Scratch's Cloud Data FAQ wrote:

I am logged in, but I cannot use projects with cloud variables. What is going on?
If you are still a “New Scratcher” on the website, you will not be able to use projects with cloud variables. You need to become a “Scratcher” to have access to cloud variables. See the Accounts section (above) for more information about the transition from “New Scratcher” to “Scratcher”.

Queer_Royalty wrote:

Is that hacked? I looked at the script inside the first one, and nothing changes when I press the green flag.

Pianostar4 wrote:

I’m pretty sure new scratchers can use cloud blocks, but not the cloud itself. An amount that high could only be set by a block.

imfh wrote:

if you use something like ScratchClient, the server won't check to see if you are a New Scratcher.

imfh wrote:

Did you set the variable with ScratchClient (or something similar), or did you set the variable by clicking on the sprite?

Chiroyce wrote:

imfh wrote:

if you use something like ScratchClient, the server won't check to see if you are a New Scratcher.

But then why does the Scratch Team greatly advertise this rule?

imfh wrote:

Because if they didn't advertise the rule, there would be a massive number of people asking questions like “Why can't I create cloud variables?,” “Why don't multiplayer games work?,” and “The leaderboard in this game is broken.” There is already a decent number of people who ask questions like that, but without the Scratch Team's advertising, there would be even more.

imfh wrote:

I'm not sure why the rule is enforced on the client instead of the server though. I guess it just goes to show that the rule is to stop New Scratchers who don't know the rules of using cloud and not malicious people who want to spam the server with external tools.

imfh wrote:

I'm not sure why the rule is enforced on the client instead of the server though. I guess it just goes to show that the rule is to stop New Scratchers who don't know the rules of using cloud and not malicious people who want to spam the server with external tools.

CodeSquared wrote:

But then again, the restriction is aimed at spammers

Chiroyce wrote:

in order to prevent misuse, they disable it. But since that SCRATCHER is already a scratcher (they have experience with scratch) they may be knowing how to change vars as a new scratcher, so the rules dont' quite make sense for this reason.

Chiroyce wrote:

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Chiroyce wrote:

Here is where it goes wrong, New Scratchers aren't allowed to use Cloud Vars for many reasons, one being the fact that a SCRATCHER can create multiple NEW accounts to use/misue cloud data, so in order to prevent misuse, they disable it. But since that SCRATCHER is already a scratcher (they have experience with scratch) they may be knowing how to change vars as a new scratcher, so the rules dont' quite make sense for this reason.

NFlex23 wrote:

In my opinion, new Scratchers are far less likely to be changing cloud variables (with server-side programs)

imfh wrote:

I think one of the bigger reasons the Scratch Team doesn't want New Scratchers to use Cloud Variables is so they are more likely to understand rules like no cloud chats.