Blizzard introduced in a February 1 replace weblog that it’s taking a brand new, extra aggressive method to Overwatch 2 dishonest. The developer will now not ban simply cheaters themselves—although it boasts already wiping out “over 50,000 accounts that we discovered to be dishonest because the launch of Overwatch 2”—but in addition anybody that performs with a cheater.
“We wish to discourage any incentive to reap the benefits of dishonest, together with grouping up with anybody who makes use of cheats and hacks,” Blizzard stated. “Beginning in Season 3, we’ll be figuring out gamers who willingly group up repeatedly with these flagged for dishonest, and they’re going to additionally face account motion, even when they don’t seem to be utilizing cheats themselves.”
Blizzard did clarify how it might establish accounts “who knowingly group up with cheaters,” however it did listing out potential punishment. Sometimes, Blizzard says, Overwatch 2 cheaters are immediately, completely banned, no questions requested, and no time to plead for forgiveness. However because the accounts Blizzard is now concentrating on aren’t perpetrators themselves, however accomplices, they’ll obtain extra leeway.
“We shall be issuing extreme suspensions for prolonged quantities of time, and in excessive instances, outright bans, to these grouping up with recognized cheaters,” Blizzard stated. OK, so not numerous leeway. Kotaku reached out for remark however didn’t hear again in time for publication.
Along with these extra exacting dishonest rules, Blizzard additionally writes that it’ll proceed to crack down on in-game harassment over voice and textual content chat with the assistance of voice-to-text transcription and “AI studying algorithms.”
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“We’ve begun to roll out this new know-how beginning in Season 2 for choose areas and it’s confirmed to be exceptionally correct and efficient in figuring out abusive chat and language,” Blizzard stated. “We’ve already begun working to cease disruptive gamers with relevant chat silencing and account suspensions as wanted.”
It additionally plans on eradicating “inappropriate” customized video games, like the grotesque “sexual harassment simulator” that acquired taken down in January, and placing up a barrier to stream sniping (when somebody watches your recreation stream to get insider information on how one can beat you) by giving the choice to cover BattleTags.
“This may forestall those that could also be watching that participant’s dwell stream from figuring out in the event that they’re in the identical foyer,” Blizzard says. Gamers at the moment are additionally capable of cover or delay present queue instances, and conceal Replay Codes. It’s all within the identify of being trustworthy.