No, they only state publicly they did an update for one thing. What *actually* changed is a different story, and many files were touched besides the executable. If they intentionally were trying to address the proliferation of hacks/cheats then they're not going to come out and state the fact in the changelog nor go into detail.
It's the vagueness of the changelog comment that makes me believe they might just be trying to crack down on the hacking/savegame editing/cheating because people are using these tools and then like morons going and complaining on GBX's tech support forum about various problems as a result of them, savegames getting corrupted, corruption happening to legit players in pub games when someone joins or hosts with a particular hack or mod, what have you.
The simple fact they went to the length of encrypting the savefile in BL2 (and unraveled by gibbed's editor for the moment but wouldn't be surprised if that tool breaks next) makes me think they're no longer interested in the type of widespread modding/hacking that went on during BL1. Maybe I'm wrong, and its just coincidence they keep moving the pointers around among other things that are breaking the hacks constantly.
[Edited by mvdouche, 10/12/2012 5:25:38 AM]
Gearbox has stated in the past they don't really care if people make editors and such. Paraphrased- they were asked if they were going to make a creation kit for BL2. Gearbox plainly said it would be a waste of their resources, because like the first BL, the community will be the first to get a crack at making their own. They have no plans for a creation kit because the players will do it faster and more imaginative than them.
Unless Gearbox has turned a 180o on that sentiment, which I have not heard them officially do yet, they have no plans to put a crackdown on editors. Aside from maybe some forum moderators complaining because they have to read all those whiny posts, or employees warning to use editors with caution, they aren't patching to break the cheaters (ahem... curious programers).
Gearbox has stated in the past they don't really care if people make editors and such. Paraphrased- they were asked if they were going to make a creation kit for BL2. Gearbox plainly said it would be a waste of their resources, because like the first BL, the community will be the first to get a crack at making their own. They have no plans for a creation kit because the players will do it faster and more imaginative than them.
Unless Gearbox has turned a 180o on that sentiment, which I have not heard them officially do yet, they have no plans to put a crackdown on editors. Aside from maybe some forum moderators complaining because they have to read all those whiny posts, or employees warning to use editors with caution, they aren't patching to break the cheaters (ahem... curious programers).
Two things:
1) They took the step of encrypting the savefile. Why do that if they want the game freely hackable/editable? Seems more like trying to dampen the prospects of a Willowtree 2.
2) If they did do a 180 on hacking game files, they wouldn't talk about it - they'd do it silently through actions rather than public statements.
[Edited by mvdouche, 10/12/2012 6:33:29 PM]
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