Strong action by Take-Two against the developers of a GTA 5 cheat. They must now donate their earnings for a good cause.
The battle of Take-Two and Rockstar against mod developers continues to the next round. This time, however, for the benefit of the community, as the developers of the Force Hax mod are in the crosshairs.
This mod is a paid cheat for GTA 5 Online, that users could use to kill and kick other online players. But that should now come to an end. The tool has not only been banned, but Take-Two also enforced that all earnings from the cheat must be donated to charity.
Force Hax discontinued – earnings will be donated
The Force Hax cheating tool gave players in GTA 5 Online the ability to give themselves a lot of money or annoy other players by kicking or freezing them. It was especially dangerous when users employed the tool to steal money from other players.
The Force Hax tool was very popular among cheaters in GTA 5 Online.
Now Take-Two and Rockstar have not only ensured the shutdown of the tool, but also provided an interesting apology. The earnings that the developers made from selling the cheat tool must be donated to a charitable cause.
On the official website of Force Hax, it says: After discussions with Take-Two, all work on the Force Hax cheat menu will be immediately discontinued. The earnings will be donated to charitable purposes, and the developers apologize for all problems caused with the Grand Theft Auto Online community that arose from the Force Hax services.
It is unclear how much the amount to be donated will be. Force Hax cost 15 dollars per month and an estimated thousands of players regularly used this service.
Beacon of hope for the community
The shutdown of cheating tools like Force Hax should not come as a surprise to the community, as Rockstar made it clear that they do not want such dangerous modifications in the game anymore.
Due to such security risks, the developers of the OpenIV mod already received a cease-and-desist order. However, the community does not agree with this, as OpenIV was actually only intended for single-player, where no other players are at risk. To save OpenIV, the community is currently collecting signatures on Change.org
The ban on the OpenIV mod has led to harsh criticism and many negative reviews for GTA 5. The game is now rated “extremely negative” on Steam.
The shutdown of a true cheating tool is viewed positively in the community.
Players are pleased that “the right ones” have finally been hit. But this is just a small beacon of hope in the generally poor mood of the GTA 5 fans.
Players want mods, but no cheats
The ban on dangerous mods that can harm other players is welcomed by many players in the community. However, the fact that single-player mods are also suffering from this is a bad aftertaste that fans do not take well.
On one hand, they wish for a cheat-free online session, but on the other hand, many also want to try cool mods. Therefore, they wish that Rockstar and Take-Two would differentiate better and distinguish which mods are truly dangerous.
It is currently difficult to assess what the modding future of GTA 5 will look like. Perhaps the developers will be able to differentiate better and can allow mods like OpenIV again in the future.
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