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by BoppreH
4294 days ago
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I've read parts of the eAthena source code recently (https://github.com/eathena/eathena) and was very impressed with the code quality. Maybe they fixed the code base, or I didn't hit the worst parts, but I left feeling it was in good hands. |
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Never mind security. Trying to wrap your head around the code behind why opening a dialog via item X and performing client action Y on the keyboard would bypass what should have been a server-side security check for a very important game mechanic was a lesson in all sorts of SE principles. Unnecessary coupling and spooky action at a distance, for starters. Repeat this a hundred times and mix in a handful of SQL injection points, plus some fundamental disagreements in how and when the game's content assumed characters would appear on a new map, versus how and when the official servers actually worked.
I am curious if and how eAthena eventually deviated from some of the idiosyncratic behavior of the official game servers.
From what I've heard in the years since I stopped playing, though, is that Gravity took the profits from their microtransaction e-store and managed to actually plow that money into improvements for the GM team's ability to meaningfully manage their servers and community. So my first paragraph likely applies only to a bygone era.