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Killzone 2 Cheaters Could Lose Their PSN ID

PlayStation LifeStyle writes:

"Cheating, lag switches and "glitching" have become commonplace in online gaming. A good developer who supports their games online community, will do their best to prevent these forms of cheating."

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MGOelite6263d ago

how do you test for a lag switch/peddle, how do you know its not someone with a sh!t internet

WildArmed6263d ago (Edited 6263d ago )

we'll just have to wait and see. If it is some1's internet, im sure they can appeal.
But i believe the person will get a warning first, then bann from game, then bann PSN ID?
Otherwise, it would be quite strict, and quite frankly it would suck for people with crappy internet (which is also me sometimes when im downloading and playing ps3)

lol from now on imma never d/l anythign wen i play k2.. somethings aint just worth it xD

Ghoul6263d ago (Edited 6263d ago )

you can pretty easily see a lag switch if someone has a lag in his connection and suddenly makes unnatural high amounts of points and or kills while hes lagging.

@skv you cant background download on games with online connection

StalkingSilence6263d ago

I didn't think you can background download while playing PS3 format games... only while browsing the internet, PS store, folding@home, etc.

FunAndGun6263d ago

I think you can background download while playing certain PS3 games, but not while playing that game online.

StalkingSilence6263d ago

interesting. i'm sure the info is out there, i just didn't know what all you can/can't do. like, can you play a blu-ray movie and download in the background? I don't think so since it's not hiding your online status, it's actually signing you off the PS network while you watch it.

Jellzy6263d ago

He never said anything about using his PS3 to download whilst playing. Most likely means he's downloading stuff on a PC, Laptop etc. when he's playing online with the PS3.

SiLeNt KNighT6263d ago

i think he means downloading things on his computer, like in utorrent, at the same time he's playing KZ. Any type of download running off your internet connection is going to take up precious online gaming bandwidth. When I play at my friends house and theres two ps3's running off his internet he usually turns off his computer completely so theres no downloads going on in the background or anything.

Man_of_the_year6263d ago

But but the PSN doesn't have lag it runs on dedicated servers....only xbox live does.

UnwanteDreamz6263d ago (Edited 6263d ago )

I like how you can take something that has nothing at all to do with the 360 and twist if to fit the pretend war you and others are having.

When you grow up those little jabs will be less entertaining and more annoying. Oh and BTW a lagswitch is an intentional lag tool built by the cheater.

BaSeBaLlKiD7216263d ago

why does it matter if you are downloading in the background while playing a game? im pretty sure it stops downloading when you play online

f7897906263d ago

type in "netstat" when running it. Tons of connections.

Miraak82 6263d ago

I agree when I was playing R2 I was getting a whole $hitload of messages telling me that I'm cheating and using a lag switch and I was like No!!! wtf !!! just turned out I had a $hitty connection and didn't realize it. Also the thing in R2 you can't really tell from ur perspective if lagging and I think it was happening in KZ2 from me b4 I switched to a wired connection

Marceles6263d ago

Yeah you can background download while playing a game, it just downloads slower than if you weren't playing

SprSynJn6263d ago

From what I have noticed, a background download will only occur during a game not connected to the PSN. For example, when I am playing Fallout 3, a background download will occur. When I connect to Resistance 2 or Burnout Paradise, the download will then enter 'pending' status.

ThanatosDMC6263d ago

You can lag like crazy if you're uploading something... it drains all your internet connection. It takes forever to upload vids on Facebook.

WildArmed6262d ago

yeah, i meant utorrent.. not b/g downloading.
It bcoms a pain.

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rbluetank6263d ago

a person who cheats on one game is likely to cheat on all games! i do not know how they can tell who cheating but good luck to them! go gg!!

WildArmed6263d ago

true. Thats why i believe they'll bann the PSN id, so he/she cannot game on that ID ever again (or atleast till the bann expires)
It sounds interesting, i'd love more detail.
This is one of the reasons why i quit r2 and COD4.. K2 has an amazing kick function which I am not afraid to use on lame ass cheaters

StalkingSilence6263d ago

bye bye trophies.

honestly, this seems a bit harsh. i'm sure they do their research though. the key info from the tweet was that they have been lenient, and they are going to start cracking down.

UnwanteDreamz6263d ago

I don't think it is harsh at all. Its simple if someone does n0t want to be banned and lose their trophies then dont be a scum sucking, low life, punk *ss, cheater.

I grief report all the lagswitchers I see in KZ.

evrfighter6263d ago

lol this is good to know actually I have a few friends that would do this for good laughs. Wouldn't you know it, I'm actually heading over there this weekend. LoL I hope You don't run into us

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kvg886263d ago

Me and a buddy stat-padded once to get to General (I don't care, I admit it - I want to platinum this game lol), is that cheating? (ie, taking turns killing eachother for points).

SonySoldierEternaL6263d ago

^

very lame tactic

General Rank wasn't even that hard to acquire

himdeel6263d ago

...general is easy to obtain. You just have to play the game.

Ghoul6263d ago

well yes tahts some sort of glitching
as well as the bot stats padding when the game went online.
some of the higher rank players also betray the system, by buddy only matches kicking theyre stats into oblivion.

sorry but you also glitched in some form....

kvg886263d ago

but between juggling life (i.e job, school, girlfriend), simply havn't had the time to play it as much as I'd like. was trying to catch up lol

Muff1nB4k3r6263d ago

Well considering that there's a trophy for winning 50 online games, I got my general rank after that, as well as that valor citation whatchamacallit for top 7-10% of KZ2 players, just play online, otherwise skills will be lacking, but i think for certain badges/ribbons, you might need to gather around with friends, like the one where you need to have your tactical drone kill x amount of people in a game, I've never gotten it.

redsquad6263d ago

Well each to their own, but getting to General was pretty easy without having to 'stat pad', even for me (and like I keep saying, I tend to be rubbish online).

But, even though it was easy, I still felt a sense of achievement when that points bar went through each successive rank and I unlocked the different classes.

I did notice that when I bought the game and went online on the very first day, there were a LOT of people already at GENERAL. I know it came out early in some countries, but that seemed a tad suspect to me.

joydestroy6263d ago

i agree with one on one matches to obtain SOME medals. that's it. you shouldn't need to do it just to rank up. that's how you become skilled at it.

some of the medals are extremely tough to get. for instance, i have the aerial supportive, example soldier, and natural born killer medals and i've unlocked air support for tactician. the other night i finally got ONE revival specialist ribbon. it's really hard to unlock some of the stuff at times. it's because of all the chaos, which i actually like haha.

i think GG should have double point weekends like IW did for CoD:MW.

Ghoul6263d ago

well im only lacking some badges :) and didnt put THAT much time into it, stats padding isnt necessary

http://www.killzone.com/kz/...

UnwanteDreamz6263d ago

I have less of a problem with boosters in 2 person lobbies then I do with a lame lagswitcher disapearing every 7 sec only to reapear next to me with that noobish shotty.

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redsquad6263d ago (Edited 6263d ago )

Glitch killers are pigs, frankly. I saw one on the HELGHAN INDUSTRIES map yesterday (he was in a wall at the ISA base too, picking us off as we spawned!), and what's worse, they were boasting about it on their headset: I heard "See me in the wall" and "I can't die now".

Lag switch? Don't even know what that is to be honest. I know I have a lot of cases were I can empty a magazine into someone (I see the blood splatter) but they won't die. Then, they'll swing around and drop me with two shots (not even 'head' shots either). I presume it's regular internet problems and no 'malice' is involved, but it's frustrating that it never seems to happen the other way round!!!

Ban their ID's though? Seems a bit extreme to me, and they'd probably come straight back in with another one anyway.

WildArmed6263d ago

is basically a switch you place on ur internet connection to cut the connection off for a bit then turn it back on right after you empty ur gunn out on some1.
Basically, makes you invinsible for abit.. so if u shoot some and he kills you and he doesnt die or die after 4-6 secs after u die (and its ur kill) dat means lag switch, vote to kick that jerk

redsquad6263d ago

Ah, I get you now! I'm a bit out of touch being an old fogey!;)

That has happened a few times like I said, with people just vanishing for two or three seconds, avoiding my fire and then popping back into the game to kill me (or someone on my team close by).
Dirty buggers!!!

StalkingSilence6263d ago

But most glitchers are probably trophy whores. The risk of losing trophies makes a single PSN ID more valuable in my opinion.

Legion6263d ago

I was going to mention the fact that PSN IDs can be created simply enough. But yes the lose of your trophies would cause some people to care a bit more.

But it will not stop those who are just griefers... they will just be on using a back up PSN ID to cause havock.

And the title is a bit misleading... unless it is Sony doing the banning (which it might be?) then the ID looks like it will just be banned from KZ2? Wouldn't they still be able to play other games with that ID?

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Why Guerrilla Games Shouldn't Abandon the Killzone Series

Hugely disappointingly, it seems that Guerrilla Games, developers of the Killzone and Horizon series, may be done with Killzone for good.

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IAMRealHooman573d ago

1 was fine, overhyped as a " halo" killer
2 was a graphical beast at the time, and felt heavy
3 was good a refinement of 2 but not much else. weird audio issues environment were to quiet
shadow fall was pretty but bland

OtterX573d ago (Edited 573d ago )

Shadowfall had great Multiplayer though. Too bad the campaign was meh at best. It did have the occasional great moment sprinkled in.

TheNamelessOne573d ago (Edited 573d ago )

I played through 2/3 multiple times. I played through the original once, but it felt pretty lukewarm for me. I couldn't be bothered to beat Shadow Fall. I got a couple hours in and just went "I'm done". Never touched it again. It was awesome on the tech side, being a launch title, but it didn't even match up to the first game when it came to actually having fun playing it.

Rude-ro573d ago

3 in 3d was an amazing experience to be had.
Although not many experienced it as intended for good reasons.

just_looken573d ago

You forgot the ai advancements on the playstation 2 killzone one you could have a full team of bots doing everything even playing the objective that was a big thing.

In killzone 2 they always flanked you and when available used the high ground.

Playing killzone 2 no hud 5.1 audio was/is awesome

MDTunkown573d ago

They should finish Horizon story first

darthv72573d ago

I dont mind if someone else takes up the mantle for the KZ franchise. We are several years removed from the first game. It certainly could use a remake to gauge interest in the rest of the series. I know it has its fans... Im thinking of how a proper reboot can rekindle that old dormant flame and bring in a new generation of fans in the process.

just_looken573d ago

You forgot killzone mercenaries on the ps vita but it was the worst selling sony game for awhile there.

Yui_Suzumiya573d ago

Yeah, a remake would be pretty awesome

anast573d ago

They should let it go or sell it. No use spending millions on this project.

LucasRuinedChildhood573d ago

Would like a new IP before Horizon 3. Just because games take so long to make these days.

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PlayStation 3 Games That Desperately Need a PS5 Remaster

The PlayStation 3 may not have been the strongest generation for Sony, but there were still some diamonds in the rough that deserve a revisit as PS5 remasters.

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OtterX802d ago (Edited 802d ago )

Even if they could just remaster and put on PSVR2, some would still look great as VR titles and could do a whole lot to bolster the headset w these exclusives! I'd imagine the investment of reworking these titles into VR would be way less than building new games from the ground up, and they could be amazing experiences, and VR often makes flat games feel fresh again. The Resistance and Killzone games are particularly what I want to see!!

Rude-ro802d ago

I played killzone 3 in 3d and it really changed the game per being immersive.
In vr, that would be even more awesome.

darthv72802d ago

Funny you mention that... my son wanted to play some PS3 games in 3d on my PS tv and he was blown away by how good KZ3 was. It really was a great addition to the game. Im surprised there have not been more 3d games from that era being ported to the PSVR/VR2.

_SilverHawk_802d ago

resistance 1-3, killzone 1-3, uncharted 1-3, uncharted golden abyss, folklore, socom 4 , motorstorm, twisted metal, MAG, heavenly sword

Cacabunga802d ago

Killzone 2+3
Sly Thieves in Time
Crack in Time
God of War Ascension
Motorstorm
Modnation racer
Infamous 1+2

Profchaos802d ago (Edited 802d ago )

Killzone trilogy in VR would be amazing bonus points if they offer shadow fall.

There was a psvr1 Killzone project that supermassive was working on at one stage which wasn't up to scratch and Sony brand it back in house I was hoping we would see that on psvr2 eventually.

Personally I'd love to see some more love or acknowledgement of psvr2 from Sony in general it was a expensive headset and Sony barely acknowledge it's existence

seanpitt23802d ago

The amount of work needed to remaster these games wouldn't be beneficial on a financial and business sense.. MGS4 would probably be the best bet as it would need the least amount of work!

Iceball2000802d ago

YEAAASSSSS! I miss this franchise and wanna play it so bad again.

Father__Merrin802d ago

The time is perfect for a resistance fall of man game campaign coop multiplayer

InUrFoxHole802d ago

The resistance series is str8 trash to me. Socom 3 I would welcome. Or killzone MP.

Marcus Fenix802d ago

A Resistance reboot will be awesome

Michiel1989802d ago

That's what Bungie should make, Ill keep saying it until it happens

1Victor802d ago (Edited 802d ago )

Resistance was ok but Warhawk and Starhawk was better and kept me coming back for almost a decade of fun and petty revenge on the loud mouth unskilled players 🤣
Edit I loved capture the flag dropping the pot on the flag carrier was extremely satisfying as well as transforming your plane in bot form and stumping them to death 😱

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Michiel1989802d ago

Resistance was the best co-op fps I ever played after L4D2

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20 Years of Guerrilla: The Story of a PlayStation Studio

The Amsterdam-based studio reflects on its humble beginnings, beloved franchises, and growth through the years.

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SullysCigar1106d ago

Up there with the top tier in the industry. Love Guerrilla Games - Horizon Burning Shores is simply STUNNING.

1Victor1106d ago

Can’t wait for their next franchise

SullysCigar1106d ago

Same. They nailed it with Horizon. The trouble is I also want a new Killzone! Can't I just have it all?!

jznrpg1106d ago

I’m with you I want Horizon 3 , Killzone and new IPs

badz1491106d ago

I have yet to play Burning Shores as I just started Forbidden West (bought at launch, just unwrapped last weekend LOL) and playing on PS5.

man...I still can't believe the graphics especially now I'm playing it on my LG OLED. that graphics and with stable performance backing it up, GG really is the master of their craft!

Vengeance11381106d ago

32.7M sales in the Horizon franchise! With 8.4M coming from Forbidden West alone! Truly a hugely successful game and franchise as a whole. Looking forward to Horizon III

Shane Kim1106d ago

That's kind of a huge drop though. It's only been two games.

VersusDMC1106d ago

One year after realease HZD sold 7.6 million.

https://www.noobfeed.com/ne...

So not a drop off.

Unless you're saying a HFW should have sold as much now as HZD sold in 5 years?

Vengeance11381106d ago

It's been 3 games, this includes Call of the Mountain. Also no, its a great improvement over HZD.

solideagle1106d ago

lol you are comparing:

HZD: 28 February 2017 - May 2023 (6 years+)

HFW: 18 February 2022 - May 2023 (1 year+)

We will see if it surpass original number.

Phoenix761106d ago

@shane, 2 full main games, 2 DLC add ons, 1 VR spin off game, oh and a an official LEGO set.
Not too bad for an ip that's only been on market for 6 years

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REDGUM1106d ago

Wow, very impressive. I didn't know the numbers were so high for Forbidden West. Still playing through it myself

thesoftware7301106d ago (Edited 1106d ago )

Yooo, when I first saw that Killzone 1 footage at E3, my friends my brothers and I were like, Holy shit! When it came out, it didn't look exactly like it, but we sunk so many hours into 1 & 2.

I even liked Killzone: SF, it was a spectacle to look at, and even today it looks good. I hope they make a new one. Can you imagine how that will look, and they can get some modern FPS pointers from Bungie.

blacktiger1106d ago

thank you fps lover, I'm with you

talocaca1106d ago

Such a wonderful studio. They deserve all their success.

The Decima Engine is absolute 🔥 I'm just mad they have abandoned Killzone.

OzzY-waZZy1106d ago (Edited 1106d ago )

Kinda wish they move on from Horizon tbh.

lukasmain1106d ago

They are probably working on mutiple projects. One of them is Horizon 3, but another is a multiplaer game and probably somehting else.

Imalwaysright1106d ago

There were rumours that they were working on a Socom reboot.

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