Apparently, Ubisoft’s The Division is not safe from hackers on PC not secure. Some agents report this on reddit.
Actually, the beta testing phases of The Division were meant to eliminate occurring bugs and problems, but also potential cheats and hacks from users. However, if some reports on reddit are to be believed, there are still some hackers active on PC.
According to reddit user Glaekenn, cheating is a big problem on PC. He and his friends couldn’t play a single night without encountering at least two cheaters. They have often lost their lives, along with DZ currency and experience, because of these hackers.
These cheats appear in various forms: There are reports that some agents can “instakill” others, further cheaters have infinite ammunition and do not need to reload, “aimbots” are used, and there is a method to quickly get rid of the “manhunt status”: They can glitch into nearby safe zones or checkpoints, which would immediately cause their rogue status to expire.
The reddit user recorded this rogue-status hack on video and sent it directly to Ubisoft. However, he cannot post it in the reddit forum as it would be deleted. Apparently, posts about cheating are deleted directly, which is why he calls for more attention to be paid to this problem.
There are also some suspicious videos on YouTube that show footage of cheaters. In the following video, the cheat shows that an agent has infinite ammunition and can shoot without reloading.
Some game information is stored Client-Side
A problem that opens the door for hackers is that some game information is processed Server-Side while others are handled Client-Side. And the information on the local client can theoretically be altered by nasty players.
Already in the beta phases, The Division was infested with some cheats and hacks on PC. Apparently, a few cheats have slipped through the net at Ubisoft. It is quite possible that Ubisoft can monitor these hacks, including the client-side manipulations, closely and will unleash a wave of bans in the near future.
On the other hand, many agents in the forums also report that they have no problems with hackers at all. One user believes he hasn’t encountered a cheater in over 90 hours, but it seems inevitable to eventually encounter a hacker on PC.
An editor from GameStar conducted the experiment: How does cheating work in The Division and reached alarming results:
What are your experiences with hackers?
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