During the beta, the MMO shooter The Division struggled with cheaters. Now Ubisoft is taking tougher measures to tackle the problem.
Anyone caught cheating faced a 14-day suspension from the game. However, as the developers of The Division have now announced, this has not been as effective as hoped. Therefore, they are implementing permanent bans for the first offense of cheating. So anyone caught cheating can now lose their account completely. This is intended to make gamers think twice about whether they want to cheat in the MMO.
The Division and the Problem with Cheaters
Fair play is essential for an online game where you play with and against other players. Everyone should have the same chances and not be frustrated because others exploit glitches or cheat. Ubisoft has been working since the beta of The Division to curb cheating as much as possible, ideally to eliminate it entirely. However, the problem still persists in the game, despite new methods and systems being developed to detect cheaters more quickly and effectively.
From now on, there will be a strict crackdown!
These methods led to Ubisoft taking action against more than 30,000 players last month, resulting in 3,800 permanent bans. However, they monitored the behavior of those who were only temporarily banned and returned to the game. They also received a lot of feedback from players, which ultimately led to the decision to crack down harder.
Already at the first infraction, if players are caught using a cheat engine, there will be permanent bans. They plan to communicate ban waves openly. This is hoped to result in fewer cheaters in the game, allowing honest players to enjoy their experience.
Tom Clancy's The Division is an MMO shooter by Ubisoft. Players find themselves in a wintry New York, where people are fighting for their very survival. A virus...
