EA needs harder punishments on hacking

"I've submitted over 100 reports, 65-70 with video proof of hackers and cheaters on xbox, and I'm still seeing them in the game. The same people. Shooting through walls, unlimited health, seeing through walls when they don't have the ability and are alone. (Thermal binoculars confirmed), heroes at 10% health healing to 100% without dying and their team not having a healer on the roster, etc.

No punishments are given, if they are at all, they are too small to be effective and are not doing their job. The only other alternative is EA is doing absolutely nothing about the problem and are instead closing every post about a HUGE problem as damage control to save as much face as possible. The game is so easily hacked and cheated that players do it more often than play correctly. This is ludicrous."

I'm sorry, but did I miss something or did you not also base a portion of your argument on supposition? So please feel free to reserve your criticisms for yourself. And nowhere did I state that my personal information had already been hacked. What I said was that I was uncomfortable with the possibility of such a hack because EA's lack of response to abuses in a core area of its business, does little to inspire much confidence in their overall security. 

Let me put it this way, when you create an online multiplayer experience, for which you charge handsomely, you take on responsibilities, both legal and ethical, to ensure that users are safe while logged into your servers, that their information is stored securely, and that the game retains value for paying customers by ensuring that the experience you sold them lives up to the expectations you've impressed upon them. And just like with a physical business where people might gather, the digital space that is EA's domain, should have an expectation of ever-present security measures constantly monitoring and correcting behavior in violation of stated rules; and since this is a competitive arena, mechanisms to ensure that confidence in the integrity of fair play remains strong, should be priority number one and in place long before you open to the public.

That none of this was or has been done: that is the truly egregious act.

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@falcorfive wrote:

The lack of response on EA's part makes me wonder if perhaps they are leaving the cheaters in-game on purpose, in order to rile-up demand for the return of loot boxes, or some other pay-to-win solution, from frustrated players desirous of a way to even the playing field. Credit grind + turning a blind eye towards cheaters = wouldn't put it past EA.

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That is the last game from EA i bought. Never more.

That company is a bunch of swindlers, they dont care about quality of their products at all, their support is one of the worst, their anti-cheaters politic is worst in industry - dont care about cheaters at all.

Everyone i know will be warn to not do that mistake.

The game is borderline unplayable at the moment with the rampant infestation of hackers.  HvV is the only gamemode that isn't totally ruined, but that's probably going to change soon.  Had my first ever HvV one-hit hacker the other day.  I think I'm done with this title until they acknowledge the issue and fix it.  First and only EA game I'll ever be buying.  I think I'll be going for a refund in a month or two (or chargeback if denied) since this is absolutely not the service I paid for, being killed by hackers constantly. 

If everyone is doing it, it sucks for those players that are not. Xbox still has not banned players that I personally reported for cheating. 

Here is a thought, capturing a video, uploading and using youtube or other hosting, and plastering that name everywhere as a cheater.

@stahn456 was that comment directed at a individual directly or ranting to everyone in the topic in general?

There is or was an option, maybe years ago on a Playstation perhaps where a player can be removed from the game, rather kicked from the game host. I am not sure if it was game specific or console specific but I do remember how much that function, kicking a team mate was abused. For EA there really is not a thing they can do about cheaters, or exploiters on any platform.

I have personally reported players for cheating on other game for example "The Division" by Ubisoft. i still have the video proof of all three players cheating, with all three players identities, and reported each to Xbox services. I would only say recording video and presenting it online is your best option.