As Nintendo Switch hacking continues, cheaters begin to appear in online games

[Atheerios]

Looks like the Wii U situation is repeating itself. Cheaters have begun appearing in Splatoon 2 and there have been multiple reports of people modyding the weapons parameters and basically becoming invincible.

Is Nintendo going to actually do something this time? And before somebody mentions the recent bans, only two people in total have been banned and theta because they were part of the team who researched Switch homebrew and naturally experimented with requests to Nintendo servers, not a single normal user of homebrew / CFW has been banned.

 

[Phil32]

Hopefully, or that $20 is not going to be well spent this September.

 

[Mathias Lesauvage]

They'd better, Pokémon has been unplayable both online and in tournaments for years due to their inaction.

 

[Deleted member 2791]

They didn't bother with Splatoon because the console was already dead when cheaters started to pour in.
Just like every other console manufactor, they'll obviously take actions when it concerns games that are still being updated.

 

[Video Games Are Dumb]

Seriously, if this is not addressed in the same manor as PS Plus or Xbox Live, than I can't imagine people putting down even 20 bucks a year for online play. Cheaters kill playerbases dead.

 

[Kolx]

Hopefully Nintendo bans every single one of them.

 

[SinCityAssassin]

Well duh they'll have to.

 

[iag]

I've noticed too some strange cases in Splatoon 2. Most of them I consider as lag, but others ... Recently I saw a player with a splattershot rolling, and that's not lag.

Splatoon is the only game I play online, if this keeps happening, I can't see me paying to play online.

PS: imagine if hackers start playing online with the special weapons from salmon run.

 

[Deleted member 31092]

They'd better, Pokémon has been unplayable both online and in tournaments for years due to their inaction.

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Pokémon, as far as I know, doesn't let you play online with Pokémon that have impossible moves or stats. At tournaments too your squad get checked.


Regarding topic: they'll get their account banned.

 

[LCGeek]

They'd better, Pokémon has been unplayable both online and in tournaments for years due to their inaction.

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Why can't or don't tournaments ban these people?

 

[Lkr]

Annual fee and no anti cheat eh?
Was cheating on Wii U bad? I remember it being hilariously awful on Wii

 

[RailWays]

They'd better, Pokémon has been unplayable both online and in tournaments for years due to their inaction.

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They do legal checks on Pokemon for most tournaments, so it's not very rampant.

 

[Khanimus]

Hopefully Nintendo deals with these people quickly.

 

[DeuceGamer]

Nuke the accounts Nintendo! Not something I want to deal with in any online community.

Also, why do people do this? Like, how is it fun knowing you are cheating to be good?

 

[Naner]

I'm fine with homebrew, but hacked systems should definitely be banned. Cheaters have no place online.

Also, why do people do this? Like, how is it fun knowing you are cheating to be good?

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People are pigs.

 

[Anarki]

If you see those people, please use report function through switch online app. I know I will because I don't want to have online infested with this

 

[Kyzer]

Annual fee and no anti cheat eh?
Was cheating on Wii U bad? I remember it being hilariously awful on Wii

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What is "anti-cheat"?

They will definitely be trying to shut it down via firmware patches, banning online connections, and fixes, just like they always have. There is the same "anti-cheat" as everything else.

 

[Deleted member 2791]

Why can't or don't tournaments ban these people?

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They do.

no anti cheat eh?

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Every single online service has an anti-cheat. People hack on PS4 and Xbox One too.

 

[Deleted member 31092]

If you see those people, please use report function through switch online app. I know I will because I don't want to have online infested with this

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This is a good post. The report function is there for a reason.

 

[Will]

This became very rampant in the first Splatoon. Its a shame to see it happening so early in the sequel's life.

 

[Deleted member 11986]

Well the $20 sub. should work both ways. A lot of people justified Nintendo to charge for online play with much little to offer initially. Now it's up to Nintendo to put the money where mouth is.

 

[SinCityAssassin]

Well the $20 sub. should work both ways. A lot of people justified Nintendo to charge for online play with much little to offer initially. Now it's up to Nintendo to put the money where mouth is.

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That online service fee ain't got nothing to do with patching up online security in general and banning cheat accounts.

 

[Platy]

Can someone explain what is happening in those videos?

Because the first one sounds like lag and the second one I haven't seen anything different

(note: i haven't played much of splatoon 2)

 

[OfficerRaichu15]

I've been hit by some hackers.
A roller literally hit me from the slope of the walleye warehouse to the other slope somehow.

 

[TheGift]

The guy that did it in the first clip as much as admitted to it on the Twitter thread. His friend has the same hack, but he said he's not stupid enough to use it in public matches and he's angry with the guy in the clip. The guy posted his discord info.

 

[Kinggroin]

Bring back punkbuster

 

[KINGOFSHIBUYA Ltd.]

Ugh. I like "homebrew" (which usually amounts to emulators), but usually much later in a console's life for reasons like this, and piracy scaring smaller devs.

Laggers can be bad enough, but this is a shame to see in what's otherwise one of the best competitive shooters out there.

 

[Yavga]

Cheaters really get me angry, the pussies. I hope they will get punished

 

[TheGift]

Can someone explain what is happening in those videos?

Because the first one sounds like lag and the second one I haven't seen anything different

(note: i haven't played much of splatoon 2)

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Looks as if it was hacked to increase the fire rate of the rapid blaster in the first clip. Second looks like it's got a range increase and a shortened charge time?

 

[Vena]

These people are idiots. WiiUs ban circumvention is no longer possible so someone's going to be in for a rude awakening.

 

[RailWays]

The guy that did it in the first clip as much as admitted to it on the Twitter thread. His friend has the same hack, but he said he's not stupid enough to use it in public matches and he's angry with the guy in the clip. The guy posted his discord info.

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So it was a private match?

 

[OfficerRaichu15]

Can someone explain what is happening in those videos?

Because the first one sounds like lag and the second one I haven't seen anything different

(note: i haven't played much of splatoon 2)

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Second one the range was ridiculously far for those shots.

 

[Shinobido Heart]

I hope I don't run into any hackers online. I just started playing Splatoon 2 a few days ago. :\

 

[Vena]

So it was a private match?

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You'd have to be an idiot to take this online.

 

[Sails]

How sure are people that this is hacking and not an exploit?

 

[Will]

Can someone explain what is happening in those videos?

Because the first one sounds like lag and the second one I haven't seen anything different

(note: i haven't played much of splatoon 2)

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The first video shows a rapid blaster with a rate of fire mod. It isn't supposed to fire nearly that fast and it makes the weapon pretty bullshit to deal with.

In the second video the blaster has a range mod. He shouldn't be able to shoot that far while standing in the spawn point where he can't be hit. The range you're seeing there is longer than sniper class weapons.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

What is "anti-cheat"?

They will definitely be trying to shut it down via firmware patches, banning online connections, and fixes, just like they always have. There is the same "anti-cheat" as everything else.

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For example, Valve Anti-Cheat

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7849-Radz-6869#whatisvac

 

[TheGift]

So it was a private match?

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No, it was public. His friend said he only uses it in private matches and was upset with this guy for using it in a public match.

 

[RailWays]

No, it was public. His friend said he only uses it in private matches and was upset with this guy for using it in a public match.

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Ah, I see.
Yeah, they fucked up

 

[zenspider]

Seriously, if this is not addressed in the same manor as PS Plus or Xbox Live, than I can't imagine people putting down even 20 bucks a year for online play. Cheaters kill playerbases dead.

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... because there are no cheaters on those services. Unless you mean a report feature, I have no idea what you think Sony and Microsoft do about cheating.

 

[Slayven]

The first video shows a rapid blaster with a rate of fire mod. It isn't supposed to fire nearly that fast and it makes the weapon pretty bullshit to deal with.

In the second video the blaster has a range mod. He shouldn't be able to shoot that far while standing in the spawn point where he can't be hit. The range you're seeing there is longer than sniper class weapons.

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Thanks for this, because I never played the games and didn't know what I was looking at

 

[Deleted member 11986]

That online service fee ain't got nothing to do with patching up online security in general and banning cheat accounts.

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But it sure worked in the past when it was free. And "free" was the counter-argument for the incompetence of not doing that properly in the past. Just because Nintendo should be banning cheaters now before the sub charging is going online Nintendo has to show some goodwill too.

 

[Jonneh]

Hackers ruined Mario Kart on Wii, 3DS and Wii U. I hope they come down hard on this.

 

[Deleted member 2791]

I hope I don't run into any hackers online. I just started paying Splatoon 2 a few days ago. :\

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You very likely won't, the amount of people who have access to that kind of hacking is very small compared to the userbase of Splatoon 2, especially when you consider that they'll likely get ban in a matter of days.

 

[RROCKMAN]

No, it was public. His friend said he only uses it in private matches and was upset with this guy for using it in a public match.

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There's always that one idiot huh? Should have just kept it to himself.

 

[NotLiquid]

And this is why Nintendo are banning homebrew consoles that go online.

 

[TheGift]

... because there are no cheaters on those services. Unless you mean a report feature, I have no idea what you think Sony and Microsoft do about cheating.

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Just the fact that you can report based on gamer tags instead of needing that stupid friend code makes the other two much better already. Nobody can report these people from seeing these clips unless they happen to have them on their friend list or run into them in online play.

 

[Relix]

This is why I don't like homebrew happening so early. It's all cool and magic at first but then the assholes come and screw it all for everyone else.

 

[Kyzer]

For example, Valve Anti-Cheat

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7849-Radz-6869#whatisvac

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Interesting. So kind of like DRM for cheats?

 

[Atheerios]

It's also kinda ridiculous how the game server just believes any parameter the clients give for their weapons, even if it's obvious that a weapon with those parameters don't exist.





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