Before people start mentioning certain flaws just wait for a brief second...
I am more than aware of a great many failings in the p2p architecture that FD chose, I admit that it seems an odd way to go ahead with a flawed design. I am aware as many are that there is no real way to stop the cheat issues, but many could be reduced by altering one aspect of the networking.
I have posted elsewhere on this forum that the current situation makes it far to easy to exploit.
FD do need to get a handle on this (to be honest this should have been done long ago)
I understand the limited budget.
Though, there certain other issues that a relevant to this post that require "immediate" attention.
Having said this, It may not be prudent to raise all this issues in a public forum. I understand the principle of full disclosure, but still?
Some of it, we should at least give FD a chance...
What one must also grasp is that the player base of ED is for the most part far more aware of tech and the effects and limitations of such than any other online game I have played...
Many of us here were "hacking" game files all those years ago with the original elite...
How many of us here did all the special missions.
How many of us here had all the "special equipment" cloaking fields, ECM jammers, how many had both lol. How many of us used non game skills to get them.
How many of us first learned to hack credits all those years ago, selling that information in the playground to those "less capable" of doing the same.
ED is full of many players who easily have the capability to bypass quite sophisticated anti cheat systems with relative ease. It is shocking that FD went ahead with NO protection, but they did make the choice.
We as a community need to work together, we did this all those moons ago, sharing the info to our benefit. Though as we have matured we need to work together to fix this issues, so we can enjoy the game...
Perhaps a members only thread (invite only) for those willing to help.
We have the skills
We have the will
If we fail, ED will just become the cheat fest we all fear.
If we fail, many will be wrongfully banned.
You guys know who you are...
If you remember free phone calls on pay phones.
If you remember unlimited phone cards.
If you remember free bus passes.
If you remember free satellite TV.
If you remember free 192 reverse look ups.
If you remember free walkers crisps or monster munch delivered to your parents house by the truck load
If you remember free calls to the states or Australia even though you knew know one there... ( It's 3 in the morning) lol
If you even know what Hayes baud compatible modem was...
and man many more....
If your memory's of elite being the basis for the first steps of any of the above, you are what we need...
We can work together a find a solution...
Maybe FD would pay us in credits or in kind...
Maybe?