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    • AskaholicA Offline
      Askaholic
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      Make sure to also submit a moderation report through the website.

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      • archsimkatA Offline
        archsimkat
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        Is there a way to also expunge his records from the leaderboard in addition to any moderation actions that were taken?

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        • AskaholicA Offline
          Askaholic
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          Yes, just need to find the right person who has access. Definitely Brutus but maybe Gieb too, idk.

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          • speed2S Offline
            speed2
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            Yes, he's cheating, building everything for free, just the build time is not changed. It doesnt desync the replay, so it's something new.

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              speed2 @Retributer
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              @retributer said in Someone's cheating on the coop leaderboard:

              You can't see the player's ressources outputs in coop replays,

              You actually can, you need to open the cheat menu with Alt F2 and switch to his army view.
              Or the console with command SetFocusArmy 0

              Going back to obs is SetFocusArmy -1

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                woippa @Retributer
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                someone cares about that leaderboard?
                anyone can just lower the gamespeed by using external programs or manipulated game rules and streaming fake replays should also work

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                • RetributerR Offline
                  Retributer @speed2
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                  @speed2 said in [Someone's cheating on the coop leaderboard]

                  You actually can, you need to open the cheat menu with Alt F2 and switch to his army view.
                  Or the console with command SetFocusArmy 0

                  Going back to obs is SetFocusArmy -1

                  I didn't know that, thanks !

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                    Evan_ @woippa
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                    @woippa said in Someone's cheating on the coop leaderboard:

                    someone cares about that leaderboard?
                    anyone can just lower the gamespeed by using external programs or manipulated game rules and streaming fake replays should also work

                    Yes, enough people care about the amount of skill and planning that goes into finding the fastest way to progress through a co-op mission. That's why beating the previous top time by over 2 minutes is something big and why several people have already checked the replay and seen what they can do about it.

                    Lowering gamespeed wouldn't really help much as co-op is more dependent on coordination and strategy as opposed to clicking a little faster. Also any small gains in efficiency have to be weighed against being able to make fewer attempts. As for manipulated game rules and fake replays, those should not (in theory) get past the replay system.

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                      Zombe
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                      Looking at how the leaderboard is teeming with cheaters. And the moderators are busy with more important things. I propose to remove the leaderboard!

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                      • NOC-N Offline
                        NOC-
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                        We are aware of some of these from Pobus - moderation has been alerted before and we are hoping to reset the leaderboards at some point.
                        This will require Brutus I believe however getting the time to sort it for a minor issue is not high priority at the moment

                        Ras Boi's save lives.

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                          A Former User
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                          The leaderboard is a mess anyway: It doesn't care which map versions and game patches you played on.

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                          • Brutus5000B Offline
                            Brutus5000 FAF Server Admin @Guest
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                            @melanol said in Someone's cheating on the coop leaderboard:

                            The leaderboard is a mess anyway: It doesn't care which map versions and game patches you played on.

                            This is one of the reasons why I give low priority to cleaning up.
                            Basically you'd need "seasons" aka each patch opens a new season.

                            He said, "I've been to the year 3000
                            Not much has changed, but they live underwater
                            And your great-great-great-granddaughter
                            Is playin' FAF, playin' FAF"

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                            • speed2S Offline
                              speed2
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                              Wouldnt be so bad considering the frequency of coop patches

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                              • Brutus5000B Offline
                                Brutus5000 FAF Server Admin
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                                I was talking about faf base patches actually as they all change the gameplay

                                He said, "I've been to the year 3000
                                Not much has changed, but they live underwater
                                And your great-great-great-granddaughter
                                Is playin' FAF, playin' FAF"

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                                  A Former User
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                                  I suggest we remove the adjustable speed option as a valid way to get into the leaderboard, as it forces you to play on very low speed.

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                                  • ResistanceR Offline
                                    Resistance
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                                    It doesn t force anyone to play on low speed, you can freely choose whether you play on -10 or + 10

                                    queuing with a newbie to show him the beauty of tmm and meeting tagada be like:
                                    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLcRpdZ0Xb0&ab_channel=Tomoko

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                                      A Former User @Resistance
                                      last edited by A Former User

                                      @rezy-noob Same as doping in sports. You don't have to, but it makes you stronger, and it feels like cheating. Want to know how I beat some coop ratings? -10.

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                                      • ResistanceR Offline
                                        Resistance
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                                        good job. still can't see the reason why should it be forbidden

                                        queuing with a newbie to show him the beauty of tmm and meeting tagada be like:
                                        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLcRpdZ0Xb0&ab_channel=Tomoko

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                                        • maggeM Offline
                                          magge Global Moderator
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                                          The scoreboard will be revamped some day anyway. Probably will have different categories as well.

                                          Join a FAFtastic Team

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                                          • RoweyR Offline
                                            Rowey @Resistance
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                                            @rezy-noob I can why, if you adjusting the time you allowing your self more time to react to something and plan for expanction's. so say 2 people good have a in game play time of 30 mins but one takes hour 30 IRL to play it due to slowing the game down. i agree that adjustable sim should not be a valid leaderboard score as that is not the default settings.

                                            "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few" - Spock

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