Pvp Being hacked?

Because there are multiple connections happened between each client and the server, and the server and you - and any one of those with latency issues (AND any slowdown on your own client, HDD stutter, CPU stepdown etc) can cause different issues with different people. On top of that, different *abilities* and geometry can exacerbate the effects of latency. Ever notice some guy drop into the huttball pit and run towards the wall, only to be untouchable and magically teleport back up to the ramps? Latency. He was never in the pit. But oooooh the wails and the screams and the gnashing of teeth from the hack-criers.




What's happening is that your computer is getting updates about every character around you from the server - and not all of them arrive at the same time. Some might not arrive at all. Your computer 'guesses' where everything should be - and when you finally do get a late update, any conflicts are resolved in favor of the server. So yes, it's entirely possible to be completely in synch with one guy, and out of synch with another.




They were probably behind you instead of where your client thought they were, and thus you were facing in the wrong direction. Or your client (with a lack of updates) thought you didn't have LOS, while theirs did - and if theirs had an authoritative update from the server, theirs would win.



And as I mentioned before, at least one guy has 'seen' me hacking over and over and over again. Except he didn't. Because I wasn't. I'm sure any number of the muppets over the years who have called me out have reported me, but here I am. Ta da.



I ended up blocking the guy who trolled my videos so I'm not sure now which ones he was accusing me in - but I do have an old one with accusation actually in the video heh (twitch chat). I'm not sure what good it'll do you though - there's nothing really to see. The sound's a little out of synch - but that's just an encoding problem with the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WE9C3a-tU4

Which server are you on? I've played on a good number of them, so I'd be interested in hearing where this apparent 'hacking' is happening.

Yes hacks do exists in swtor but hacks are very rarely used. Hacking is not a problem in this game. I have been playing since before 2.0 and i have only once may have seen something even close to hacks in pvp. It was so long ago that i don't even remember it well. People cry hacks way to often in this game and the people who do cry hacks do not understand how the game works.

"**** why isn't this guy taking damge i have done my rotation on him like 5 times!?!?" a guy will be crying in ops chat and doesn't notice that he is hitting a tank juggernaut that's getting healed

There are a lot more noobs than experienced players in this game and the noobs like the cry HAX!!! when they are getting beat on.

I myself have been called a hacker numerous times. I was once called a hacker for getting protection points on a powertech. lol i love noobs

I have a million credits for anyone (first person) who can show video evidence of a current crit hack, damage hack or damage reduction hack. Not much I know, but I'm a pvper.

If it's so common, I'm sure those credits will be claimed shortly. Easy money.

You know, I've only ever seen two hacks in my time here... And only one was an actual game breaker - a guy who capped a node on AHG before the match had started.

The other was a speed hack - some sin running as if on force speed all the time... I was a slinger, so I just rooted and killed him.

As for lag hacks, who knows. I've never seen someone win because of lagging...

Good players don't need to cheat, only scrubs.

Good players vs cheating scrubs = scrubs crying and rage quitting as the good players rofl stomp their cheating asses into the ground

Cheating is just rampant in this game. Flat out rampant. Had it been a different toon that was lagging and didn't take damage while stunned in the pit I wouldn't be suspicious. (as if suspicious is even a strong even word, it's pretty obvious). But the same toon over 3 warzones? NOPE.

As a long time pvper in this game, with probably more pvp game time than most people still playing, I can say categorically that hacks and lag switching happen every day and have done since launch. 99% of people can't identify it because they don't know what to look for, how it works or don't know the game mechanics to differentiate between abilities and cheating.
Any game hacker/cheat who "actually" knows how to set it up properly and is good at activating it will be nearly undetectable from back ground lag or normal class abilities will disguise it.
The ones that don't do it right are the ones that really stand out. These are who most people see when they say they saw a hack.
People who make the settings too high, ie, have the speed hack set at 100% instead of 5%, will obviously stand out. People who set it at only a few percent will still have an advantage, but will also hide it nicely from 99% of people who will mistake it as a buff or ability.
Lag switchers are the same. The really good ones are so smooth that it can be hard to pinpoint for sure that they are doing it. Sometimes it takes hours, days or even weeks of playing against the same people day after day to finally be able to confirm that is what is happening. The inexperienced or bad lag switchers will really stand out as they either pause to activate it or activate it for too long, etc.
There are other hacks too, teleporting, stealth, floating (grav hack), walking through walls, etc.
I caught someone on my team yesterday using a grav hack. I told them to stop using it as I could see it quite clearly. They tried to deny it until I pointed out exactly what I could see, how they were doing it and how they had set it up.

At the end of the day there will always be hackers because some people just want an easy way to win with out any effort. I don't see the point of even playing a pvp game if that's what they want. Why not go play an RPG or game that is PvE or computer.
I could hack if I wanted to, I've researched it enough over the years, I know how it's done and I've access to the software. But that's not what playing pvp is about and it certainly wouldn't be fun.
People who cheat in games like this will never actually be good at them. They maybe beating you at the moment because they are cheating, but that's the only reason. If you were to take their cheats away, you would see just what scrubs and bad players they are. Just remember, as you grind against them cheating, you are learning to play better, your skill lvl is increasing, while theirs is stagnant. If you stick it out and build your skill lvl, then no amount of cheating can beat you. Good players don't need to cheat, only scrubs.
Good players vs cheating scrubs = scrubs crying and rage quitting as the good players rofl stomp their cheating asses into the ground