VRchat bans mods, embraces EAC

Re:VRchat bans mods, embraces EAC by _mb2v on Monday July 25, 2022 @10:16PM (#32233490)

VRChat is jam-packed with malicious users who use modded clients or run Wireshark to dox and harass people using their IP. Imagine an adult telling a little kid in VR, "I know where you live, it's in X city" and then social-engineering their way to even worse places. They did a big refactor a few years ago to remove all/most P2P networking due to the DDoS and harassment problems. The VRChat community is incredibly toxic.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:VRchat bans mods, embraces EAC by shultays on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @04:10AM (#32235634)

VRChat exposes user IPs? edit: another comment mentions "partial p2p" (I assume to share user models etc? maybe more) which sounds plausible

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:VRchat bans mods, embraces EAC by sudosysgen on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @08:29AM (#32237374)

You can still use Wireshark even with anti-cheat.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:VRchat bans mods, embraces EAC by mlindner on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @02:07AM (#32234877)

What little kid is going to own multi-hundred dollar VR systems.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:VRchat bans mods, embraces EAC by _mb2v on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @02:24AM (#32235014)

The same kids whose parents bought them an XBox or PlayStation. The Quest 2 is cheaper than both at $300. It’s standalone so you don’t need a PC. There’s been a sea change in the VR player base since the first Quest came out:

https://youtu.be/wbB807o-Fjs

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:VRchat bans mods, embraces EAC by kaibee on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @02:41AM (#32235131)

A Quest 2 is $300 and so so many kids have them.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:VRchat bans mods, embraces EAC by shultays on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @05:22AM (#32236059)

Same little kid that can have a computer, a tablet or a console. Or a house while at it. It is their parents that buy/own VR systems, salary of the kid does not matter.

[ Parent | on HN ]