Last edited by acer5200; 08-07-2011 at 04:33 PM.
There is no more lagg was the lagg because of the bots ?
I tried making it as clear as possible and see you understood what I was saying. I am not fanning any flames, rather giving an opinion I have experience on.
As for the "legal" advantage, it does open up a can of worms. A player in say Zimbabwe would have to fork out his months wages for just one package. But this is digressing too far from the topic, except to say a $30 package costs me ~$40 to $45 in real terms, applying a cost of living. So I am at a disadvantage.
However the captcha system discriminates against those with vision disabilities (me included when it comes to captchas), disabilities that have not stopped them playing thus far, but will now. I pointed that out, gave an expert source - w3.org, also mentioned that I am one that will be impacted for that very reason.
How does this measure against Evony's stated policy (and justification for the CAPTCHA), "commitment to keeping Evony fun and fair for everyone!"
I would say it's a massive fail. "everyone" would need to be changed to "some".
So what do I a "legal cheater" and leag Evony'er/coiner (vs botter) do? I take my money where it is welcome.
@neko_lord - you mentioned you were involved in the IT security segment for a bit. Maybe you would like to explain the dynamics behind the sweat shops where decaptcha's are busted by humans no worse off than slave labour in eastern counties (reality check). I am sure Evony knows this.
They simply exist because of a demand for them. Implementing a system when these known workarounds exists, merely supports these abusive practices, the same which makes sure you receive all types inappropriate messages on captcha protected forums etc. A bit of conjecture: Somebody mentioned a 25% bot rate. Evony mentions millions of players. So does it mean the wealthier of the %25 of the Evony community may soon be supporting these sweat shops, just because of a change in Evony, yet sytill gaining the unfair advantage anyway? Perish the thought ...
What about HumanAuth, KittyAuth ...? At least they are better for the vision impaired.
Last edited by acer5200; 08-07-2011 at 06:00 PM.
Great Idea. Some people just can't be pleased. We have been asking for a cheat free enviroment- they make a great attempt and the whinners come running. Oh well, my hat off to you Evony- this one ya did right. Now about my queenS) (had to do that)
Just a question, do you play on ss57 or ss60?
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