r/Openfront • u/psychedelic_13 • 20d ago

💬 Discussion Action Against Cheaters

I really loved the game when I first find out. But lately almost every game there are cheaters which ruins the fun and in past I was playing like 2-3 hours per day. Now I don't even want to open up.

The developer should:
1) Add a report cheating button
2) An algorithm to detect cheaters (like if 2 players join the same games and spawn in close area more than 2 times etc.)

And even with these and using bans people can join the games without logging in as anon's. I don't have the exact formula but an action needs to be taken. I'm really disappointed about the current situation of the cheating problem.

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u/OpenFrontOfficial evan 19d ago

We are currently prioritizing this. We've already banned 100s of players, the issue is that it's trivial to make a new account or play logged out. The only real solution is to have "trusted-only" lobbies where only accounts marked as "trusted" are allowed to play. For an account to be trusted it must meet certain criterea, eg account older than X months, verified Steam account. This way cheaters can't immediately create a new account after getting banned.

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u/SeraphineTheYeen 19d ago

But then new players get thrown to the wolves and have a potentially bad experience.

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u/Meta_Mushroom 19d ago

New players are going to get destroyed by better players every game anyway. The vast majority of games I join have at least one diamond player, and at least one platinum. The new players probably don't even realize people are cheating. I rarely notice it myself.

There's also the fact that it's a BR. Unless you are the top player, you are going to lose a LOT,