so i was just in the Kindredgp.com Pinpoint server and a guy griefed my bunker so we kick him...ok problem solved right? wrong! he comes back about 10 mins before his 15 min ban is up and gets all the griefers and guys who dont read the chat to ban me for 15 mins (....during him griefing my base i told him to stop also and shot at him with a smg) and right before i got kicked almost the entire green team (i was in the greens) said for no one to kick me because they had all seen i was just building and killing anyone who got i my way. the griefers name was biggot (or something like that) the only way he could get back in before the server ban was done was another ip adress(i think)....im just putting this here not because he should be blacklisted but because if he uses another ip adress to get around bans thats err cheating/being a asshole, right?

@Kanye, there is going to be more in-depth options for subscribing to certain admin bans (such as if somebody only wanted Shams bans added to their banlist). Any bans that are for griefing are for it being excessive, either on the same server or hopping from server to server to do so.

That's like giving someone a life sentence for littering.

It happens admins are scared for there blocks :|

Why was somebody permanently blacklisted from every single server just for griefing? I can see why Tocksman or any of you would want to ban somebody for griefing, but permanently??? That's harsh.

... Kaede would be proud...

Just FYI: pyspades uses this global blacklist out of the box, so you don't have to enable it manually.

I think a registration system would be great. pyspades already has one for the highscores on http://mp2.dk/aos which takes advantage of the forum registration database. It is really simple to implement ( http://code.google.com/p/pyspades/source/browse/feature_server/statistics.py ), even though there is a potential security hole if uncertified servers are able to upload statistics and whatnot (which pyspades does not allow - the master server on mp2.dk requires a password, only given to certified servers).

In regards to AoS and and a future, proper login system (where no passwords or hashed versions of it are given to the game server): Make the client connect to the master server, log it in, send it a session ID, and then make the client pass that session ID to the game server which it checks with the master server. Success!

Well said on your opinions. All that would really be required for the master server is a username, password, and email. If AoS does reach some status higher, it would not be a bad idea to get some new servers, Ben even mentioned about a registration system further up. Or they could be linked to the forum accounts?

A registration system is easier said than done.

My thoughts on a registration system

What we really need is a registration system, possibly payment, like minecraft, even if you are ipbanned, you probably wont pay for another account and get a new IP.

@KomradeTyler
Sometimes that works, sometimes it doesn't. It depends on the ISP. Most of which have a limit on the number of dynamic IPs a customer can cycle through in an allotted amount of time. Regardless, they will be dealt with accordingly.

^@tyler
he could also leave it open and change it imediatly after he was banned

Well with 0.58, servers can have multiple admins without the rest of the players even knowing. If someone is reported to be cheating/excessively griefing/etc, it can be looked into. If the players IP and name are nonexistent on the blacklist, it will be treated as a new person unless there is proof that ban evasion is taking place.

However, people not using a router could easily go to cmd, ipconfig, iprelease, ***censored*** and get a new ip in a matter of seconds.

Ok I get it, but what if they change thier IP and thier in game name and don't know it's him, and he doesn't troll for awhile, and only trolls when no admins are on?

Well reinstalling the game wouldn't do anything. The bans are by IP. As with pretty much any service which uses bans on the internet, changing the IP is a workaround. If a user is blacklisted and wants to change their IP, chances are it's to continue their habits which got them blacklisted in the first place. If that's the case, they'll more than likely be caught again. It takes a matter of second to add someone to the blacklist, so it's not much of a burden for admins.

Something just occured to me, what if someone that was banned ,changes their IP and reinstalls the game?

Lol. Just saw Hitler trolling around the Goon Haven server. :D

This looks promising, hope this blacklist makes the game better for us legit good ol' boys, well done stack.

Here is a quick video showing how the syncing in Spadille works:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt4-q9vbuQ4

@MegaDwarf
Please keep all Spadille posts in this thread.

Hey i have a suggestion for Spaddile can you show the PySpades highscores on it please?

No, you can. You just have to be sneaky about it, and not piss off the wrong people.

So I won't be able to change my name and let off steam by trolling? awwwwwwww

You deserve a medal, Stack.
I hope this significantly decreases the number of griefers and rages.

Cool. too bad izzy has a ban list of his own. No aloha for me!

Lovelyyyyy
thanks bro.

@KomradeTyler
They can and will be removed promptly. Also, if it's apparent that it was done without proper reason, the person can and most likely will lose the privilege to access the blacklist.

@jazz
Like I said, only certain admins have access to it, not every pyspades admin. However, by default, pyspades fetches the latest blacklist every 5 minutes. Not all pyspades servers have it enabled, but most do. If somebody abuses the blacklist power, the ban and/or the submitter will be dealt with with accordingly.

+1 Stack

Thank you Stack.

The only issue I have with global blacklisting on all servers that have pyspades is that I can join some random third party pyspades server and any corrupt admin can find my IP then just add me to the global ban list for whatever reason they find pleasing.

Then, after that, I'm banned on all servers for an unfair reason.