How Bad is Cheating?
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I just looked at the patch notes on the companion app and a portion of it talks about cheating. what do u guys think do u think sds is just smoke blowing saying there gonna do something hoping the people just cut it out. Or do u think bans will actually be handed out? and we will finally have a healthy happy community again
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I think they are largely hoping people just stop cheating which will not happen. They may ban people but it won’t be nearly enough. I think it’s past the point of no return for this year and maybe something they can better address next year, if this year doesn’t tank the entire game for good. It’s sad but lots of things have led to this point including incompetence, laziness, and the current state of online gaming win at all costs mentality.
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I think they are largely hoping people just stop cheating which will not happen. They may ban people but it won’t be nearly enough. I think it’s past the point of no return for this year and maybe something they can better address next year, if this year doesn’t tank the entire game for good. It’s sad but lots of things have led to this point including incompetence, laziness, and the current state of online gaming win at all costs mentality.
Yea, if this isn't addressed the game is going to tank big time. By addressed I mean permanent bans (hardware would be much better) for EVERYONE doing it. Didn't they give out permanent bans last year to people playing bots? This is 1000x worse.
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@DemIsE4_XBL Another too busy throwing a tantrum to actually read.
LOL. That is not a tantrum.
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@TripleH-4481_PSN yeah idk they aren’t gonna stop until they see legitimate penalties being handed out. Can give them as many warning or slaps on the wrist as u want it ain’t gonna do nothing.
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So PUBG console has a massive issue with mnk players. MNK is not approved on pubg but can be done on certain devices and gives you a massive advantage. It finally got so bad they couldn't ignore and their solution was 100 year bans for a few but majority got 3 day bans. Once those 3 day bans expired they were right back on the game doing it again and no other bans have been done. This has been several months ago. Warnings do absolutely nothing.
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That’s my biggest issue. Lack of transparency and lack of a sense of urgency. It’s clear a lot of us are much more passionate about the welfare of this game than they are.
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@TripleH-4481_PSN yeah I just want a healthy online game.
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We all just want a solid, healthy game, that feels rewarding and is enjoyable to play. All of these issues make that harder to accomplish which is why a lot of us, myself included, are really frustrated with the way they are handling themselves.
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I'm beyond angry after watching the yfk video. It's dawned on me that I not only purchased, but have further invested in through stub store purchases, a defective product ripe with cheaters. I'm now scrolling my memory of games over the past month realizing that so many times I was being cheated. Games where I would have a lead against an opponent who seemingly wasn't a great batter, only to appear like they handed the controllor over to a pro and smacked many perfect/perfect HR's in a row to take the victory in the late innings.
There are two troubling aspects to SDS's recent cheating warning. First, if they had much ability to police this they would've already been doing it. It's now clear this has been going on or a long time (which they've known) and it's only reached this point because of the proof people like yfk has offered. Second, they explicitly say they rely on community reports. We are WAY past the point of "community reporting" our way out of this. THIS IS SDS's issue to fix, not the customer who in good faith purchased a product they had been told was going to be fair, healthy, balanced, etc. I don't even want to get on anymore, because what's the point? Grind mini seasons when someone else just had a bot do it all night long? Play ranked when you have a good probability of someone using software to crush you? No thanks
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@abulargent_MLBTS agreed. Seriously what's the point of playing anymore? Knowing hundreds if not thousands are using a bot to grind, makes me not want to do it, knowing I have a high likelihood of running into a cheater now when I play online. Why would I continue to play this game. If I continue playing im just hoping I dont run into a cheater now. This is just toxic.
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That’s my biggest issue. Lack of transparency and lack of a sense of urgency. It’s clear a lot of us are much more passionate about the welfare of this game than they are.
lol yes...this feels like the videogame Watergate
