Intentional crashing: Invoking a client-side script that does nothing but run useless code in a while loop with no wait time, in hopes to crash the client's computer as a punishment or means of removing the client from the server.
It needs to stop.
Not only is being crashed and forced to hard-reset your computer very frustrating, it can also be damaging to your PC. Risks include corrupting sectors of your hard drive and damaging the master boot record.
I suggest a safeguard which prevents scripts from carrying out these kinds of repetitive commands--when detected, the script is either terminated or the program is closed.
To those who are using intentional crashing as a method of punishment or kicking: Please don't. It's intrusive and just plain rude. Consider conventional kicking, banning, or temp-banning to remove players from your game--they accomplish the same thing without risking the other person's computer. |