09-21-2015, 06:32 AM
(09-09-2015, 08:39 PM)Kiljaedon Wrote: If that is the case the stupidity of SE to allow buffs to be client side is just mind boggling. I remember the early days of mmo gaming when most information being client side allowed so much client side hexadecimal hacks. SE truly does not care about security since that is more of a short cut to save on server costs compared to security. I would be wary about ever implementing profiles that support hacks. I would leave that for the hack section personally since it lets you get caught more easily.
I just wonder why my friend never saw the buff back when I was testing those hacks.
Not implementing a hashing algorithm to verify that a random event (such a random card draw) on the server matches the event fired on the client is not at all a server cost. It is development cost (and not even that much development...).
As a developer myself, I can understand SE's position regarding that though. Usually if a player is trying to cheat, it is not worth the effort (dev time) trying to cover all kinds of client - server checks. Instead, you wait for reports and act upon those (and your logs. I am sure that they do log everything).