Deadlock, the MOBA shooter that’s presently solely obtainable for invited play testers, has included a brand new option to punish cheaters, and it includes turning them into frogs.
Sure, actually. In Impasse‘s current 09-26-2024 update, Valve launched an anti-cheat detection system. When it notices {that a} participant is dishonest throughout a spherical, they get two decisions: both ban them instantly or flip them right into a frog — after which they get banned. If this happens, that exact sport gained’t rely for both facet.
The Deadlock Intel account on X (formerly Twitter) posted a video of what this seems to be like. As a frog, you’ll be able to solely hop slowly, making it unimaginable to dodge gunfire. You’re additionally, you understand, a frog, which makes you a really seen goal. It’s like a inexperienced scarlet letter for Impasse gamers.
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That is what cheaters will appear like if you happen to flip them right into a frog utilizing the brand new anti-cheat
— Impasse Intel (@IntelDeadlock) September 26, 2024
The anti-cheat remains to be within the early levels, so Valve wrote that it’s set to “conservative detection ranges” proper now as the event workforce works on a extra complete answer. Within the meantime, you too can mute and report enemy cheaters each throughout a spherical and after utilizing the ESC key.
Cheaters are at all times an enormous drawback in on-line multiplayer video games, however particularly with Valve’s choices. Counter-Strike: World Offensive and now Counter-Strike 2 are rife with cheaters and hackers. Valve has its personal anti-cheat known as, in fact, Valve Anti-Cheat, nevertheless it hasn’t been good. It additionally doesn’t assist that these are free-to-play PC games the place anyone could make one other account after getting banned.
Burton Johnsey, who was with Valve till 2017, wrote on X that the developer had been engaged on an identical system for CS:GO that turned cheaters into chickens known as “FU Shock Mode.”
Holy crap, they lastly constructed codename “FU Shock Mode”?!
Once I labored on VAC, Wealthy and I designed this for CS however the cheater was a rooster. https://t.co/Q6BKGTCZwj
— BurtonJ (@sptonjohn) September 27, 2024
This can be a a lot greater Impasse replace in addition to the frog anti-cheat. Valve additionally added a brand new hero, Mirage, the flexibility to activate customized matches, extra options for personal lobbies, and numerous updates to the heroes and efficiency.
