Idea: Centralized banlist/ranking system

virusman · Joined: 30 Jan 2005 Posts: 1020 Location: Russia

Just found it in IRC channel logs. I think it's a pretty good idea.
Full details in the log:
http://www.nwn2source.net/perl/irclogs/?startdate=2008-03-23%2011%3A43%3A21;channel=%23NWN2CR;hc=1;Search=Search;enddate=2008-03-23%2013%3A43%3A21;text=;.cgifields=filter;.cgifields=order#20080323122513

MadK@ · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 6:55 Post subject:

This is much like what CoPaP is with NWN1 without plugin. If something like this could be constructed in a nwnx4 plugin, I'm definately interested.

dorrian · Joined: 05 Apr 2007 Posts: 7

CoPaP?

MadK@ · Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 16:13 Post subject:

Confederation of Planes and Planets.
http://www.copap.org/
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Urlord · Joined: 17 Nov 2006 Posts: 122

Very interesting idea GF.

When submitting the Http URL request, why not submit the PlayerName and the CDKey at the same time?

nwn2rankings.com/getranking.php?player=sue&cdkey=XRZ42A&server=MyCoolServer&serverpass=MyPassword

If player-CDKey is not found in the database, a new record for sue-XRZ42A could be added and marked as AVERAGE, 50, or whatever.
This way they are automaticilly rated the first time they log into a participating server and the server admin doesn't have to do any additional maintenance.

On the NWN2 Server side of things, provide Functions and a configurable Tool that allows a DM to dole out Merits and Demerits that automatically report changes to the Ranking Server.

Just adding my thoughts. As a Server Admin, having to remember to go to another site, log in and do ratings on my players would be un-fun.
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Urlord · Joined: 17 Nov 2006 Posts: 122

For security purposes, I would have the web server also validate the HTTP post by IP Address as well as Server and Password.
The IP would be provided by the NWN2 Server Admin when they create their account.
Of course the URL Params would need to be properly validated and sanitized prior to use to avoid Denial of Service and SQL Injection attacks.
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GodBeastX · Joined: 09 Aug 2006 Posts: 65

I already have a system that could ban closer to the network layer by IP Address for something like this and it's just a plugin for NWNX.

Pretty much just need a centralized DB with some sort of time to live with ban entries and probably a website where people could plead their cases and maintenance and such.

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