Okay, now before you make a third topic about this, let me explain why these ideas won't be implemented.
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People need to stop whining about how the older players are making large gaps in the ranks, and how you'll "never catch up". That's what I thought too. DEDICATION to the game is what got me where I am. DEDICATION to the game is what got this game where it is. There is no quick fix. Why should the game constantly be getting easier for new players just because the older players are getting better?
If you can answer all of these questions knowledgeably and in such a way where I agree with every single "defense" idea that you've come up with, then I'll support your idea. Until then, there is a resounding "NO" from me. Good luck.
I don't care if I never catch up. While I want to get ahead, I'm also happy where I am.
I know that "DEDICATION" is what will get me ahead, if I wanted to.
And the game doesn't need to get easier for new players.
What I do want is to offer some new things to this game.
Now, to business:
1. Upload a program onto the cracking server
- You can do this yourself already
- What if the remote HDD is full?
- What if you don't have the strength to crack their server?
- Who's going to crack ANYONE with such risk of having malicious damages done to their PC?
- Automatic actions should be limited if not removed completely.
Yes I can do this myself, IF I have access.
If the remote HDD is full, you can't finish the download
I'll discuss access at the end of this, since it's a concern for all of these.
Ditto with the "risking damage" question and automation aspect.
2. Load a process that eats up bandwidth/CPU speed/Memory
- You can do this yourself already in so many different ways, we don't need another one
- What if the remote BW is full?
- What if the remote CPU is full?
- What if the remote RAM is full?
- What if you don't have the strength to crack their server?
- Who's going to crack ANYONE with such risk of having malicious damages done to their PC?
- Automatic actions should be limited if not removed completely.
-Yes, but can you do it just before someone overloads a program to hack you. That would be the intent of this.
-If anything is full, it takes partial effect, to fill up whichever one happens first.
Last three answered at the end.
3. Delete files
- YOU CAN DO THIS YOURSELF ALREADY
- What if there are no files to delete?
- What if YOUR CPU is full?
- Who's going to crack ANYONE with such risk of having malicious damages done to their PC?
- What if you don't have the strength to crack their server?
- Automatic actions should be limited if not removed completely.
-Again, the timing of things may serve you.
-If every program is running, then it fails
-There are two options if your CPU is full. 1) It fails. 2)It kills itself, then begins file deletion. Both.
4. Start cracking the cracking server
- ...YOU CAN DO THIS YOURSELF ALREADY
- What if you already have admin access?
- What if you don't have the strength to crack their server?
- Automatic actions should be limited if not removed completely.
-I know, I know. This was the weakest of the ideas. The secondary point of this is to know who hacked you.
-If you have Admin Access, there's no need to crack it, so it doesn't work.
Now, for those last three questions:
- What if you don't have the strength to crack their server?
Given they are also accessing your server, I would suggest (as an idea) that just their firewall serves as defense (unless you are cracking them). However, if this program is still to weak to get through, you just get a "Failure" message of some sort: whatever you were trying to sneak into their server got blocked, and failed.
- Who's going to crack ANYONE with such risk of having malicious damages done to their PC?
I don't want it to be major damage:
The loss of a program is not particularly problematic for anyone. Sure it might cause problems if you've just researched something, or can't remember where you got it, but I have a couple backups even though I'm not premium
Receiving a program could actually be useful: even if the program is hidden and encrypted, if you can keep them from installing it long enough, you now have that program.
Bandwidth/CPU/Memory eaters could be debugged, just like any other malicious process.
Getting your server cracked happens all the time.
- Automatic actions should be limited if not removed completely
I'm going to have to disagree with you on this one. Limited, perhaps. Removed, no.
I am of the opinion that someone who is devoted to a game, and willing to work out how a game works should have more rewards than someone who just plays for fun, but has lots of time on their hands. I know this opinion runs counter to a lot of people, but it's my opinion. If Siremi wants to comment on this, I would be happy to adjust what I post to his opinions.
And thank you for the critique from an experienced player. This is what I am looking for.