Guys, Wake Up, The Title Fights Are Being Hacked

ForlornForlorn Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2634Banned
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<div class="IPBDescription">Click for proof</div> <a href='http://archive.gamespy.com/titlefight/matches/0404.shtml?voted=1&voted=1&voted=1&voted=1&voted=1&voted=1&voted=1&voted=1&voted=1&voted=1&voted=1' target='_blank'>Look at this. Jeez</a>

Okay, Halo is an alright game, but just keep refreshing. It was growing by about 100 votes a second when I was watching it at 3 EST.


Next, I was a little suspicious as it was only 2000 votes ahead, but then look now, it's well over 10,000 votes.


After I realized that it was completely crap, I decided to go back one title fight:

<a href='http://archive.gamespy.com/titlefight/matches/0403.shtml' target='_blank'>Oot vs. Diablo 2</a>

And look at the results:

"Poll closed! Results not official pending an investigation"

So yeah, don't even bother voting or watching. This is stupider than it was before.
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  • TommyVercettiTommyVercetti Join Date: 2003-02-10 Member: 13390Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Too bad... It would be nice to know what the people of GameSpy think, but...

    I'd want Halo to win anyways.
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  • TequilaTequila Join Date: 2003-08-13 Member: 19660Members
    Agreed, a difference of around 8000 votes is ridiculous by any stretch of the imagination.
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  • DubersDubers Pet Shop Boy Edinburgh, UK Join Date: 2002-07-25 Member: 998Members
    What a JOKE!
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  • pardzhpardzh Join Date: 2002-10-25 Member: 1601Members
    Weaksauce. Half-Life should have that by a country mile.

    I mean, c'mon, if that's not blatantly obvious...
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  • ComproxComprox *chortle* Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    And gamespy is finally catching on... <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    rofl I can't believe it... people using some sort of hack to get a game champion title thing. There's so much better to do, like free lottery or something.
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  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    negative votes, or how to be too obvious. Whatever they're doing, it's stupid <!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/nerd.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • EpidemicEpidemic Dark Force Gorge Join Date: 2003-06-29 Member: 17781Members
    Jebus, I tried refreshing after about 15 seconds and it has sprung 150 votes farer for halo :/ It looks fishy
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  • GWARGWAR Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2297Members, Contributor
    Went from 18475 to 18670 in one refresh...
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  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Tequila+Apr 1 2004, 11:18 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Tequila @ Apr 1 2004, 11:18 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Agreed, a difference of around 8000 votes is ridiculous by any stretch of the imagination. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    14k difference and rising by the second.
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  • EpidemicEpidemic Dark Force Gorge Join Date: 2003-06-29 Member: 17781Members
    edited April 2004
    LOOOOL, it just got about 7k votes from my previous post to now.
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  • pardzhpardzh Join Date: 2002-10-25 Member: 1601Members
    Bahaha, that's just hilarious. You'd think they would shut it down, but nooo...
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  • frostymoosefrostymoose Join Date: 2003-09-12 Member: 20799Members
    I'd think it would have been obvious enough that people are cheating on gamespy's polls when the number one game movie of 2003 is the "Desert combat version 0.5 preview" or whatever....this is just further evidence
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  • AllUrHiveRblong2usAllUrHiveRblong2us By Your Powers Combined... Join Date: 2002-12-20 Member: 11244Members
    Maybe gamespy did it to themselves trying to trick us? How long has this been going on?
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  • baconflapsbaconflaps Join Date: 2004-02-09 Member: 26314Members
    I figured it out. HL fans are doing this to create a crazy amount of votes for Halo, forcing GameSpy to investigate, find that Halo was cheating, and give the match to Half-Life. It's a very deep conspiracy, watch for a made-for-TV movie coming this week on ABC/NBC/CBS.
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  • wascally_wabbitwascally_wabbit Join Date: 2003-09-09 Member: 20701Members
    It looks like both of the sides are cheating now... 10 votes every 2 seconds for both sides is kinda odd.
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  • Umbraed_MonkeyUmbraed_Monkey Join Date: 2002-11-25 Member: 9922Members
    edited April 2004
    GG Forlorn....


    check out the first link on this thread: <!--c1--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>CODE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='CODE'><!--ec1-->http://archive.gamespy.com/titlefight/matches/0404.shtml?voted=1&voted=1&voted=1&voted=1&voted=1&voted=1&voted=1&voted=1&voted=1&voted=1&voted=1<!--c2--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--ec2-->

    edit: actually, nope, its just incriminating evidence that he voted 10 or so times before linking it here <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • GWARGWAR Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2297Members, Contributor
    Perhaps its a april fools joke in bad taste...
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  • BigMadSteveBigMadSteve Join Date: 2003-02-12 Member: 13472Members
    LOL! I checked it a few minutes ago and HL was winning by twenty miles. Now I check it and Halo is winning by a hundred miles and rising. Funny <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • JavertJavert Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15954Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-GWAR+Apr 1 2004, 03:00 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (GWAR @ Apr 1 2004, 03:00 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Perhaps its a april fools joke in bad taste... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Hope you're right.
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  • esunaesuna Rock Bottom Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15175Members, Constellation
    Funny if the game that was "hacked" to win, IE Halo or Diablo II, was removed and the opponent given a win by default, just because of moronic fans. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin-esuna+Apr 1 2004, 05:31 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (esuna @ Apr 1 2004, 05:31 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Funny if the game that was "hacked" to win, IE Halo or <b>Diablo II</b>, was removed and the opponent given a win by default, just because of moronic fans. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    God we can only hope...
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  • QuaunautQuaunaut The longest seven days in history... Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Amen. Its obvious.
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  • ComproxComprox *chortle* Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->NEW RULES: You MUST now log in with GameSpy ID to register a vote in the Title Fight matches. We apologize for the inconvenience, but it’s the only way to ensure fair voting among all the candidates. Thank you!<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Now, go re-vote on the <a href='http://archive.gamespy.com/titlefight/matches/0403.shtml?voted=1' target='_blank'>D2 vs OoT</a> and <a href='http://archive.gamespy.com/titlefight/matches/0404.shtml' target='_blank'>Halo vs HL</a> matchups!
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  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin-Comprox+Apr 1 2004, 07:29 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Comprox @ Apr 1 2004, 07:29 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Now, go re-vote on the <a href='http://archive.gamespy.com/titlefight/matches/0403.shtml?voted=1' target='_blank'>D2 vs OoT</a> and <a href='http://archive.gamespy.com/titlefight/matches/0404.shtml' target='_blank'>Halo vs HL</a> matchups! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    SIR YES SIR!
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  • docchimpydocchimpy Join Date: 2003-07-19 Member: 18266Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->If Halo beats Half-Life, there's something wrong with the world. Maybe God will notice and hit the restart button.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    BEST.QUOTE.EVER. From the Gamespy forums.
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  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Zelda: Ocarina of Time : 671
    Diablo II : 636
    Make with the voting people!
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  • JefeJefe Join Date: 2003-04-21 Member: 15734Members, Constellation
    HL vs Halo: Halo 662 to Half-Life 1001

    OoC vs DII: OoC 682 over DII's 646







    I think they fixed it guys.
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  • GWARGWAR Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2297Members, Contributor
    Half-Life is gonna clean house, as it should. Halo is good but far from great <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    Yeah, the Poll's don't seem to be moving now... I think it's fixed too Jefe.
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