03-15-2006, 05:55 PM
Not an answer to your question, but in some cases it CAN and WILL overrule the server. That's the source of the infamous exploit some gold farming operations were using to power level characters to 60. They'd break the connection for a moment and then have the client tell the server, "Hey, I'm over by this hippogryph egg in Feralas!"
...and the server believed the client.
Then the same would be done after looting an egg, instead saying "Hey, I'm over here by the NPC who wants eggs in Gadgetzan!" Again, the server would believe the client and teleport them over. Instant quest turnin that takes all of 20 seconds, and it could be repeated ad absurdum.
The first thing I thought when I read your subject line was "Not as dumb as the server..."
...and the server believed the client.
Then the same would be done after looting an egg, instead saying "Hey, I'm over here by the NPC who wants eggs in Gadgetzan!" Again, the server would believe the client and teleport them over. Instant quest turnin that takes all of 20 seconds, and it could be repeated ad absurdum.
The first thing I thought when I read your subject line was "Not as dumb as the server..."
See you in Town,
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