Cheating in online games has always been an evil, but the way developers deal with malicious players is constantly evolving and innovating. deadlock, The Valve hero shooter is quietly taking over Steam in its closed betais the latest multiplayer game that advances the art by giving innocent players the chance to turn their cheating opponents into frogs.
Although it’s not out yet, or even barely announced, deadlockThe community has already had to deal with a number of online members Impostors in the ranks of his early beta invitees. But the MOBA shooter, which is still in a wild experimental phase, receives regular updates and balance changes. The latest patch tests a novel anti-cheat detection system for issuing bans:
“If a user is found to be cheating, opponents will have the choice during the game session to either ban the user immediately and end the game, or turn the cheater into a frog for the rest of the game and then ban them,” says the message Read patch notes from developer “Yoshi”.. “The system is set to conservative detection levels as we are working on a more comprehensive v2 anti-cheat system. We will enable user banning in a few days after the update is released. If a game is ended in this way, the results will not count for other players.”
The anti-cheat magic was already there spotted in the wild. Once an impostor turns into a frog, they have no choice but to hop around helplessly while the other team finishes them off. It’s very similar when Cloud and Co. are turned into frogs Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Fortunately, it is not a requirement. Anyone who is fed up or just wants to start a new game that really counts can do without this way to humiliate cheaters. I’m not sure if there’s a voting system where all players on a team have a say, which would also be fun. It’s a 6v6 game, so who knows how the tiebreaker will come about.
In the meantime, Deadlock still has no timeline for a full release or even an official open beta. I’ve been lucky enough to play a bit myself and it’s a lot of fun, although it’s definitely for RPG nerds who like number crunching. The Dota 2 The impact is inescapable, from the creeping waves to the upgrade progression, but it’s one of the better 3D MOBA shooters I’ve encountered. We’ll see how it evolves as Valve continues to test what its next big multiplayer success story could be.
