Complaints about cheaters have arisen during the ongoing beta of Tom Clancy’s The Division.
The beta of The Division has been extended by 24 hours. After several discussions in recent days around the Dark Zone concept, a debate about alleged cheaters has sparked in the last few hours.
Does Ubisoft still hold back its anti-cheat software for The Division?
Players on the reddit forum are outraged: There are no “anti-cheat tools” active in the beta. The server believes everything that the client tells it. Players are already imagining scenarios where The Division could become a cheater paradise. They cannot understand how Ubisoft allows this.
More level-headed minds state: Well, this is just the beta. Perhaps they already have anti-cheat tools but don’t want to implement them yet so that hackers cannot prepare.
At Ubisoft itself, it’s said in a thread: These are not hacks that are upsetting players. These are “glitches” that the team is currently still working on.
Players report “invisible enemies.” Players who were themselves invisible explain: This might be because I got “stuck” somewhere and then practically ran around as my own ghost while my body was in another location.
Video shows hacks and cheats in The Division, worrying players
The “These are glitches” explanation does not fully reassure the players. Some issues have also arisen with “infinite ammunition” or “speed hack,” which clearly look like hacks.
Ubisoft is currently quite quiet on the front. According to users on reddit, statements from Ubisoft employees on the Dev live stream on Twitch included, “It’s still beta” or “We can’t talk about it yet, but don’t worry.”
Community Manager Hamish Bode reassures a fan on Twitter: They are taking care of the problem. Players should not worry.
@RedekerKane Of course there are. We’re on it, Stephen. Don’t you worry your pretty little face.
— Hamish Bode (@hamishbode) January 31, 2016
This could suggest that they really do not have active anti-cheat tools yet to avoid giving hackers a heads-up.
One thing is clear: If problems of this magnitude occur at release, such comments will likely not be enough to calm the situation. Currently, shocked players on reddit are calling for a sign that Ubisoft should clearly address the issues.
