PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PC, Xbox One) has so far allowed your friends and relatives to play on your account via Family Sharing on Steam. The new anti-cheat measures will soon put an end to that.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has so far been part of Steam Family Sharing. This family library is a feature that allows you to share games from your Steam library with selected friends and relatives. The lucky ones can then play your games as if they had bought them themselves.
If you have had a lot of fun in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds this way, you will soon have to reach for your virtual wallet.
Big Offensive Against Cheats and Cheaters
As already announced, the developers of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds have planned some new measures against cheaters and fraudsters. The game is currently plagued by particularly nasty cheaters, many of whom are said to come from China.
The new anti-cheat measures will therefore block unauthorized external programs, including wall-hacks and aim-bots. This means all programs that make gameplay easier or alter the graphics of the game.
This also applies to self-made changes to game files. If you mess around in the game, you risk being banned. This also applies to the currently circulating “trick” of simply deleting the unpopular desert map Miramar from the files! So better not do that.
In addition, the reporting function in the game is supposed to be improved. This way, you will be able to report caught cheaters more quickly.
Family Library is a Security Risk in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
The anti-cheat measures are certainly a good thing. There is hardly anything more annoying than being unfairly farmed by cheating teammates. Unfortunately, there are also collateral damage in the war against cheaters in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.
Due to the cheaters, Steam Family Sharing must unfortunately be disabled. According to Dohyung Lee, the head of Bluehole’s anti-cheat department, the family library has some security gaps that can be exploited by cheaters. Therefore, the feature must be disabled, which will probably happen soon.
The end of Family Sharing in PUBG does not sit well with many players. Some simply suspect a cheap trick to sell even more games. Others continue to complain about cheaters from China and demand a region lock to keep them out.
Better cheat protection is sadly badly needed in PUBG, as cheaters are now using healing cheats.
