VPNs and our services

[Walking carpet]

LOL
You have to twist pretty hard to make a basic decision about fairness, server health, and following the rules into a racial topic.

Im far from racist If I had the powers I would eradicate censorship worldwide so the planet could live in synch
by blocking VPNs your blocking whole countries
just pretend you live in 1 of those countries and your a legit emu player , see a broader picture put yourself in there shoes a minute or 2

[rease]

Man your a good Hunter however I disagree about this VPN policy
remember that VPN is the only window to the free world for residents of those countries ,People are not the issue its there governments indoctrination to keep there populations as dumb as they can , people must see whats out there to reverse this trend

But we are so few to play from those countries, so nobody matter. A friend in Cambodia is using Shadow Cloud Computer.
Without VPN, no Full Netflix, no order on amazon and many limits on youtube about politics contents and many many many other limits ...
You must live in those countries to understand what limits to freedom mean.
fortunately, technology often provide a solution at the end (if gouvernement doesn't shut down all internet).

[Pitchcontrol]

Great changes you guys are making Iff no adk's, are the devs going to slow down decay a bit in 1.0 because you only can use a weapon a few buffs right now at speedcap. I was thinking of non tradeable adk's but no adk's is fine too.

[snash123]

I know this is a bit of an out there suggestion and I dare say I will be flamed to ashes for the mere suggestion, but how about the people who want to use VPN's send a picture of their disks with Activation Code on the case?

The Code is then assigned to that user and be allowed to access the server through VPN. If they are banned by the system after first sign on, they can contact Support who will then check their Code has been assigned and unban them so they can continue to use a VPN. Assuming there is an option (or one that can be created) to excluded from further banning upon signing on, it will be a one time only procedure for both player and Admin.

I just think its the best way to stop any more people leaving the server, as it is the population has plummeted and if there is a way to stop losing anymore players I think it would be worth the effort.

What is the point of all the work that has gone in to this project if players are going to be alienated for their choice of security? Especially those who I dare say make a sizable contribution to "Pay the Bills".

I dont use VPN, I have never used VPN, I dont give a flying Mynocks tail about VPN, but I have seen how the population has plummeted and its a shame when this is the best Pre-CU SWG Emu server available to all of us dedicated fans.

[Loc-nar]

I know this is a bit of an out there suggestion and I dare say I will be flamed to ashes for the mere suggestion, but how about the people who want to use VPN's send a picture of their disks with Activation Code on the case?

The Code is then assigned to that user and be allowed to access the server through VPN. If they are banned by the system after first sign on, they can contact Support who will then check their Code has been assigned and unban them so they can continue to use a VPN. Assuming there is an option (or one that can be created) to excluded from further banning upon signing on, it will be a one time only procedure for both player and Admin.

I just think its the best way to stop any more people leaving the server, as it is the population has plummeted and if there is a way to stop losing anymore players I think it would be worth the effort.

What is the point of all the work that has gone in to this project if players are going to be alienated for their choice of security? Especially those who I dare say make a sizable contribution to "Pay the Bills".

I dont use VPN, I have never used VPN, I dont give a flying Mynocks tail about VPN, but I have seen how the population has plummeted and its a shame when this is the best Pre-CU SWG Emu server available to all of us dedicated fans.

I believe all this will only be important when the new server is launched. IE this work and testing is more for when everyone and their brother wants to put 30 accounts on the new server at start up. You wont be lacking for people to play with on the new server.

[snash123]

You wont be lacking for people to play with on the new server.

I do hope you're right =)

[lordkator]

I believe all this will only be important when the new server is launched. IE this work and testing is more for when everyone and their brother wants to put 30 accounts on the new server at start up. You wont be lacking for people to play with on the new server.

Yes the goal here is to test our processes, tools and policy in advance of the 1.0 official server. We need to know how well these things work before that launches, not after we have 27+ accounts controlled by one person and have to clean it up afterwards.

I like the access code idea, that said we have known way to "Verify" the codes, without the master list which has been lost in the shuffle of the shutdown we have no way to know someone hasn't just printed themselves a new one.

[snash123]

I like the access code idea, that said we have know way to "Verify" the codes, without the master list which has been lost in the shuffle of the shutdown we have no way to know someone hasn't just printed themselves a new one.

Yes, I didnt think of that, such a shame there are so many dishonest people who would actually do that!

[Monoxxide]

This change is absolutely based. Good work, guys.

[FlyinDuke]

I use VPN for privacy. Can you post the host name or IP addresses of the server so that I can configure my firewall to route traffic through straight internet to the server instead of through vpn

[FlyinDuke]

Also, does this mean you are building network scanning tools into the client to scan home networks?

[Praxi34]

Right decision, right time. Really optimistic about 1.0 especially around server security and regulation, much needed.

Thanks goodness about the ADK and char limit. Saved us right there!!!

[Lolindir]

No ,I think that the Emu staff dindt thought of all the implications before making this rule

Thank you for your feedback, we have discussed this internally, but I will bring your concerns to the team.

Also, does this mean you are building network scanning tools into the client to scan home networks?

For obvious reasons, we will not get in to how we detect multiple accounts.

[Hieroglyphics]

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For obvious reasons, we will not get in to how we detect multiple accounts.

is the method legal, and not violating ones right to privacy? Definitely an eye brow raiser. while i hardly play anymore and log in seldomly as the game dried out due to classic WoW. i definitely love my Nord VPN as it secures my privacy and that is very important to me, and cause blizzard is ran by monkeys sometimes the only way to get access to the game when their login servers for the east coast mess up is to go around it is via VPN.

[Lolindir]

is the method legal, and not violating ones right to privacy? Definitely an eye brow raiser. while i hardly play anymore and log in seldomly as the game dried out due to classic WoW. i definitely love my Nord VPN as it secures my privacy and that is very important to me, and cause blizzard is ran by monkeys sometimes the only way to get access to the game when their login servers for the east coast mess up is to go around it is via VPN.

Enlighten me how it would be considered illegal to know who log in to our services

About Nord VPN... I would look at this video from JayzTwoCents and his views on the security they provide.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBJZFTy_SAc