1: Is there another, or more effective, method of reporting cheaters than to look up their gamercard from the player list, and reporting them to XBL?
2: Why are we seeing a clear increase in cheating rather than a decrease?
3: Are any further steps being planned to reduce or eliminate the cheating?
@siclehilde I play on the same platform (Xbox One) as you, I do see some cheating occur from time to time, but for me I find it very infrequently. For your questions,
1. You can use the following link, https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Discussion/Reporting-Cheating-or-Harassment-to-EA/m-p/8708604#M14343, to report players who are cheating, harassing you or similar reasons, if needed.
2. Possibly because the player base on Battle for Neighborville is increasing, therefore there would be more cheaters.
3. I don't know, if many players report cheating on this forum and on other sites, then the developers may look at trying to look at further steps to reduce cheating or patch certain cheats.
Hope that answers your questions! 🙂
Auto fires devices are not readily available. Those are the devices where you have to open up and manually rework the internals. I don't see how that's readily available, you have to go to relatively great lengths to have an auto fire controller.
Im on xbox in west servers and I can't tell the difference between a player with and without auto fire. I literally treat everyone the same and they all die the same. I have not met a person whom I've noticed with a distinct advantage using a constant rate of fire, assuming the use of an "auto fire device," vs a player who is jump shooting, which you can use by changing the settings in-console and is CURRENTLY at your disposable if you choose to do so. But I have met people who can jump and shoot whom picks and chooses when they fire (not just constantly firing, but whose shots when shot are accurate). These are the people that give me trouble.
If you choose to not jump n shoot, then live with the consequences of being an easier target. And that's the reality. I disagree with the use of auto fire but it's such a minor advantage, in my opinion, because the use of jump shooting , which doesn't require any extra hardware, is much more advantageous. And I'll repeat that this is currently at your disposable.
@mikepal19 wrote:Auto fires devices are not readily available. Those are the devices where you have to open up and manually rework the internals. I don't see how that's readily available, you have to go to relatively great lengths to have an auto fire controller.
Im on xbox in west servers and I can't tell the difference between a player with and without auto fire. I literally treat everyone the same and they all die the same. I have not met a person whom I've noticed with a distinct advantage using a constant rate of fire, assuming the use of an "auto fire device," vs a player who is jump shooting, which you can use by changing the settings in-console and is CURRENTLY at your disposable if you choose to do so. But I have met people who can jump and shoot whom picks and chooses when they fire (not just constantly firing, but whose shots when shot are accurate). These are the people that give me trouble.
If you choose to not jump n shoot, then live with the consequences of being an easier target. And that's the reality. I disagree with the use of auto fire but it's such a minor advantage, in my opinion, because the use of jump shooting , which doesn't require any extra hardware, is much more advantageous. And I'll repeat that this is currently at your disposable.
I just had a response typed up on my phone and when I went to edit a mistake, the entire response turned black and I couldn't post it. I have a buddy I was about to game with and I've just turned off my game so I could get my laptop and retype this.... forgive me, if I seem irritated.
First of all, I'm surprised to see @EA_David liking a post that implies such a condescending nature/tone/inflection. These continual condescending posts are the reason many of us are becoming less present in this forum.
"They all die the same" ... wow... really? "I have not met a person whom I've noticed with a distinct advantage using a constant rate of fire, assuming the use of an "auto fire device" Right then, when I read that part, I pictured you looking down from your throne. Maybe you don't intend to come off that way but have you not seen the countless videos I've posted with ROF varying, hit detection not working, abilities failing, etc? To understand my frustration think about how it feels to go through footage EVERY morning and find critical TECHNICAL issues with the game, edit the footage, upload it, post it here (to be IGNORED by staff) and then someone come on here (such as yourself) and insinuate the issues don't exist?
Wow..... I spend a lot of time trying to help improve this game (a lot less time these days)........... at some point, it makes a person like me not care about being a part of a forum like this (because despite the physical proof/video of these things happening, nothing changes). I'm guessing you've missed some of that footage? If not, why act like these issues don't exist? Just because you don't witness something happening on your side of the TV doesn't mean it's not happening to the rest of us.
I think you probably have a ping of something ridiculous ... like 30 or less (20 or less, if I'm betting). I ping 55 - 65 on East and West servers (respectively). When I play on European and South American hosts, I ping 125 - 220. When I play on those hosts, these issues are present at a much higher rate than on American servers. Additionally, I've been gaming on a 12 year old TV that I never switched to game mode (just replaced the TV and found out it had a game mode the last day I owned it)..... point is..... many factors can add to the delayed inputs that might or might not be the fault of the server but to sit in ONE server only and ping like a God to it and then insinuate the ROF problem doesn't exist and that you obliterate all foes..... just... wow.
You use an Elite remote that you seem to think nobody else wants to own? Do you really think everyone on an Xbox wouldn't want an elite controller? Perhaps not everyone can afford an incredible internet connection, a $250 remote control, the best OLED TV or competitive gaming monitor, the newest cables, the best routers, the elite machines, etc.... you're talking THOUSANDS of dollars in hardware not counting the price of an optimal internet connection monthly. People would LOVE to game like a professional such as yourself but not everyone has DISPOSABLE income. I hope that makes sense.
I'd like you to try out a few other servers (not your 20-30 ping West server) .... hop on some foreign servers with the highest ping you can find.... and see if these issues don't exist for you. If not, consider yourself lucky but don't imply that we're lying?
@mikepal19 wrote:Auto fires devices are not readily available. Those are the devices where you have to open up and manually rework the internals. I don't see how that's readily available, you have to go to relatively great lengths to have an auto fire controller.
Im on xbox in west servers and I can't tell the difference between a player with and without auto fire. I literally treat everyone the same and they all die the same. I have not met a person whom I've noticed with a distinct advantage using a constant rate of fire, assuming the use of an "auto fire device," vs a player who is jump shooting, which you can use by changing the settings in-console and is CURRENTLY at your disposable if you choose to do so. But I have met people who can jump and shoot whom picks and chooses when they fire (not just constantly firing, but whose shots when shot are accurate). These are the people that give me trouble.
If you choose to not jump n shoot, then live with the consequences of being an easier target. And that's the reality. I disagree with the use of auto fire but it's such a minor advantage, in my opinion, because the use of jump shooting , which doesn't require any extra hardware, is much more advantageous. And I'll repeat that this is currently at your disposable.
I was just in a server with a buddy who showed me scripting in action. I won't say the name out of respect but the rate of fire was ridiculous. I also saw a screenshare of auto aim being used (I couldn't see through my TV down his sights so he sent me a picture of the crosshairs turning red far outside of the normal reticle on a character that doesn't have the standard crosshair present in the picture)....Auto Aim as in.... not like a true God hack the way we all think of it but a superior version of Aim Assist. I can verify that I've seen these THIS MORNING with my own eyes. To my understanding, the scripting software is programmed via USB/wireless connection and the effect occurs between the remote control and the PS4/Xbox and has nothing to do with the hardware of the paddle itself.
I'm well aware of how I sound like I'm rambling about something I don't know about... and that's because I don't own the devices myself but have seen them in action. This Auto Aim is real.... ROF is real.
EDIT: Typo
I was going to say, I'm pretty sure we had rapid fire controllers at least as far back as the SNES and Genesis if not earlier. Back then they were just convenience items or when you wanted to mess with a friend since all games were local at the time. In a competitive online game like this, it can make a huge difference, much less using scripts to go even further.
I just did a Google search for PS4 turbo fire controllers and found them pretty much instantly for as low as 25 bucks and up and at least 20 different models on Amazon. Not difficult to find them at all.
