In Rainbow Six Siege, AFK players are a nuisance. Therefore, the developers want to take stronger action against them, and an automated system is also in development. However, many players are more annoyed by something else
What is the problem with AFK players? In Rainbow Six Siege, AFK players are a nuisance. They are players who use a bot that does almost nothing but occasionally shoot and fidget a little. Otherwise, the character just stands still and does not contribute constructively to the game.
This still earns the user of the AFK bot points at the end of the round, allowing them to gradually rank up. This is mainly exploited by cheaters to prepare replacement accounts with high levels, which can then be used to continue playing and cheating after a ban.
However, the teammates in rounds with such AFK users are the ones who suffer, as in a team shooter, it is crucial for everyone to work together optimally. An AFK player means that you are significantly outnumbered and likely to lose.
What do the developers want to do about it? Since such actions are unfair and ruin the game for everyone else, the developers have announced measures. According to a message on Twitter, the developers want to take stronger action against players who are intentionally AFK from now on.
They will initially issue manual bans and also ask the community for diligent help. Later, they will examine methods to automatically detect and ban AFK players.
AFK players are annoying, but many users have a problem with MnK on Xbox or PlayStation
How are the players reacting? The community’s cheer for the announcement was rather muted. While users certainly find AFK players annoying and see the measure as a step in the right direction, most comments on Twitter complain about a completely different problem in Rainbow Six Siege.
What disturbs many players more than AFK? For a large part of the users in the comments under the developer announcement, “MnK cheating” is a much bigger problem than AFK players.
MnK refers to “Mouse and Keyboard”. This means that players connect a mouse and keyboard to a console and play with them. Many players on consoles consider this cheating because with this input method, they have a significant advantage in control and shooting.
That is why many comments read like this selection here:
- Scarn (via Twitter): ‘Manual bans for that, but not for MnK? Good to see where the priorities lie.’
- DiegoCanales (via Twitter): ‘And when will there be sanctions for people who use mouse and keyboard on the console?’
- Jai Boi (via Twitter): ‘No, no, no, let that be. Fix MnK players on consoles first, that is cheating!’
That’s why not much will happen: However, as many players are annoyed by MnK, not much will likely change. As many users point out in the comments, this is not something the developers at Ubisoft can change.
Instead, console manufacturers Microsoft and Sony would need to develop a measure that prevents input via mouse and keyboard. The developers at Rainbow Six Siege cannot do this.
Another story from the world of Rainbow Six Siege can be found here: Pro player allegedly kicked from team because he wasn’t as mean as everyone wanted.
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