2 techniques to prevent double or smurf-accounts

[aegis]

But lobby server could handle it much better, i was hoping for aegis new server.

http://springlobby.info/cgit.cgi/aegis/uberserver.git/

[hunterw]

meh i just make everyone bring their real accounts in to my games anyway. autohosts balance is what get fucked by smurfs

[Licho]

Simple way to reduce smurfing would be to force spectator for rank 1 smurfs on key autohosts.

[Beherith]

Simple way to reduce smurfing would be to force spectator for rank 1 smurfs on key autohosts.

That would do more damage to true newbies than it would reduce smurfing.

[Jazcash]

rank 1 smurfs

That would do more damage to true newbies than it would reduce smurfing.

Rank 1 Smurfs =/= True Newbies.

[Beherith]

Oh sorry, misinterpreted that.

[Gota]

Autohost balance is key for fun big games.
Make smurfing an offense(this very moment) than when people mostly use their own accounts implement storage of internal statistical info about players that cannot be accessed and will be used by autohosts to improve autobalance.

[Licho]

Uh .. such thing is already implemented on springie..
where do you thing these are from http://springie.licho.eu/top50.php

[Gota]

Need that everywhere,for each game.
general stats and by mod and by map stats...

[CarRepairer]

Need that everywhere,for each game.
general stats and by mod and by map stats...

So what you want is lobbies to access Springie's elo stats so human hosts can use the balance button based on that instead of rank.

[Licho]

Anyone can add it to any lobby, interface is public...

[Gota]

I don't think making the ranking public is a good idea,
Unless you consider springie setup as a ladder atm?

[jellyman]

How about preventing players from building certain tech level 2 units until they are rank 4 or something. A mild discouragement for smurfing as your options are limited a little. And stops the noob tech to krog/nuke syndrome - force them to learn flash spam before they can play with the big units.

Of course a good player smurfing with only t1 units would still be rather unbalancing.

[Neddie]

How about preventing players from building certain tech level 2 units until they are rank 4 or something. A mild discouragement for smurfing as your options are limited a little. And stops the noob tech to krog/nuke syndrome - force them to learn flash spam before they can play with the big units.

Of course a good player smurfing with only t1 units would still be rather unbalancing.

Uh, if you want to gimp low ranked players in the mods or games you work on, sssssure.

[REVENGE]

Simple way to reduce smurfing would be to force spectator for rank 1 smurfs on key autohosts.

Already used, to good effect against impulsesmurfs.

[Caydr]

How about preventing players from building certain tech level 2 units until they are rank 4 or something. A mild discouragement for smurfing as your options are limited a little. And stops the noob tech to krog/nuke syndrome - force them to learn flash spam before they can play with the big units.

Of course a good player smurfing with only t1 units would still be rather unbalancing.

Uh, if you want to gimp low ranked players in the mods or games you work on, sssssure.

This could actually work out in some cases when you think of it! Lots of modern games allow unlockables as you progress in rank. It would be a great incentive to not get banned.

[1v0ry_k1ng]

!smurfs dosnt seem to work anymore

bring it back = instawin