In For Honor, Ubisoft was able to identify thousands of AFK farmers and penalize them.
Just over a week ago, Ubisoft declared war on AFK farmers: This term refers to users who repeatedly obtain endgame rewards and experience points without actively playing. They are “away from keyboard”, but their character still runs through the match and receives rewards at the end.
AFK farming is not only an unfair method of acquiring experience points, steel, and items, but it also affects the gaming experience of “honest” players. Therefore, Ubisoft emphasizes in a new post about AFK farming that the developers take this issue very seriously.
Bans and Warnings Issued
Last week, a first wave of warnings was sent to AFK farmers. Yesterday, on the 13th, the first wave of bans followed. At the same time, thousands of new warnings were issued.
- Yesterday, 1500 players received a 3-day ban
- About 4000 new AFK farmers were detected and warned
In all cases, the guilty players receive an official email containing further details. Furthermore, Ubisoft refers to the Code of Conduct, against which AFK farming using a cheat engine violates. This could lead to permanent bans.
Decisions about the scope of sanctions will be made on a case-by-case basis at their discretion. Penalties will only be issued once the violation can be definitively confirmed, according to Ubisoft.
Last week, an update was deployed that is expected to enable better AFK detection.
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