UCM Enforcement from Turbine

Post by **Panzerfaust** » Thu Mar 13, 2003 11:24 am

http://www.accmty.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=34650

(( PLEASE NOTE: I most likely will not be able to keep up on feedback on this thread))

First - Yes, I have been very active in reading some of the feedback about UCM and I realize how the appearance of not updating the HoS can appear as though nothing is happening. Rather then sit here and debate it, I decided to just step up and be more visible about what we are doing. So what does that mean?

1. We will continue (believe it or not, we always have), to do UCM (Unattended Combat Macro) enforcement.
2. We will start doing random sweeps of most commonly used UCM places. No advance notice will be given. This will help in trying to get more of the UCM out of the game and interfering in over populated places that are heavily visited by people that do no use UCM. This will supplement calls that you guys make.
3. Being able to just use your calls, and being active about getting their timely, has not been as successful as I had wished. Thus the addition of sweeps.
4. Yes, some people should have been up on the HoS, but we simply failed to update it. I should be flamed for that and accept it
5. One big problem has been programs for detecting cloaked admins. No longer - Continual logouts the second an admin appears (visible or invisible) can and will at time be used in determining UCM. No, one time will not get you. It is just piece of the larger picture.
6. We will be sending in NON-Admins to locations during the sweeps to observe. Thus bypassing those whom feel they can work around detecting cloaked admins. They will look and appear as a normal player (because they are).

Will we rid AC1 of UCM? No! I will be very frank about that. I do not feel it is possible. Will we run them off to unused locations and use other means to get their XP that does not interfere with the top 30+locations (picked that number of the top of my head)? Yes! That is basically our high level goal. Players should start expecting no warnings for UCM in these highly trafficed areas (No, we will not list them, if you use UCM, you best make sure no one visits where you are...ever!). This is simply a change to be more realistic about what we can do and how effective it will be. No, we will not be able to respond to all the incoming calls for UCM. Which is why we are implementing random sweeps.

So to summarize -- No more will logging save you. And no, we are not going to try to rid the world of UCM completely (though I sure am hopeful it would happen), rather, just be realistic about our resources and use them in the most effective way possible to ensure that 80% of the players should not witness an UCM regularly in the most commonly trafficed dungeons/locations.

Ken

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Ken Karl -- Mr Quazarr
Program Manager -AC2 Live Team
Microsoft Games Studio

Compadre · Post by **Compadre** » Thu Mar 13, 2003 12:45 pm

these "sweeps" that they make are usually made during primetime.. they need to log on at 4:00 am and do the sweeps, they'd catch a lot more then

Trekman · Post by **Trekman** » Thu Mar 13, 2003 12:55 pm

They should assign few of those "sweepers" across the various timezones - like the Sentinels in the good old days.
MS has subsidiaries all over the world - if they are reluctant to assign/hire non-MS/Turbine people for that.

But I guess that would be to much effort for a game with a shrinking playerbase and being not too profitable anyway....

Post by **Panzerfaust** » Thu Mar 13, 2003 12:59 pm

AC1 is paying for AC2 right now

So, they may in fact implement some of these ideas over time.

Culticon · Post by **Culticon** » Fri Mar 14, 2003 9:05 pm

I still have not actually seen an admin live in game yet

When I do I plan on saying hi.

Ravinrider&Acme · Post by **Ravinrider&Acme** » Wed Mar 19, 2003 12:52 pm

I was in tusker holding the other nite about @am when one came in and baned a member in my fellowship.(+admin loki)He did a sweep of the entire dungen.So they do run different time zones.As for the normal looking player admins...there was a few people inthere i hadnt seen before,I basicly live in there and they wernt in any kinda fellow (everyone in there hunts in fellows ( mil an hour there)and they left when he did .....

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Post by **Panzerfaust** » Wed Mar 19, 2003 1:13 pm

I read the VNs this morning. There have been some perma bans on the first offense. CoC says you may be banned on first offense.

Tynerion · Post by **Tynerion** » Wed Mar 19, 2003 8:24 pm

Now see what happens when I write something about Turbine?

http://www.lastdynasty.net/board/viewtopic.php?t=842

It's all my fault..

Lucky Strike · Post by **Lucky Strike** » Sun Mar 23, 2003 10:41 pm

I haven't seen an admin ever --- I've heard people tell me they exist.

Flanker · Post by **Flanker** » Mon Mar 24, 2003 6:59 pm

I would like to see one just so I can say

Not ONLY have I seen the Loch ness monster
and
not ONLY have I seen Bigfoot

I have seen an AC ADMIN:)

Compadre · Post by **Compadre** » Mon Mar 24, 2003 7:40 pm

i've seen an admin 5 or 6 times.. just hit up an alphus lassel dungeon during primetime hours and you'll see one in no time.

Flanker · Post by **Flanker** » Tue Mar 25, 2003 5:13 am

My dial up doesnt permit me to go to AL

So I guess my chance of seeing an admin just went down the toilet

Post by **Panzerfaust** » Tue Mar 25, 2003 1:04 pm

Not only have I seen one, but talked to one, Once.

Right before he banned two people.

Compadre · Post by **Compadre** » Tue Mar 25, 2003 5:40 pm

i talked to one and from the info I gave him he banned 5 people (including tarlet, pwn).

Kythden · Post by **Kythden** » Wed Mar 26, 2003 4:00 am

So what do they look like?? are the a char? what is there name admin? or are the glowing lines with a pic like in the demi more michael douglas movie, Disclosure I think it is.