps is disappointing, it does not mean that hackers will go unpunished. Battle Moderators can still monitor these battles and take action against any violators that they find. However, your proposed solution may actually have the opposite effect and only encourage the behavior you're trying to prevent. Parkour battles do not offer any rewards or incentives, unlike regular PRO & MM battles, so a simpler and more effective solution would be to simply leave the map or create a new private map with your friends.

Let's strive to maintain a drama-free environment in this forum. You may express your opinions, thoughts, and complaints about the recent update in the designated forum topic.

 

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