Hundreds of Marvel Rivals cheats named and shamed in "an immediate, targeted purge"
Eurogamer • • technology
Key Points:
- NetEase has banned nearly 500 Marvel Rivals players in a targeted crackdown following the discovery of unauthorized third-party cheat usage after a recent game update.
- The company publicly shared some names, user IDs, and ranks of the banned players, spanning from Bronze to Celestial tiers, which is an uncommon transparency move.
- The cheats were detected by Marvel Rivals' automated penalty system, trained by the security team, though NetEase acknowledged the possibility of some unjust penalties and offers an appeal process.
- NetEase strongly warns players against using or distributing cheats and refutes rumors that their anti-cheat system can be bypassed via launch parameters.
- Consequences for cheating include permanent game bans, with repeated offenses potentially leading to device or IP bans to prevent further rule violations.