Dealing with hackers

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All too often, I see people on this server, and many others, calling people hackers. They claim someone is a hacker, and do nothing about it. They yell at them, complain it isn't fair, etc. On a rare occasion, I see someone actually record and report. And most of the time, even this is done wrong. I want to explain a couple things here.

Just minutes ago I had a situation like this occur. The user LeoMcI was hacking (sprinting as bystander/ sprinting faster than possible). Everyone in the lobby was spamming the chat about it. I want to make something clear: yelling at them does nothing. They won't stop if they are, and a lot of the time you will be wrongly accusing someone of hacking. If you believe there is a hacker, I highly recommend you do what I did:

1) In this case, I was lucky enough to be on at the same time as one of MCPZ's amazing staff members, StarMinecraftGal. I checked the lobby I was in, then left to the hub. I checked for staff in the hub, and found her. I then politely and calmly asked her to come to murder lobby 6, as there is a hacker in it. She watched a few games and determined this to be true. He was promptly taken care of, and is no longer going to be a problem. The staff on here are plenty capable, don't be afraid to ask them to help. It's their job.

2) If no staff are on, record them. This does not mean record yourself playing the game with them, however. There is a proper way to record a hacker. I believe staff has posted guidelines to this already, so I will not go in depth. Basically, you need to put your focus on them, not winning or playing. This means identifying them as fast as possible. Then, keeping your eye (screen) focused on them. It is extra good if you have bought a rank, so you can join after the game has started and spectate them. Record them doing the hacking multiple times, if possible. Then come to the forums, and follow the proper reporting form.

3) Remember, your word against theirs is useless. It is nothing more than a claim if you cannot prove it. So definitely be sure to get out there and do something. If you want something done, work for it.

tl;dr- The staff on here is very good at their job, and very friendly. Ask them for help. If not available, record it yourself and put it on the forums. DO NOT just complain and expect anything to get better.

Hope this was helpful! I will be updating this post with links soon!

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1) This is wonderful

2) soooo that's how @starminecraftgal witness him hacking.

3) he's been temp banned before for hacking (@starminecraftgal's words not mine!)

4) great thread for the "Guides" selection cough @staff cough. ;)
 
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I have a little suggestion for this.

Screenshots don't help, unless there's extremely obvious proof it's hacks, like he's super high off the ground and in a place where double jumping can't reach. If somebody is sprinting in the game, don't take screenshots! Record! I've gotten somebody banned once as we'll just by getting my iPad and recording my computer screen for a guy flying and teleporting, so by any means try to record using something.
 
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You need to record to report a hacker.
 
When I was a staff member I suggested that saying "Hacks", and "Hacker" should be filtered. I think it should be filtered for the reasons you said above. Calling someone a hacker does nothing, they need to be reported. So I was thinking maybe they can make it say "Please don't accuse people of hacking. If you think they are hacking please report on mcpz.net with proof!". This can help make the community a better place and also get more users on the forums.
 
When I was a staff member I suggested that saying "Hacks", and "Hacker" should be filtered. I think it should be filtered for the reasons you said above. Calling someone a hacker does nothing, they need to be reported. So I was thinking maybe they can make it say "Please don't accuse people of hacking. If you think they are hacking please report on mcpz.net with proof!". This can help make the community a better place and also get more users on the forums.


I know I'm not supposed to mention other servers (I think, don't know the exact forum rule) but this is relevant. On the MinePlex server, they're filter does this if you attempt calling someone a hacker.
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When I was a staff member I suggested that saying "Hacks", and "Hacker" should be filtered. I think it should be filtered for the reasons you said above. Calling someone a hacker does nothing, they need to be reported. So I was thinking maybe they can make it say "Please don't accuse people of hacking. If you think they are hacking please report on mcpz.net with proof!". This can help make the community a better place and also get more users on the forums.

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Aww yeah <3
Well I plan to apply soon, who knows, it might happen ^.^
Gotta buy VIP first though :p
Hope you luck, Denied me but I see YOU as a perfect helper ;)
 
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