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SUBPBPB
Rising Novice
2 months ago

What are the usage limits of controller mapping under the new anti-cheat rules?

Hello anti-cheat team, I’m glad to know that you have finally taken action against converter cheating. However, it also raises concerns for our controller player community: how can we use controllers without getting banned? 

I am a controller player with 1000 hours of controller player. During constant practice, I discovered my own limitations, so I chose a Chinese controller with extra buttons. It can map the controller's own buttons via its built-in driver and also map keyboard keys, giving me greater competitive advantage. 

For example: I use the extra buttons to map the R key on the keyboard, which allows me to reload while blocking a door without opening it. I can map the T key so that in the game I don't have to reach for the keyboard or set the microphone to stay on.

I want to ask you: if the built-in buttons or extra buttons on the controller are mapped to keyboard inputs, will this cause a ban?

Looking forward to your reply, thank you.😁

2 Replies

  • EA_Mako's avatar
    EA_Mako
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    2 months ago

    Hey SUBPBPB​,

    While we aren't able to approve particular hardware or software like this, a general rule of thumb is that you shouldn't use any devices or functions that allow you to do anything that can't be done in-game with the standard settings.

    In this case, if you're simply remapping keys, that's available in-game to everyone and shouldn't be an issue. However, mapping multiple actions or commands to a single keypress would not be something standard to the game and should be avoided, for example. We can't give a blanket approval as it's not always clear how each device may handle the various functions, but generally speaking, one key/button press = one action is a safe rule of thumb.

  • SUBPBPB's avatar
    SUBPBPB
    Rising Novice
    2 months ago

    So as long as the controller maps to a single keyboard key, is it safe?

     

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