MWS hacking

Un4s · Joined: 05 Aug 2006 Posts: 6

Hi guys i would like to
know if there are known some kind of hacks for MWS, and possibly a way to detect them.
Thanks.

Anubis_End · Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 61

A good coder would have no problem breaking MWS...although I am not sure what kind of authentication MWS uses. It is possible that the packets that the hacked MWS would send to your legit one could be detected as currupt but I'm not sure that it could detect some minor re-coding during the handshake.

I personally think it is possible to seriously tear apart MWS and change all the odds and what not, although probably somewhat easier in apprentice.

The real question is: why? We play on Magic-League to become more skilled and to keep pace with the ever changing formats. Even though you can win some small prizes, you still won't get better if every game you win is fixed.

So I guess this message goes to everyone who uses underhanded tactics to win matches...you're a fucking waste of oxygen. Stop trying to feel important and do what every other third-rate player on this site does...keep losing till ya win.

I've beaten Noremac once or twice. I even went toe-to-toe with Gerrardfo. I have won against them because I lose my ass off on more than one occasion and every loss was a lesson.

Sorry about that rant.

To give you a direct answer, it is definitely possible to hack MWS and it is unknown if you could detect it or not, depending on the skill level of the said hacker.

Wiley · Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 136

yeah and I've beaten bwing every time I've played him

Also, it's not hard to beat gerrardfo; just use caps until he explodes..

ck3gds · Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 244

I'm more interested in hacking the registration code for MWS... Twisted Evil

sc4rs · Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 395

ck3gds - go to hell.

Seriously, what Anubis said is perfectly true. These are completely free games with minimal, if any, prizes. The entire point of this site is to test for real tournaments, and this bullshit doesn't do anyone any good. You will be caught if you're using different decks during the master, regardless of if you have the right code or not, because you have to post your decklist in the top 8, which means you'd still have to win legitimately at least three times to get anything out of it. Just play like the rest of the people on this damn site.

Addle · Joined: 15 Nov 2006 Posts: 25

well there is some people who gauge their lives on how much they can win, or at least their actions dictate such a outlook,and its these types that cheat, which is sad. i mean if your making like 50k a year playing magic or something, then yeah its kinda important to you. just my worthless opinon

nasa · Joined: 09 Sep 2004 Posts: 185

but you dont make 50K a year playing magic-league
this a place of practice, with like 30$ prizes ever 4 weeks or w/e
so a cheater on m-l is just ridiculous.

KrAeCkEr · Joined: 03 Mar 2005 Posts: 23

The problem with cheaters/hackers is that they probably care very slightly about what any1 else thinks besides themselves because they either have no life or otherwise. People who cheat are scum and have no real reason to do it other than to feel important so even the measly $30 they gain if not caught is merely a bonus to them.

saysur · Joined: 02 Sep 2004 Posts: 18

This topic has gone from a simple question to a rant and "flaming" on those who cheat.

Fools · Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 104

the reason why apprentice got hacked is because the people stopped working on it. mws is constantly being updated and stuff (not too recently i guess) so its harder to hack. thats what i was told a while ago and it does make some sense.

hope that helps.

Craze · Joined: 30 Jan 2005 Posts: 5380 Location: Indiana, U

MWS has some anti hacks on it, But if your clever enough to get around them its virtually undectable and 10 times more faster and easier then Appr's cheating prog.

Not that I've done it or anything :-\

Anubis_End · Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 61

Just to make a point..hackers break things to make them better. Crackers break things to misuse them.

The hackers who notify a sysop of a major security flaw in his system and help him fix it....good.

The crackers who break into a net, thrash it and still valuable data...bad.

But the most important thing here we should be talking about is how to protect ourselves from people who don't want to play fair. Does anyone know how the security works and if there is another way to reauthenticate your game? Any other ideas?

Addle · Joined: 15 Nov 2006 Posts: 25

wouldnt itbe harder to exploit if your both connected to a server? im a n00b when it comes to security,but i know it is possible