Hawking Radiation
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At minimum, AT MINIMUM I'd put that kid through the wall, followed by a choke slam/DDT/People's elbow combo (in that order), burn his console and follow it up with a months grounding.
Kid lacks discipline.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Will Also Require a Phone Number to Play
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At minimum, AT MINIMUM I'd put that kid through the wall, followed by a choke slam/DDT/People's elbow combo (in that order), burn his console and follow it up with a months grounding.
Kid lacks discipline.
Fox Mulder
Member
Good, fuck all the crybaby hacker poors.
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
100%
I am 55 and grew up at a time if I remotely talked like that I wouldn't be typing this as I would have been murdered
My son would have lost his gaming gear forever
Too many parents these days want to be their kids best friend and not really a parent
Johnny Concrete
Member
Hawking Radiation
Member
Bro I had a friend who's dad was essentially Bolo in this gif everytime he was up to shit as a kid.
The same thing in schools back in the day. You'd get your ass handed to you if you stepped outta line.
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Unknown?
Member
Easier data harvesting. So glad I have ads blocked network wide and my mobile phone doesn't use shit like iOS or Android.
MacReady13
Member
Yeah but gaming is better today and these are just things you need to get over... or so I've been told.
boujeejamboree
Member
Google Voice still a thing?
Fox Mulder
Member
NeonGhost
uses 'M$' - What year is it? Not 2002.
so Many people can’t read I guess
Wouldn't it work though? I used one back when I only had a landline, it allowed me unlimited texts for free. Yes it says it not work on some prepaid lines, but Definitely worth a shot rather than give anyone my real phone number.
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NeonGhost
uses 'M$' - What year is it? Not 2002.
Reading still a thing ?
Rhazer Fusion
Member
Next they will be asking for your social security number, blood type and charging for play time per minute/hour. I miss the days when you used to put in a video game and play it. So many companies are pushing for this live service/GAAS online-only movement and things like this are one of the reasons why. Look out. It’s going to get worst from here.
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ByWatterson
Member
I use Mint Mobile due to how little data I use and just the insane amount of money I save (about a thousand a year!) and it seems to authenticate fine, both with Battlenet itself and with Overwatch with a brand new Battlenet account.
Hopefully it all works out. They'd be nuts to cut off a bunch of prepaid kids and college students.
Hopefully it all works out. They'd be nuts to cut off a bunch of prepaid kids and college students.
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Strider Highwind
Banned
Im sitting in a queue just to LAUNCH battle net and it says its gonna be 35 minutes. 35 minutes before I can access games I paid for? It has an option to go online but that means I have to play singleplayer and certain games wont work
The battle net app is terrible
The battle net app is terrible
MScarpa
Member
Pepperidge farms remembers
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Youre not into MP games? Well get a load of this....
I dont know exactly when it happened, but it used to be you boot up the game, and choose MP at the home screen/menu screen. You choose MP mode, then pick a mode and play. If you want to buy some digital downloads, you pick the store tab.
Now, the second you boot up to home screen, the first thing you get is a big pop up screen saying what new mtx there is in the e-store. Press whichever button they say to go direct to the store and buy it.
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anthony2690
Banned
If this is a way for them to get permanently get rid of cheaters, I'm all for it. (Assuming it works)
But what is a prepaid phone? :S
But what is a prepaid phone? :S
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Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
Also remember once we used have to pay $9.99 to even unlock MP mode for some games? God that was such a stupid way to prevent people from buying used games.
akaFullmetal
Member
If this really needs a phone number to play single player then fuck this. I'll pass for now.
tvdaXD
Member
What do they wanna harvest with something they already know? It's only used for a verification code occasionally.
GreatnessRD
Member
Having 2FA is optional on everything you listed. Not a requirement to play a video game. And Windows doesn't require far as gaming goes which is why I made the statement I did. You can turn all that shit after booting Windows. Especially on legacy PC's. And you're a fuckin' idiot. Me having an Sony Avatar isn't indicative of anything or showing Sony loyalism. I'm not one of the fanboy clowns who shill or apologize for any company. And for the record, the Avy was for the GOW launch bet. But yeah, go off.You have 2FA with PSN
You have 2FA with Xbox Live
You have 2FA with Nintendo Online
Blizzard used to sell physical mobile authenticators
You need 2FA with almost every single damn account the requires a form of payment
Windows 11 already requires that and it wouldn't matter because I use QEMU in a VM with a GPU Passthrough to play games and with a few edits I can bypass it, it's not rocket science to tie it directly to a person and Perma ban them.
You're being aright now because you probably think good guy Sony isn't selling your precious PlayStation information huh?
A Bearded Kratos avatar seems to be a good giveaway on a lot of things it seems lol
Majima Everywhere System
Member
All right, but last time I do this, so help me...
I have a sinking feeling it is bad. It was a challenge to keep playing the beta...COD used to feel so good you had to make excuse to move on after a few months. Now? You need constant excuses and fomo to play.
I have a sinking feeling it is bad. It was a challenge to keep playing the beta...COD used to feel so good you had to make excuse to move on after a few months. Now? You need constant excuses and fomo to play.
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
See that, even they know the PC is cheat central more often than the peasant boxes.
Mr Moose
Member
Pre-order uncancelled.
DevilHunterX0
Member
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
There's been a slight update on this.
Looks like it's only the PC version that requires a phone #.
Console versions do not.
www.videogameschronicle.com
Looks like it's only the PC version that requires a phone #.
Console versions do not.
Unlike Overwatch 2, Modern Warfare 2’s mobile phone requirement is PC-only | VGC
Console players aren’t subject to the same SMS security policy as PC ones…
www.videogameschronicle.com
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
Modern Warfare 2 players were concerned when it was confirmed that the game would have a phone verification system similar to Overwatch 2, and the developers have clarified exactly how this will work.
Modern Warfare 2 fans are looking ahead to all the new content that will arrive in the full release on October 28, and it was confirmed that the game will feature an SMS Protect system that sounded similar to Overwatch 2.
This requires players to use phone verification in order to access the game, and the community was divided about its inclusion. Now, Activision have properly explained how this system works in Modern Warfare 2.
On October 13, Activision shared an official RICOCHET progress report detailing many anti-cheat improvements as well as revealing that only PC players need a phone number attached to play Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.
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The developers made it clear that the SMS policy for both new CoD titles requires PC players to link their Steam accounts to their phone numbers in order to play. So, console players won’t have to worry about registering their phone numbers.
However, SMS policy for Modern Warfare II and Warzone 2.0 hasn’t changed on Battle.net. Players will have the same requirements as Warzone on PC.
Even if you’re buying Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 on Steam, you’ll still need to link a phone number. Since buying and activating a new number can be expensive, this should discourage cheaters from doing so whenever they’re caught.
Activision described this system as “critical to [their] anti-cheat enforcement efforts” so that players can have a fun gaming experience. It’s reassuring to know that the devs are taking steps to counter the issue of cheaters.
SMS Protect is included in Overwatch 2, but it ended up locking some players out of the game, and this caused the developers to backtrack on some of its features. For this reason, the Call of Duty community had concerns about this feature’s inclusion.
Hopefully, SMS Protect will avoid going through the same issues as Overwatch 2 when it finally arrives in Modern Warfare 2’s launch.
HTK
Banned
Facts! Also, there is no public policing anymore. People get to do and say whatever they want without any public repercussions.
I had a friend where this punk ass kid was in his face talking all kinds of shit, the dude slapped his lights out. He changed his tone right away, but the biggest surprise to me was that in that dudes reality, being slapped was never a real outcome. That's where his mindset was, he can do anything he wants with no repercussions. (I like to believe on that day he learned a valuable lesson in life).
HTK
Banned
Glad they are sticking with this one especially for PC players. For Consoles, Sony and Microsoft need to put a stop to those devices on their systems. We know they can do it, it's time to act. Sony will find out real quick who they are dealing with once one of their GaaS games launches on PC and gets ruined with cheaters in matter of days.
Mephisto40
Member
A stack of sim cards can be bought for a couple of dollars, so I'm not sure this is going to stop hackers all that much
HTK
Banned
Hackers won't be stopped but hella a lot of them will be deterred. You have to make it difficult, cumbersome, inconvenient, and put as many hurdles for them to negate the problem.
I'm watching some of these posts against this and you can tell some folks have never went through a practice of recovering their PSN or Activision account when you don't have 2FA. It's a nightmare and these companies aren't even ready for it, not to mention your bank accounts and everything else has a phone number attached so this is nothing new. Your privacy is not being tampered by anyone here.
Additionally, I just want to share how Call of Duty Warzone - Verdansk got so bad with cheaters. Think about you get off work, want to play with your buddies and have some fun.
You play about 5 games that night and out of those 5, 4 were ruined by cheaters. Now, this isn't a 5 minute match where it's like w/e you hop into the next one. Each game can take up to 30 minutes of dedication, you get to 25 minutes (end-game) and it gets ruined by a cheater. Now repeat this over and over, it defeats the purpose of even playing, it turns into just wasting time. You got these losers coming into your games and ruining it for you.
Adding phone numbers may not completely prevent cheaters, hell I don't think anyone will ever claim to stop anything 100% but anything helps.
Comcast
Verizon
TMobile
Electric Bill
Car Payment Account
Credit Card Account
etc.. etc... I think your privacy will be fine. Like I said put as many hurdles front of these folks as possible, Fuck'em.
I'm watching some of these posts against this and you can tell some folks have never went through a practice of recovering their PSN or Activision account when you don't have 2FA. It's a nightmare and these companies aren't even ready for it, not to mention your bank accounts and everything else has a phone number attached so this is nothing new. Your privacy is not being tampered by anyone here.
Additionally, I just want to share how Call of Duty Warzone - Verdansk got so bad with cheaters. Think about you get off work, want to play with your buddies and have some fun.
You play about 5 games that night and out of those 5, 4 were ruined by cheaters. Now, this isn't a 5 minute match where it's like w/e you hop into the next one. Each game can take up to 30 minutes of dedication, you get to 25 minutes (end-game) and it gets ruined by a cheater. Now repeat this over and over, it defeats the purpose of even playing, it turns into just wasting time. You got these losers coming into your games and ruining it for you.
Adding phone numbers may not completely prevent cheaters, hell I don't think anyone will ever claim to stop anything 100% but anything helps.
- Ricochet Anti-Cheat Helps
- Players Reporting Cheaters Helps
- Adding Phone Numbers Helps
- Going After Cheat Makers through the legal system definitely helps.
Comcast
Verizon
TMobile
Electric Bill
Car Payment Account
Credit Card Account
etc.. etc... I think your privacy will be fine. Like I said put as many hurdles front of these folks as possible, Fuck'em.
NeonGhost
uses 'M$' - What year is it? Not 2002.
No pre paid plans and no voip
ChoosableOne
ChoosableAll
I don't mind playing with 1 or 2 cheaters. Just fix your game so no one can cheat or ban hardware or IP numbers. This is ridiculous.
NeonGhost
uses 'M$' - What year is it? Not 2002.
You don’t mind losing all the time because of cheaters
ChoosableOne
ChoosableAll
In matches close to my own talent group, I'm usually in the top five and that's enough for me. Cheaters are usually greedy (stats like 70 kills, 1 death) so it's easy to spot them and I usually don't give a damn about it. If it's getting to the point where I can't move because of dying, I usually close that game and move to a new server(which rarely happens).
Let me tell you a secret, you're playing against thousands of people who probably play better than you, even if they're not cheating. So it gets better when you accept it.