Attn: PDZ glitch vid submitters

03-17-2006

Hey guys, I'm not sure if anyone browses forums.perfectdarkzero.com (official PDZ message board) but lately the staff there have been making threads asking members to post about bugs and glitches they have encountered in the game in an attempt to fix as many as possible in the upcoming update. Specifically, PD_4G (active staff of PDZ product team) wrote:

Quote:

Originally Posted by PD_4G

Cheating and Exploits:

There has been discussion over some exploits/cheats that are being used in PDZ. I want to assure you that we are addressing these issues and they will be fixed in an update. We are not ignoring the problems people are facing with players using these to alter the outcome of the game.

We are also looking into dealing with people who abuse them.

Feel free to respond to this thread with any cheats and exploits you are aware of. The more information we have the sooner we can get it fixed.

The two that are most talked about are the "flying" cheat and the wall climbing exploit people are using. I know there some more as well. Any help on exposing them would be greatly appreciated.

What I would like to bring your attention to is the text in bold. I do not know what the staff consider to be actions of "abuse" with respect to these glitches but on the 2nd page of this thread a member wrote:

Quote:

Originally Posted by TobY

I really hope you guys eliminate some of these annoying glitches....some mp games are totally ridiculous, as most of those so called "pros" use any glitches available, and kill you from below the ground, are walking through the air, or shooting at you from stuck in a wall, invincible, of course. very brave

just check this board, every glitch i ever heard of (sp and mp) is documented and discussed:
http://www.pdzforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=14

I am not trying to scare anyone here but I simply wanted you all to be aware that this has happened. This is a great site with awesome people on it and I don't want anyone, especially the PDZ staff, to think that "abusive" glitching is being encouraged here because I have been under the impression that glitches are being discussed here in order to aid the PDZ staff in fixing them with downloadable content (i.e. the more popular a glitch becomes, the more obvious it becomes that it must be fixed). The biggest reason why I thought this was because the makers of the videos usually include their gamertags in their videos as well as bind them with their account here.

Link to forums.perfectdarkzero.com main page:
http://forums.perfectdarkzero.com/forums/

Link to thread mentioned:
http://forums.perfectdarkzero.com/fo.../ShowPost.aspx

In case there is no cause for concern, or this is not even an issue at all, please disregard this post.

03-17-2006

Most of the glitchers here try to just get random glitches, and do it for the fun of it. We also do NOT promote the use of glitches for cheating. We have had topics and posts deleted because of abuseable glitches. In fact, I had personally seen to it that a certain thread listing ways to cheat the ranking system was removed.

So don't worry, the people who call themselves "Perfect Dark Glitchers" glitch and post vids for the fun of it. Many of them participate in Gamebattles, so it's obvious that they don't cheat.

03-17-2006

yeah i dont glitch in "real games" only with friends on private

03-18-2006

yea i know i dont use em in real games cuz thats just gay.... but i have seen ppl who have used em in games and i jus leave.

03-19-2006

This is just as much a crime as Halo Super Jumps were an accident.

03-19-2006

i point out glitchs in friendly matches with mates online and sometimes film for others in friendly matches 2. I dont use them, i jus point them out so ppl are aware of what is able to be done

03-19-2006

I do not use glitches for exploitation I use them to see where a developer went wrong. And go ahead Rare fix away with new maps come new glitches and new faults on the company that may be pointed out, but should not be used for expliotation.

03-20-2006

I'm all up for them fixing glitches if it means new maps. Don't waste time fixing glitches though, they shouldn't be the priority.

03-20-2006

In both zafier and my video of 'the flying glitch' we both put disclaimers either in the topic or video saying that these glitches aren't for use in ranked or competitive gameplay

03-20-2006

meh they can do whatever they want to me i dont give a damn.. i mean they can kick me from being on live on PDZ but so what? psh.. i have bots to play :P and more games so yeah.. i would care cant wait for the new maps though ^,^