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[Icebound]

Because there aren't any programs that can click launch for you, read and type a captcha, and then press W+LMB until you die. Just monitor people who afk/suicide/cheat/hack and ban them. Problem solved.

[Henree]

1215, on 11 November 2012 - 09:10 AM, said:

What if it were integrated into the game? At the beginning of a match all mechs on your team have to "create a secure link among allied targeting systems" to see other team members spotted targets. To link you must put in the random four letter/number code displayed on screen at the beginning of the round. At the end of the round you are awarded 1 XP and 1,500 c-bills for linking.

Failure to link results in no c-bills or XP awarded at the end of the round.

now that's a great idea!

Icebound, on 11 November 2012 - 09:40 AM, said:

Because there aren't any programs that can click launch for you, read and type a captcha, and then press W+LMB until you die. Just monitor people who afk/suicide/cheat/hack and ban them. Problem solved.

they can not read the captcha but they can do all the other things. I'd post a link but...

Edited by Henri Schoots, 11 November 2012 - 09:54 AM.

[Icebound]

Henri Schoots, on 11 November 2012 - 09:53 AM, said:

they can not read the captcha but they can do all the other things. I'd post a link but...

http://boingboing.ne...feating-ca.html

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DeadlyNerd, on 11 November 2012 - 03:18 AM, said:

Captcha would be fine as long as it doesn't generate unreadable chinese symbols.

It would use the alphabet of the house you're a member of.
Suddenly, Draconis, Capellan, and FRR players have a hard time getting into a match.

In all seriousness though, I only have a 75% winrate versus captcha. Its like those ridiculous "child proof" lids that ComStar invented.

Icebound, on 11 November 2012 - 09:40 AM, said:

Because there aren't any programs that can click launch for you, read and type a captcha, and then press W+LMB until you die. Just monitor people who afk/suicide/cheat/hack and ban them. Problem solved.

Agreed, with as much progression as there is in this game, being banned would be a huge setback in of itself. I'd also guess that the player rewards mechanics are not in their final iteration.

[PerryRaptor]

Another suggestion is to have the 'Mechs start the game shut-down. During the 9-second launch sequence show a three character password on the cockpit hud that will start-up the 'Mech.

[Elder Thorn]

how about an answer option "No, i don't want to have to fill out a CAPTCHA"?

I remember the same idea for Eve online, when people suggested that a player should fitt out a CAPTCHA during mining from time to time.
seriously? I hate websites where i have to put in captchas, even though i understand why they are there.
There must be another solution!

not to forget, bots CAN fill out CAPTCHAs

[Lon3Wo1f]

NO. NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!

If anything like this was brought in I would seriously consider quitting and I say that as a big MechWarrior fan and a Legendary level Founder. I don't farm, I don't afk or suicide and the only times I disconnect are when I'm dead or when I've crashed to desktop. I'm all for suggestions to stop this but the best I can hope for right now is that the new player experience is given the lift it's promised so these players decide to play instead of using mindless tactics like this.

[Blastcaps]

2 words to this idea **** NO

I have enough issues with captcha normal without throwing it into a game I play for fun, last thing I want is that added, add that I'm gone cause personaly I will NOT play if they add that to MWO for launching into a match.

[Alois Hammer]

Dagger906, on 11 November 2012 - 07:29 AM, said:

Slightly less annoying than your troll poll

Well, anything's less annoying than that.

[IceWendigo]

The poll is worthless because its framed, captcha for each game would be horrible. Im more annoyed by afk due to bugs that Must be fixed than any cheating etc, once those are fixed this farming might be looked into but for the love of god find another way that doesnt penalize everyone with extra waste of time.

[Cryoflash]

I like what somebody suggested earlier. If you don't get a minimum number of NON-win/loss rewards you don't get them period.

With this system anybody under the minimum requirement would have their match essentially "voided". It never happened. That way if you have somebody who legitimately timed out or is legitimately just that bad, they aren't punished by having to front the repair costs.. However it also stops people from suicide rushing... Or at least force them to be MORE USEFUL suicide rushers (Take somebody down with you for christ's sake)

Edited by Cryoflash, 11 November 2012 - 11:49 AM.

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IceWendigo, on 11 November 2012 - 11:26 AM, said:

The poll is worthless because its framed, captcha for each game would be horrible. Im more annoyed by afk due to bugs that Must be fixed than any cheating etc, once those are fixed this farming might be looked into but for the love of god find another way that doesnt penalize everyone with extra waste of time.

Very simple way to deal with AFkers, shoot them and get either kill bonus or kill assist bonus, and leave the AFKer with a repair bill, people that DC on other hand I'd leave alone, if they DC their not getting anything out of it, and as we all know the client crashes back to the desktop for no reason so shouldn't peanlize someone for something thats not their fault