The First Descendant is a reasonably new co-op looter shooter, however its builders aren’t backing down from wiping out big parts of its participant base in an try to preserve issues easy and clear for the truthful gamers.
Gamers which have restored to dishonest or exploiting the sport have been fully wiped. If any had been missed out, NEXON goes to get them eventually.
The First Descendant Isn’t Giving Cheaters a Go
Each on-line recreation has the problem of individuals utilizing third-party hacks and exploits to get forward of everybody else (and mess up the sport for everybody). Name of Obligation is likely one of the extra notorious franchises with so many cheaters that people aren’t even sure how to tackle the issue.
It’s an inevitable destiny for video games that don’t have stringent anti-cheating and anti-hacking measures in place. NEXON appears forward of the curve, nonetheless, not giving these bad-faith gamers any respiration room to contaminate its recreation. In a brand new blog post, the corporate says:
Listed here are the outcomes of the crackdown on abusive customers carried out between 7/12(Fri) – 7/18(Thu).
Following this can be a very lengthy record detailing each single account that has had motion taken towards it. On this wave, 1305 customers got a everlasting recreation ban for the creation, distribution, or use of unauthorized packages.
On the backside of this record is a brand new one, itemizing all of the accounts (428) given a everlasting recreation ban for the exploitation of all processes associated to the Open Retailer. Supposedly, that they had unfair beneficial properties by exploitation of the shop cost course of.
These are simply one of many many extra crackdowns we’ll see all through the sport’s lifespan, hopefully.
Do Gamers Belief the Builders to Deal with Hackers?
Even earlier than the sport was launched, folks had been involved concerning the presence of cheaters and hackers within the recreation.
When one participant heard that NEXON was utilizing Simple Anti Cheat (EAC) for the sport, which can also be utilized by Fortnite, Sea of Thieves, and Lifeless by Daylight, they grew involved for The First Descendant‘s QoL.
Concered For QOL And Cheaters
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They had been apprehensive that the sport’s hypothetical PvP can be ruined, fearing EAC’s lack of ability to do its job.
Others shortly shut down OP’s issues, mentioning that the studio would additionally use its inner anti-cheat system, BlackCipher, along with EAC. Plus, the studio confirmed no PvP for the sport.
If gamers cheated, at most, it could be to insta-kill bosses or grind assets, which might simply be detected and people gamers banned.
First cheater spotted in game
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Quickly after the sport got here out, somebody posted a video of a cheater obliterating enemies in a match. Individuals had been principally joking about getting free supplies from the soon-to-be-banned participant.
They could’ve been one of many many who had been nuked within the latest crackdown. Certainly, there are much more to return.
General, it appears like folks belief the studio’s skill to guard the sport, however it additionally helps that dishonest doesn’t offer you an enormous benefit over others, due to PvP’s absence.
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