Apex Legends players want more after Respawn reveals number of cheaters banned
RespawnRespawn Entertainment revealed that they’ve banned over 6 million cheaters in Apex Legends to date, but fans are hoping to see that grow a fair bit more.
Cheating in multiplayer games has always happened, but there’s definitely been an increased focus on it in the last few years. As games have become more live service, and developers have promised to deliver with anti-cheats, communities do become outraged when someone ruins a game with an aimbot or wall-hack.
That’s been true in the case of Apex Legends too, with players routinely complaining about cheaters running rampant. In the early days, Respawn were quick to shut them down, but hackers have evolved over time.
Now, the devs have revealed that in the five years since the battle royale released, they’ve banned over 6 million cheaters. According to their stats, Respawn also bans an average of around 100,000 accounts a month too.
However, that announcement has split some players. “They expanded their anti-cheat team which is a W,” one said. “Time to start banning Cronus, Strike Packs, and XiM,” another added. “They count the bulls*it bans also..” another argued. “You can ban 100k but if they keep coming back, what’s the point?” commented another.
A crackdown on Cronus and Strike Packs – add-ons for controller players – has been on the top of fans’ lists for quite some time.
In their August 21 update on cheaters, Respawn also confirmed that they’re “continuing to deploy new tools and technologies faster than ever” to tackle the problems. Whether or not they’ll get after Cronus and Strike Packs, though, remains to be seen.
The Apex devs also noted they’re continuing to expand their anti-cheat team as well, with “additional 24/7 coverage” and “added dedicated talent in the particularly impacted Asia-Pacific region.”
They may never fully root out cheaters, but they’re continuing their war against them.