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@SDS_JoeK_PSN hi Joe, I just got hit with a restriction after about 10 orders or so. I just wanted to give feedback

@manu__sds_mlbts hi Manu! Anything going on with the app? It’s running pretty slow, lots of fetching data screens. Thank you!

Is the app running sluggishly for anyone else tonight?

@sds_joek_psn I don't think the in game reporting function is properly addressing this issue. Nor the reporting through the website. It's not an issue at lower levels, but when every 1 out of 4 games above rating 1100 is facing a cheater, it makes it borderline unplayable and an AWFUL consumer experience. I've reported multiple people who have admitted through PSN messages that they are cheating (bragging about it even) and they are still actively playing ranked games.

@manu__sds_mlbts hi Manu! Bots are back as aggressive as I’ve seen them in awhile. Definitely not as fast, but the pattern of behavior is there. Just slower to avoid detection I’m assuming. Seeing the bot like activity across a number of player items

@Onix_Savage22_PSN appreciate the heads up. It has been removed. Did not realize that

@SDS_JoeK_PSN That's good to hear. Hopefully the leaderboard will reflect that soon. Just ran into a cheating account in a legend ranked game. This person then boasted about cheating in my messages as well. I reported him in game, but I feel like a lot of in game reports go by the wayside considering how many offensive logos and team names get through. Hopefully action is taken asap against this account and others.

@Dolenz_PSN I’ll admit my wording is probably hyperbolic. My unprecedented levels title isn’t that I’m running into a cheater every game, I’ve just never seen the top 50/100 leaderboard so infested with these overinflated numbers. The lack of updates this year has left me a bit bitter and the inaction taken against fairly brazen cheating is sad. A lot of the cheaters aren’t even afraid to hide it anymore with .750+ averages on legend difficulty. I’m just hoping for some sort of punishment that is equal to the ban they handed out for 3rd party stub buying.

@NotesOfJohn_PSN I agree that most people are coping. This was in response to looking at the Top 50 leaderboard of the current season not a personal loss. There is absolutely cheating going on. Even the person that just won SDS’s tournament isn’t hitting .600 on legend.

@sbchamps17_NSW this post wasn’t in response to a personal loss. It was in response to looking at the top 50 leaderboard and it being impossible to have over a .700 batting average in ranked on legend difficulty. Averages absolutely indicate cheating when the ratings are that high and the games are played on legend.

The cheating in ranked has gotten completely out of control. Almost half of the top 50 players are blatantly cheating. They aren't even hiding it. Averages in the .600-.800s. @sds_joek_psn are there any plans to take action against these accounts? It's really dissatisfying/discouraging playing in an online environment where cheating is not punished.

@manu__sds_mlbts market felt great from my experience last night. This morning I can tell the bots are back and have changed their approach. On a lot of player cards with margin the bots will slowly put in multiple orders anywhere from a quantity of 11-18. They do this slowly as to not get detected At an interval of every 30 seconds or so. Every time they are outbid the same process happens, every thirty seconds the bot will delete their old order and create a new one that is exactly one stub above/under the buy now/sell now price. This would not be suspicious with one card, but this same exact behavior is prevalent on at least 20 cards that I’ve witnessed and likely much more.

@Manu__SDS_MLBTS thank you Manu! The app has worked fantastically tonight and you can tell the difference with the marketplace margins. I had a couple of error messages earlier today but after signing out and back in that cleared them. Appreciate all you do!

@manu__sds_mlbts think we could get that ultimate filer turned back on?

It was a good couple of days but the bots are officially back on the marketplace

@Oliver230230230_PSN have you been able to use the app after your initial 10 minute restriction?

I’m now at 2 hours before I can use the app again even though I haven’t used it since 10am.

Now it’s 40 minutes. All I was doing this morning was casually flipping player cards. But now I can’t place an order at all even after waiting the allotted time @manu__sds_mlbts

I just got hit with the error “please wait 20 minutes before sending another marketplace request” which seems excessive

@manu__sds_mlbts I am not noticing any difference so far sadly