Well as we all know everytime the servers has been brought down and restart a lot of PWP (Players-Without-Pulse) players zapped login... well they actually seems to be doing some kind a auto login ;)
So one way to solve this could be the following.
1. start the cliens and log in normally
2. the server sends a gfx based piccy with 5-7 letters and the player needs to type in these to verify the login.
3. after that the normal login continues... server selection, char selection and so on.
I know this is not helping on the PWP trains out there but it sure would give us a little time before the server is back at "HEAVY" status.
I'm not sure annoying regular users would be preferable to slowing down the 'other' clients for a few seconds. Besides most of those people aren't using the game client at all.
Yes I was thinking about the same, but I woulden mind using a few extra secs to make the PWP annoyed :)
Anyway its correct that the PWP usually dont use the client but that would make it even harder for them to decode the piccy verification code... at least do it automated :)
This sounds like a good idea. I wont take much time for the Real players to do and it will give the PWP a challenge.... Well maybe not but its worth a shot.
this doesnt help the ones that are watched but the ones in ROA etc that force log when trains come here wont be able to auto log back in. same w/ bot shops