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.
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