GM / Master map hacker and general hacking and cheating th…

On September 14 2014 19:14 KingAlphard wrote:
I would say 90% maphack. I'd ask you to watch the replay and tell me if in your opinion he maphacks or not.

Hacker name: Nova
Server: NA
League: Master
B.net profile: http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/profile/5820304/1/Nova/
Replay: http://drop.sc/386096
Description:

Early game is a bit suspicious, he goes 3 stalker rush into phoenixes (no one does that build, it loses against almost everything) while I go oracle and builds only 1 phoenix while I switch into twilight (all of this not scouted). But it could be, it's still just NA master league ladder.

Other than that, he seems a very legit player, scouts all the time, etc. But then...

I go for a storm drop at around 12:00, when the warp prism is about halfway done, he resumes phoenix production, builds only 2 of them, and sends them straight to intercept my warp prism.

He blindly goes for an all in on my third base without scouting if it was there or not.

At 17:00 , he builds an observer while I was sending the first DT I ever made into his base.

On September 14 2014 19:14 KingAlphard wrote:
I would say 90% maphack. I'd ask you to watch the replay and tell me if in your opinion he maphacks or not.

Hacker name: Nova
Server: NA
League: Master
B.net profile: http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/profile/5820304/1/Nova/
Replay: http://drop.sc/386096
Description:

Early game is a bit suspicious, he goes 3 stalker rush into phoenixes (no one does that build, it loses against almost everything) while I go oracle and builds only 1 phoenix while I switch into twilight (all of this not scouted). But it could be, it's still just NA master league ladder.

Other than that, he seems a very legit player, scouts all the time, etc. But then...

I go for a storm drop at around 12:00, when the warp prism is about halfway done, he resumes phoenix production, builds only 2 of them, and sends them straight to intercept my warp prism.

He blindly goes for an all in on my third base without scouting if it was there or not.

At 17:00 , he builds an observer while I was sending the first DT I ever made into his base.

On September 07 2014 02:57 devo. wrote:
Name : Shadye
Server : EU
League : Master

This is the second time I played him, but i couldn't find the other replay. I think it pretty obvious that he is hacking. Blindly walking to kill overlords, bunkers and just the overall game.

http://drop.sc/385767

On September 09 2014 11:08 iS.Mike wrote:
Hacker name: MrDemocrat
Server: NA
League: GM Rank 141 (75-45)
Description: http://drop.sc/385801

This is a recently promoted GM. It was brought to my attention by a teammate. A few things I found suspicious:

2:25 - Strange probe movement. Initially begins to move up to scout the main, then seems to change to move behind the natural, finally moves to a high ground near the third and back to the natural almost instantly. Seems odd except that it dodges the scouting drone perfectly.
4:30, 4:40 - Protoss camera pans briefly through the fog of war where lings are gathering, twice.
6:55 - Moves the probe at the other third base as soon as lings are queued towards it. This is suspicious because he doesn't move the probe when the other probe at the third died or when his pylon at the natural was picked off.
10:00 - Moves 2 stalkers across the map and onto creep despite knowing his opponent had at least 8 lings from the beginning of the game already out. This just seems strange because if the zerg had speed, those would be free stalkers, and 10 minutes is almost a guarantee that speed is done. Not to mention his 2 stalkers pick off all 3 lings positioned for scouting on the map before being rallied onto creep.
12:25 - Perhaps the most suspicious action this game. The MSC moves closer to the natural for no apparent reason. In reality, there are hydras and lings in the fog of war between the main and natural of the protoss, and the MSC is being repositioned to photon overcharge both bases.
12:31 - Instant response and warp in. Literally less than a second reaction. For some reason, the camera was panning with the zerg army before the warp in occurs.

These are all the major instances, but it's always suspicious when no attempt at scouting is made as well as strange move out timings. Despite the outcome of the game, I feel it is still worth looking into.

On September 15 2014 02:50 ( bush wrote:
This thread has been abandoned for a long time, no one bothers to confirm hackers posted here anymore.

On September 15 2014 01:24 iS.Mike wrote:


Can someone please take a look at this? I would think a GM hacking is more important than diamond/masters but this has received no responses so far.

On September 15 2014 03:45 zDreaM wrote:



I can confirm he maphacks. He cannon rushed me and found all my other bases blindly(his probe never followed my drones and his probes never saw them leave the base). He still managed to send all his probes DIRECTLY to each of my bases to cannon rush them.

On September 15 2014 03:02 FT.aCt)Sony wrote:


iS.Mike September 14 2014 12:24. Posts 35

OGzan United States. September 14 2014 12:21. Posts 284

Expertis1992 France. September 14 2014 10:26. Posts 1

Sure seems like people do.

On September 15 2014 03:58 LingBlingBling wrote:


Nothing is really "confirmed" anymore. There used to be a very active group that of high level players, even pro players some times reviewing a lot of these Master/GM replays. But that is not the case anymore. Good portion of this thread devolved into a name calling or whine thread.

I miss the days of 2011/2012

On September 15 2014 05:48 FT.aCt)Sony wrote:


I miss the days of 2004-2008 when Starcraft was actually taken care of and had meaning

Sadly, there are always going to be hackers, always going to be means of hacking, and Blizzard needs to realize this and actually do something. You have individuals in the community who can and will just sit there reviewing replays of potential hackers, so actually let them do something about it. That is what needs to happen. The community is the first line of action for the game and if Blizzard isn't going to wise up, its just going to end up in more poor review.

On September 14 2014 22:50 brain_storm wrote:


About early game, it just seems as though he just didn't want to play phoenix vs phoenix when he knew you have stargate too. The warpprism snipe seemed a bit suspicious, however if you saw his phoenix rally, he went scouting for hidden bases with those.

The attack was just him attacking with allin and the obs he made was his third one rallied at the same place as the previous.

Overall I wouldn't say there's enough evidence about maphack. Let's see what others think.

On September 17 2014 21:17 PengWin_SC wrote:
As far as I know this guy isn't listed here yet, so here goes:

Nick: llXitoqll
Server: EU

http://drop.sc/386203

I 9 pool, and without scouting we see him create a choke with his buildings and then begin chronoboosting zealots (2:55) rallied into the choke point before having any idea this is coming whatsoever. We then see him push out across the map which is something you should never do following a 9 pool as a speedling followup is very possible. He pushes all the way into my base (6:50) only to turn around without doing any damage and head home the second my lings spawn, without seeing them. I add on a lair and he immediately takes his third, knowing I won't be able to pressure him. At 8:50, I retreat down the right side with my lings. He continues walking, then turns around to go fight them. It doesn't make sense to assume I would have left my zerglings there. Then he happens to hit a kill timing right before my mutas are out, perfect timing for him at 10:30.

Most of this is stuff that could be boiled down to luck/coincidence, but the opening decision to chronoboost zealots into a readily created choke point is pretty condemning. It makes absolutely no sense to be chronoboosting zealots defensively without having scouted anything.