Can we get an update on cheating?

Just text, for example: DN Anhilate Cooldown at the start of battle 0. Damage from Anakin to DR 1,000,000,000. Damage from DR to Anakin 1.

"yohann269;c-1932716" wrote:

"Ambassador;c-1932712" wrote:

"Mfish;c-1932709" wrote:
@CG_Erik please say something to restore my confidence after the cheating being brought to light. I have spent $9k on swgoh because it is an enjoyable hobby for me. This new information makes me uneasy.

Seconded. Probably slightly less money spent, but same problem here : I’m starting to lose my trust.

It seems like they have had this information and don't want to address it head on. and obviously with the closing of forum threads, they don't want us discussing it. which makes it even shadier

The issue with the discussion on cheating is that it is against the Forum Guidelines and generally leads to people asking how to cheat, which is not a door we want open. Literally all the threads closed had that questions asked in the first 5 posts. (There were 3 that have been closed so far.).

Closing the threads has nothing to do with CGs response to this, just the Forum Guidelines.

They have stated they have implemented new tools to investigate cheating and there is no way to stop someone from trying to alter local code. The tools are new and still require investigations into the activities and a human being involved.

We have seen in the past that they will deal with things like this in waves and I can assure you we have seen some of this in action.

"Kyno;c-1932734" wrote:

"yohann269;c-1932716" wrote:

"Ambassador;c-1932712" wrote:

"Mfish;c-1932709" wrote:
@CG_Erik please say something to restore my confidence after the cheating being brought to light. I have spent $9k on swgoh because it is an enjoyable hobby for me. This new information makes me uneasy.

Seconded. Probably slightly less money spent, but same problem here : I’m starting to lose my trust.

It seems like they have had this information and don't want to address it head on. and obviously with the closing of forum threads, they don't want us discussing it. which makes it even shadier

The issue with the discussion on cheating is that it is against the Forum Guidelines and generally leads to people asking how to cheat, which is not a door we want open. Literally all the threads closed had that questions asked in the first 5 posts. (There were 3 that have been closed so far.).

Closing the threads has nothing to do with CGs response to this, just the Forum Guidelines.

They have stated they have implemented new tools to investigate cheating and there is no way to stop someone from trying to alter local code. The tools are new and still require investigations into the activities and a human being involved.

We have seen in the past that they will deal with things like this in waves and I can assure you we have seen some of this in action.

I have seen people kicked from the game for cheating (credit card fraud) but within a few months their account is back on the arena shard and run by someone else. In my opinion, these accounts should have been banned and deleted not just the player blocked, obviously they were able to either pass or sell their account to someone else. Therefore, the account with unlawfully gained mods and gear is still being used but just not by the person that originally had it. It's not the same cheating that seems to be going on at the moment but it is another reason my confidence in the game is disappearing.

I for one, don't want to cheat, so am glad there is no reference on how to available on the forums.

Fixing the hack might take some time. In the meanwhile, what just add a feature that allow player to see what opponent squad were used in each GAC battle. We can report suspicious matches.

Well they are aware of it now, so let’s see what they say about it. As long as it’s something new is being done, it should be fine. They know their old methods aren’t working now, so they should be working on new plans to prevent this

I actually appreciate this information being put out. I have spent a large sum of money on this game and with this coming to light and all the other cheating that is going on, this game will not get another penny from me.

"Kyno;c-1932734" wrote:


They have stated they have implemented new tools to investigate cheating and there is no way to stop someone from trying to alter local code. The tools are new and still require investigations into the activities and a human being

The post from the Devs dates to early June. The testing by Bulldog lasted two months, ergo the tools were already in use. That’s what’s is worrying.

"Torr;c-1932746" wrote:
Fixing the hack might take some time. In the meanwhile, what just add a feature that allow player to see what opponent squad were used in each GAC battle. We can report suspicious matches.

Four years isn’t enough time??

Basically now everyone who loses a match, be it in GAC, arena, fleet, or lose a top 10 finish in sith raid can and will suspect someone cheated regardless of the score. Because the smart cheaters don’t make it obvious the outcome can only be due to cheating.
Is CG ready to handle hundreds of thousands of suspected cheating tickets daily? Is this the can of worms we are going open? Better put a solid lid over this one real fast...

No biggie...everybody convinced that the matchmaking was causing them to lose their battles can now seamlessly blame cheating, instead. Well, until one of those factors gets fixed, anyway...