CHEAT REPORT AND AN ADVICE FOR FIGHTING THEM

Dear EA Managers,

 

I’m about to send you the name of a cheater along with a screenshot. I don’t know whether any action has been taken against these kinds of players so far. I have reported them many times, but my confidence that anything will actually happen is steadily decreasing. I’m attaching a screenshot of the most recent cheater I encountered (approximately five minutes ago).

I also have a suggestion.

How would you feel about working together with your loyal players who have been following the rules for a long time? There are millions of people who would do this voluntarily. Let me explain in simple terms:

You could form thousands of teams from trusted players who have had no penalties and no violations for 10+ years. When such a player encounters a cheater (provided they submit evidence), they should be able to remove the cheater from the match immediately, apply a temporary ban, and then submit the evidence to you so that a permanent ban can be issued. This would allow you to take fast action and avoid the slow, drawn-out, and ultimately meaningless processes of reporting, review, and verification.

You could also implement safeguards so that these teams—volunteer in-game moderators (or “in-game anti-cheat responders,” if you prefer)—cannot abuse the system. That way, you would prevent innocent players from being punished due to false reports or malicious accusations.

A player-partnership approach like this would add real value to you and your company. 

If you would like, I can also voluntarily provide you with a detailed report on this idea.

Here is the cheater’s screenshot. Please respond quickly and ban this player.