Lua items - mixed feelings (and impact of modding on servers in general)

To put it simply.

Yes, cheat detection and protection are something that is needed....
However focus has been on singleplayer and core mechanics since beta started, we were given basic multiplayer features for the purpose of playing with friends and large scale servers are done at your own risk.
And lets face it, singleplayer is the most important area to concentrate on at the moment because it's also the base for multiplayer.

I get where you are coming from, but server tools need to be a lot more complex than just simple admin tools, trying to add them to an unfinished game just makes more work at this stage.

 

Alright, I guess I can live with all that, until then passwording will be the way to go.