PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PC, Xbox One) has long been struggling with cheaters from China. Therefore, a regional lock is now to be implemented to keep the Chinese away from the rest of the world.
In the battle royale hit PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), everyone is currently suffering from a large number of cheaters. According to chief developer Brendan Greene, most of the cheaters come from China, where the business of cheating is thriving. Therefore, fans have long been demanding: “Finally, lock the Chinese out with a regional lock!” So far, Brendan Greene hasn’t been too keen on this idea, as he doesn’t want to punish an entire nation for the misdeeds of a few rogues.
Bluehole has had enough of Chinese cheaters; regional lock plus ping lock should help
Greene’s tolerant stance may no longer apply, as according to a translation of a Chinese website on Reddit, PUBG developer Bluehole is already working on measures to keep the Chinese away from the rest of the world.
The following measures are reportedly planned according to the translated text and are currently being tested:
- There will be a regional lock for China. Chinese players will no longer be able to play on servers outside the China region.
- Chinese players will only be able to accept team invitations from outside. Then a Chinese player can play abroad.
- To prevent Chinese players from simulating a foreign IP via VPN and still playing in the rest of the world, there will be a ping lock for poor pings. Since pings become significantly worse via VPN, this should prevent most Chinese players from getting too far even with a VPN.
All these measures – assuming the source from China is to be believed – are reportedly being tested and optimized by Bluehole. It is likely to take some time before the Chinese can really be effectively excluded.
But how do you see the matter? Is such a measure the solution to the cheating problem in PUBG? And is it fair to punish an entire region because some are cheating? Let us know in the comments!
The previous anti-cheat measures in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds primarily caused problems.
