Splatoon 2 has proven to be a wonderfully enjoyable experience online, with round after round of the ink-tastic shooter warfare being a highly addictive pastime, but a number of issues with hackers and modders cheating their way to victory have been ruining the fun for a lot of users recently. It appears that this could now be a thing of the past, however.
If you've missed the news on the matter, or aren't up to date on the latest happenings in the Splatoon Inkopolis, various users have been using all manner of hacks to cheat in online multiplayer, disrupting the natural content of the game by introducing illegal perks and abilities unavailable to innocent players. Recently, to send Nintendo a message, one player hacked their way onto the game's leaderboards with usernames that asked the developers to introduce an anti-cheat system.
As it turns out, it seems that this user got their wish - or rather, already had their wish without realising it. Reports from dataminers suggest that Nintendo started to introduce integrity checks in the game from version 3.1.0 - an update released back in June. Of course, users haven't necessarily received bans during this time, but the general consensus notes that the system is likely being refined behind the scenes before going live.
It appears that this system is actively searching for users who have implemented any mods to their game, regardless of whether or not they are being used online, with the eventual aim being to flag their account. Once flagged, it is expected that users will receive a ban within the next day.
We can only hope that this system is put into effect sooner rather than later; if your enjoyment of the game has been impacted by cheaters recently, this could be just the news you've been waiting for.
[source oatmealdome.me]
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Alright, sounds like a good time to get back into this game!
Never ran into these hackers and cheaters myself, but good news for those that were unlucky enough to run into them.
Haven't seen anyone cheating and I play this game way too much.
But good stuff.
Sad it's required but good news Nintendo is finally looking at the issue seriously.
Nice
Probably one of the reasons I would pay $20/year for Switch Online subscription to help Nintendo fight against hackers.
I've never seen any cheaters either, but... I like that, so I'm happy that more people might be able to enjoy the same thing.
haven’t see;many cheaters myself, plenty of 0pt players though
So easy to cheat if you use LayeredFS... Nintendo's security is a joke. This anti-cheat will be hacked in a few more days.
@Azooooz The reason I'm willing to pay is to encourage investment in their servers and give them a good reason to keep free content updates flowing.
@mist preach. Also: I wish friendly fire was possible for the exclusive reason that I could get to splat those donkey balls who connect to a game and just... do nothing.
Haven't noticed any cheaters myself but it would make a good excuse for when I'm having a losing streak
Ah. Now I feel like I can play the game again!
Wow.. Great Finally Got update
I’ve played S2 nearly 650 hours and I don’t think I’ve ever run into a cheater. Good news though, I guess.
I haven't really played Splatoon 2 online (mostly just the story mode campaign), but boy do I know how much of a relief an anti-cheat system can be. I remember playing Mario Kart Wii online when I was younger and being absolutely baffled by the type of cheats people would pull off. Even in time trials.
This is the reason I traded in splatoon 2, it killed the enjoyment for me. Might come back if this anti-cheat system works
ill start playing when this go lives cause im sick of theese people with unlimited ink
NL again not understanding the difference between hacking and cheating...
@shani Not all hackers are Splatoon 2 cheaters. But all Splatoon 2 cheaters are hackers.
Nintendo might be doing the "kill em all" approach but it'll be effective for the intended purpose.
@dskatter Yeah I know and I agree with you.
It's just that on NL - in articles as well as in the comment section - people regularly mistake cheating and other stuff for hacking and generally don't grasp what hacking actually is or that it's not an evil thing per se.
I have been paranoid about cheaters playing when I play this game. I'm sure most people who do it, give themselves a subtle advantage so it might be hard to tell if someone is cheating or not. I've suspected people because sometimes they seem to take a few extra shots to finish of or they just seem to get special a little to often but most of the time I just brush it off to me being paranoid.
The one time I was positive that I was up against cheaters was when I was playing clam blitz. The match started, I rushed to the center and before I even got there the opposing team was rushing to our goal with three footballs. That happened all within about 10 seconds and I couldn't imagine how they legitimatly acquired three footballs. I think we still ended up beating them though so maybe there is a reason they resorted to cheating.
Great! Now implement it to ban tryhards as well and autoaim cheaters, then Splatoon 2 will be perfect.
Good, now I can play at ease.
Can't say I ran into any cheaters online (granted I mainly play Salmon Run, followed by Turf War) but it's nice that they are working on this behind the scene. I wonder if they are waiting until next month when the paid online service is up. Would seem risky to cheat when you have an account tied to a paid service.
Cheaters? How? It's so easy to get to S+ in Splatoon 2. Most of the complainers here must be salty B players.
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