A patch from Black Desert has changed some features of the game. Apparently, hackers now stand no chance.
Skill queries in Black Desert are now server-sided
After a long wait, it seems that Black Desert has successfully dealt a significant blow against hackers and cheaters. As several players report, the number of hackers and cheaters encountered has drastically decreased. The reason for this is likely the patch from last week, which has moved the handling of skills and cooldowns to the server, preventing software from dubious third parties from manipulating these values.
But what has actually changed? In MMORPGs, servers and game clients are in constant communication with each other. Some data is processed by the server, while others are handled by individual clients, so each side only “accepts” what comes as input from the other side. Skills and cooldowns were previously calculated by the respective client, meaning one only had to “simply” manipulate the local game data to gain an advantage. Apparently, these calculations are now “server-sided,” meaning they are performed directly by the server and are thus secure against manipulation.
This has not yet been confirmed by Daum, and there is currently no official statement regarding these changes; however, the success of this measure speaks for itself.
Just last week, there was also a new banwave, during which offenders were permanently expelled from the game.
The only issue that still seems really “acute” is the use of bots. The use of such programs was not curbed by the patch, and players are urged to continue reporting suspicious behavior.
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