After the last wipe, the developers of the online shooter Escape from Tarkov are clearing up among the players. Almost 10,000 cheaters have already been banned, and that was just the beginning.
This is how it looks in Escape from Tarkov: A new patch has recently been implemented, which led to a wipe of player accounts. Basically, all players had to start over.
Just a few days later, the development team stated that they had caught and banned around 3,000 cheaters. This number has now risen to almost 10,000.
Since those who play Escape from Tarkov fairly want more, the team has now announced a report function through which cheaters can be reported. Additionally, improvements to the BattleEye system are to follow, which will better detect cheaters.
Additionally, a two-factor authentication will be added, where players must provide a phone number for SMS verification. However, the developers do not believe that this will completely banish cheaters from the online shooter.
This will only make their lives a little harder, but that is a good thing.
Nikita Buyanov, COO of BattleState Studio
The fight against cheating continues
What measures are still planned? One consideration is to no longer allow players to use VPNs. This is meant to negatively impact the quality of matches, as the ping gets worse with VPN. But such measures show why it is so difficult to combat cheaters.
Unfortunately, some of the past and upcoming measures can affect fair players and restrict them. That’s why it’s not a simple and quick series of actions – it needs to be done right.
Nikita Buyanov, COO of BattleState Studio
What about illegal trading? Another issue is the real-money trading within the game. Players sell rubles or in-game items for real money on external platforms. However, these deals are prohibited by the terms of service of Tarkov. The developers want to combat this as well.
We are planning some actions against these individuals, but we cannot talk about it yet.
Nikita Buyanov, COO of BattleState Studio
So it will not stop at the roughly 10,000 cheaters who have already been banned in the online shooter Escape from Tarkov. Many more tricksters and illegal traders may follow.
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