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Re:A bug I wish I hadn't caught by LeonM on Thursday August 15, 2019 @12:29PM (#20706717)
So... the backend of this game queries the database even if the user name is NULL? And the CPU user uses a magic name 'cpu', which is not a reserved name? And apparently the backend is totally okay with a user name that doesn't exist in the database?

Either this story is just an ad, or this game has been really badly build and some h4x0r is going to have a field day with this.

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Re:A bug I wish I hadn't caught by p1necone on Thursday August 15, 2019 @05:53PM (#20710065)
Do you never write bugs?
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Re:A bug I wish I hadn't caught by jiberwarrior on Thursday August 15, 2019 @01:14PM (#20707296)
>And apparently the backend is totally okay with a user name that doesn't exist in the database?

What do you think happens when a previously unregistered user creates an account

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Re:A bug I wish I hadn't caught by newnewpdro on Thursday August 15, 2019 @02:26PM (#20708144)
s/or/and/

I got the impression it's both an ad and a poorly implemented game.

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Re:A bug I wish I hadn't caught by Cpoll on Friday August 16, 2019 @03:09PM (#20718571)
> This is a silly artefact left over from when there were no real player accounts and everything was just drop-in-drop-out.

Doesn't sound that weird to me. It's sensible to iron out the core gameplay and make sure the game's worth pursuing before focusing on persistent user accounts.

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