In Destiny 2, you often hear about cheaters in the Crucible. But this Guardian has found a new and mean way to annoy you in PvP.
What happened? The streamer ZkMushroom showcased his skills in Comp mode. Normally, the PvP expert dominates easily. But his opponent Potato Router continually managed to kill him even after his own death.
At first, ZkMushroom thought that the occasionally annoying lag was to blame. But it quickly turned out that the reason for his demise was not the poor internet connection of his opponent. Rather, Potato Router “cursed” his victims.
Check out ZkMushroom’s seemingly hopeless fight against the cheater in this video:
Whoever shot the cheater simply died 10 seconds later. It didn’t matter if they were far away or in their Super. Once the death countdown had ticked down, it was “Guardian down”.
After the first encounter with the cheater, ZkMushroom met him in another match. In the second match, the cheater faced the entire team of the Crucible expert alone.
In the end, the pros had to concede defeat to Potato Router. His name is certainly humorous. A Potato Router is a derogatory term for a poor internet connection.
What does the community say about it? Of course, viewers immediately called for a ban of the aforementioned cheater. Calls to report Potato Router also made the rounds.
Interestingly, a large portion of the viewers were amused by the cheater. One user joked that he was probably wearing the ‘Two-Eyed Mask’. This refers to the especially feared One-Eyed Mask in PvP.
Brother, didn’t you hear? That’s the new TWO-Eyed Mask. If you shoot me, you literally only have 10 seconds to live.
Jack Pauly via YouTube
Cheaters have been plaguing the Crucible not just since yesterday
This is the problem with cheating in Destiny: The Crucible matches in Destiny do not run on dedicated servers. This means there is a Peer-to-Peer structure (P2P). There is no one central server that everyone plays on; instead, each Guardian is connected to one another.
Due to this structure, malicious players can cheat more easily than would be the case on a central Bungie server.
Especially the so-called DDoS attacks annoy the good Guardians in PvP. In these attacks, their router is bombarded with a massive amount of information or requests, turning it into a Potato Router.
The humiliated Guardians are left with little choice but to use the in-game report function. Unfortunately, it seems that the wheels at Bungie are turning slowly in this regard. And that’s despite promises of improvement.
One of the most famous cheaters in the history of Destiny is probably “Clay is Clutch”. The fraudster made life difficult during Destiny 1. His trademark was a modified fire rate. His weapons shot at an incredible speed, mowing down the righteous players in an instant.
What do you think about the cursing cheater? Have you encountered such nasty cheaters in PvP?
