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is continuing the wonderful tradition of messing with people who feel the need to cheat in multiplayer games. In the latest update to Deadlock, the company's , Valve added the game's first anti-cheat system.
When the system detects a cheater, Deadlock will . They can have the rulebreaker banned immediately and end the match right away. Behind door number two is the option to transform the cheater into a frog for the rest of the game. Valve will ban them afterwards. Valve will roll out this approach to bans over the next day or so. The results of affected matches won't count for the other players in the lobby.
It's a very funny approach to tackling an all-too-common problem. Activision has also tried a number of approaches to embarrass Call of Duty cheaters, from of detected violators who drop into Warzone to . Banning cheaters is important, but why not have some fun at their expense first?
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When the system detects a cheater, Deadlock will . They can have the rulebreaker banned immediately and end the match right away. Behind door number two is the option to transform the cheater into a frog for the rest of the game. Valve will ban them afterwards. Valve will roll out this approach to bans over the next day or so. The results of affected matches won't count for the other players in the lobby.
It's a very funny approach to tackling an all-too-common problem. Activision has also tried a number of approaches to embarrass Call of Duty cheaters, from of detected violators who drop into Warzone to . Banning cheaters is important, but why not have some fun at their expense first?
This article originally appeared on Engadget at
Console Bang News!