Why? Because of trust. In a P2P world, the client is in control. And when the client is in control, hackers thrive. Duping exploits in Diablo II, map hacks in Starcraft, and drop hacks in Warcraft III were all possible because the server (the Index) didn't verify the gameplay; it only indexed the room.

The (often numbered as 1, 2, or 3 depending on the region or cluster) serves a specific purpose: Directory Management. Key Functions of an Index Server:

Bnet Index Server 2 [top] File

Why? Because of trust. In a P2P world, the client is in control. And when the client is in control, hackers thrive. Duping exploits in Diablo II, map hacks in Starcraft, and drop hacks in Warcraft III were all possible because the server (the Index) didn't verify the gameplay; it only indexed the room.

The (often numbered as 1, 2, or 3 depending on the region or cluster) serves a specific purpose: Directory Management. Key Functions of an Index Server: