Marvel Rivals has quickly become a favorite shooter for many players and a competitor to Overwatch. The developer studio NetEase is now taking action against cheaters in the game. A player has now been hit with a severe ban.
What kind of cheating hardware is this? The player likely played on a console, but instead of using a controller, used a mouse and keyboard. For this, he used a “converter” to make the game believe he had a controller connected.
This gives him a huge advantage over other console players, which is called “Ximming.”
With a mouse and keyboard, aiming is much faster and more precise than with a controller. Generally, console players are at a disadvantage compared to PC players, though this is supposed to be balanced out with aim assist.
Player receives a 100-year ban
The penalty lasts that long: In a post on X, you can see a screenshot of the banned player’s screen:
The screenshot states that cheating has been detected and the account is banned until December 19, 2124 – exactly 100 years until the player can play again. He likely cheated on December 19, 2024, so his punishment takes effect from that point.
Whether the player will still be alive then is another matter. Theoretically, his grandchildren could still enjoy the hero shooter – in practice, some companies may have something against it.
Since the ban was only just addressed and punished by Marvel Rivals, it seems that the developer studio is currently dealing with cheaters and applying appropriate penalties to accounts.
How does the community react? In the comments under the post, there is a lot of support for how Marvel Rivals handles cheaters. Users write among other things:
- Baldee_X (via X): “You just have to love it”
- Slots LV (via X): “Completely deserved!”
- Stoobiedooda (via X): “Lmao, that’s funny”
Marvel’s future handling of cheaters seems to be strict. Given that the game enjoys enormous popularity, it’s clear that they want to maintain that. How exactly, the developer studio explained: Marvel Rivals has hundreds of thousands of players on Steam daily – now explains how it intends to maintain that
