See a hacker? Take a demo!

**Toad** · 05-22-12, 10:45 PM

I have seen many times on the TPG servers where someone thinks another player is hacking and "omfg it's so obvious" but instead of taking a demo while they are dead, the player whines and complains. I do not get this at all. It's basically telling the hacker "Hey, you are being too obvious, perhaps you should toggle off for awhile to allay suspicions or go work on the covertness of your hacking." Whining like a spoiled little kid is helping the hacker. Man up and put in some work for TPG. Take a demo and post it to the Report Problem Players thread. I'm not saying go Spec for maps at a time, just demo them while you are dead and if you get something substantial, post it so others can see.

Perhaps the admins want demos submitted another way, or for you to just notify using the "say @ look at <player>, he's hacking" but I would think that posting a demo to Report Problem Players is a good place to start.

**huh?** · 05-23-12, 10:01 AM

And for those that don't know how to record a demo.

How to record/play a demo in Counter Strike Source - YouTube

**su-san** · 05-23-12, 10:14 AM

a nice reminder, gj frog!

**~~senorglove~~** · 06-10-12, 12:52 AM

Originally Posted by su-san

a nice reminder, gj frog!

cheating can sometimes be hard to spot, but I will be on the look out too! :P i'm usually just kidding when I call out cheats though. the majority of the time, i'm talking collectively when I've played, most players AREN'T cheating

**Pickle** · 06-12-12, 09:16 AM

anyone who is higher on the scoreboard than me is cheating!!!!!!! :P jk. :P I have taken demos plenty of times of suspicious folks, but as you said, people say "you're obviously cheating" etc. and then the suspicious behavior stops. so my demos net nothing. good advice toad!

**Mobi** · 06-12-12, 11:47 AM

Toad you know there's at least a thread like this every few weeks .. Theres nothing really new here plus Its already be stickyed

**SenSeiFAR** · 06-12-12, 04:52 PM

I'll sticky this. People need to act more grown up, than whine hacker everytime they die.

**Affinity** · 06-13-12, 09:47 AM

Originally Posted by SenSeiFAR

I'll sticky this. People need to act more grown up, than whine hacker everytime they die.

Agreed. Half the time it is a regular anyway, and the other half it's a new face. If you think someone is hacking record/stop their cam when you're dead -- that way you won't have a super long demo. If you can get 10-15 minutes of someone's gameplay it is pretty easy to determine what's up. Having half the team whine with pitchforks in their closet yelling to ban is not productive. Just my 2 cents

**~~senorglove~~** · 06-13-12, 09:53 AM

Originally Posted by Pickle

anyone who is higher on the scoreboard than me is cheating!!!!!!! :P jk. :P I have taken demos plenty of times of suspicious folks, but as you said, people say "you're obviously cheating" etc. and then the suspicious behavior stops. so my demos net nothing. good advice toad!

i like your statement, but it doesn't mean that calling people out or demoing isn't an effective as a deterrent

**Affinity** · 06-13-12, 10:02 AM

Originally Posted by senorglove

i like your statement, but it doesn't mean that calling people out or demoing isn't an effective as a deterrent

I think demo'ing BEFORE calling someone out is a better deterrant than just a "we know you cheat." More of a "hey we just demo'd your ass and it's going to the forums good luck getting on tomorrow."