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Stopping the Potential Exodus
I'm finally posting on this forum since the xigncode3 debacle killed TERA for me. I mean that literally. I can't even get the game to launch. XD Based on my experience with xigncode3 and the reports from others, it looks like this may turn into a situation where the player base retracts even though new content was released.
This got me to thinking of xigncode3 and cheaters. Not everyone even agrees that the kind of cheaters that xigncode3 even claims to catch are that big of a problem. Plus, from what I gather it sounds like xigncode3 isn't even that good at catching them. This leads to the question of whether xigncode3 is really worth this.
One potential solution to this (if EME is that dead set on using xigncode3) could be for them to make one or more xigncode3-free server(s). This would also require an xigncode3-free client to work with the xigncode3-free server(s). Why this could potentially help stop a player exodus is that it would give the players that find xigncode3 unworkable a place to go. Also, I have heard of some games using "hacks welcomed" type servers to cut down on cheaters on the regular servers. Maybe having xigncode3-free server(s) would have a similar effect on the xigncode3 servers. Maybe some of the current servers could even be merged to make room for the xigncode3-free servers.
I don't really expect EME to actually implement this idea, but maybe EME will see it and think it is a good idea.
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
This got me to thinking of xigncode3 and cheaters. Not everyone even agrees that the kind of cheaters that xigncode3 even claims to catch are that big of a problem. Plus, from what I gather it sounds like xigncode3 isn't even that good at catching them. This leads to the question of whether xigncode3 is really worth this.
One potential solution to this (if EME is that dead set on using xigncode3) could be for them to make one or more xigncode3-free server(s). This would also require an xigncode3-free client to work with the xigncode3-free server(s). Why this could potentially help stop a player exodus is that it would give the players that find xigncode3 unworkable a place to go. Also, I have heard of some games using "hacks welcomed" type servers to cut down on cheaters on the regular servers. Maybe having xigncode3-free server(s) would have a similar effect on the xigncode3 servers. Maybe some of the current servers could even be merged to make room for the xigncode3-free servers.
I don't really expect EME to actually implement this idea, but maybe EME will see it and think it is a good idea.
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
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Xigncode doesn't work with a 64-bit prefix, works only in 32bit mode.
Launcher produces 100% cpu load on one core permanently.
I used dxvk for vulkan emulation of directx and thought that might be the problem. Turns out it isnt.
Havent figured out why xigncode spasms out. Not sure if it's worth the effort looking into.
Also I'm not sure I'm willing to take another fps drop just to run some maleware in the background. I already have enough lagspikes.
Since Eme customer support doesn't even play their game, nor can muster up enough time to log in on server to permaban gold sellers from velika and highwatch, I highly doubt that there is anyone at eme who does CS fulltime.
this whole xigncode idea might have started with good intentions, but execution was poor and from what people said so far Proxy, dpsmeter and everything else still works like before. Not sure what has been gained with this.
Realized I botched what I was saying in the above quote. It was supposed to say that I'm hoping they remove xigncode3 personally, but I'd settle for creating a new character on an xigncode3-free server if any were setup.
As to wine, from what I gather, xigncode3 is just plain incompatible with it.
I see your points. If xigncode3 does wind up triggering a player exodus, though, the IMS issue may very well be meaningless.
In regard to the versions, I'm not sure how difficult maintaining a xigncode3 version and an xigncode3-free version would be. It could be as simple as maintaining one version and running some kind of tool on it to generate the other version, or it could be much more complex. Point is I don't know how xigncode3 is added to a game.
It's probable you know more then me about how the system works...
AFAIK: (I don't really know anything)
1/ xigncode is a completely separate process from TERA.
2/ the client just launches xigncode and (maybe) makes sure it is continually active.
3/ if the client gets the responses it wants from the xigncode process "yes, I'm still running, thanks for asking" and is still connected to the server then it's fine.
the idea is that the client will tell xigncode to run in a "do nothing" configuration and it will just emulate how it would respond if it found nothing suspicious (assuming the client checks to see if its running at all)
while in this mode it will not generate a "heartbeat", so if some smart person figures out how to tell it to turn off, then you would still get kicked from a xigncode server after 5 minutes.
they could also configure the client to still run if XIGNCODE is not even present and you'll just get kicked from any XIGNCODE server.
unfortunately, I don't know enough about how the whole thing works, so I don't know how to give an expert answer, but it definitely looks like EME could just make some servers XIGNCODE required and others not.
> Well all my friends want me to move to BDO, so this may be the opportune time to do so.
Bdo has xigncode too hue
But besides, anyway, as I've pointed out before, they forced all of PUBG to use this and everyone on all their other games, plus most other regions of TERA. I can all but guarantee there's nothing we could ever do or say that would convince them it's worth setting up two sets of servers with different settings for this. They won't see us as that special that we can't "just deal" like everyone else, for better or worse.
Well.. time to quit this game for good I guess. Game is getting boring now and they are kind enough to give me reason to get out.