Suggestions to the Devs on how to manage cheaters /hackers

Question

Cheaters suck. We all agree on that, but the problem is that Apex legends is a Free to Play game. Which means if you ban them, all they need to do is to make a new account and bam... they are back in the game hacking / cheating again.

So.... instead of banning these guys.... adjust the anti-cheat system to only detect if the player is hacking. Once a player is flagged as a cheater, the system will not banned them. but instead match them ONLY to other flagged accounts. That way these losers can be stuck in a game where they can use their hacks against one another. Think of it as a naughty corner which you can NEVER get out of.

Have all these done in the background without the player's knowledge.

Think of it as a long term solution.....

1. Hackers will get to play the game (spend money at the cash shop if they want) and not trouble legit players.

2. Hacker will get to taste their own poison for cheating.

3. Your in-game admins won't have the constantly ban the same player for hacking because he keeps creating a new account every-time an account is banned.

4. Legit players will enjoy the game.

5. It will take longer for the hacker to realised he is thrown into the naughty corner because the detection was done in the background. (maybe server side).

Anyway just a suggestion... hope it helps you guys. hackers are really a problem now.

sp4dez · Answer

Cheaters suck, we all agree. However, the problem is that Apex is a Free to Play game. Everytime you ban an account, the cheater will just need to create a new account and BAM... he is back i the game pissing people off.

Hence, the traditional approach of banning an account won't really work. So one way I would like to suggest is that instead of banning these accounts. Just give these cheaters an unpleasant gaming experience instead for cheating. Have the anti-cheat system and player reporting system continue help identify and flag out cheaters.

Once an account is flagged as a cheater, that account will now only match make to other cheaters. Think of it as a server of cheaters fighting against other cheaters. Think about it!

1. Cheaters match making with other cheaters. Let them keep playing the game without their knowledge they account has been flagged and separate them into another server. Legit players won't have to see them again.

2. Cheaters won't know that their account has been secretly identified as a cheater account. hence they will think their hack is "undetected". They won't have to create a new account if it is flagged and it will be less work for your admins who have to constantly carryout ban waves.

3. Cheaters can still play the game and purchase ingame stuff (you can still make money off cash shop).

4. Cheater server match making can be adjusted to take a long time. (think of it a penalty for hackers).

5. Cheater Servers are not bound to region. Meaning that they can be connected North America even though they are based in China (for example). Let them experience really high latency. They don't deserve a pleasant experience gaming because they are cheaters.

Anyway, just an idea.

Hope this helps.

sp4dez · Answer