Apex Legends dev explains why it\u2019s so hard to catch cheaters Respawn EntertainmentAn Apex Legends dev has explained why it\u2019s so difficult to ban certain hackers and how advanced cheats avoid getting detected. The competitive nature of Apex Legends means that a lot of players are desperate to win every game they queue up for. To maximize their chances of success, a lot of the community spend hours in the Firing Range refining their skills, but others prefer to take shortcuts and use third-party software. These cheats give hackers access to aimbots that make it easy to rack up kills and wipe out entire squads. While the automated system detects a lot of these cheaters, some of them go under the radar and somehow avoid punishment. Well, an Apex Legends dev has taken the time to explain why certain hackers are so hard to catch. Apex Legends dev reveals how advanced cheats avoid bans Taking to Twitter on February 21, Security Analyst at Respawn Conor \u2018Hideouts\u2019 Ford responded to a player asking about Apex\u2019s anti-cheat system and why certain hackers can continue playing for long periods of time without being detected. The dev revealed that \u201caimbots can adjust to only hit a handful [of shots] then miss\u2026 or only hit body shots\u201d, making them appear like a normal competitor and therefore, dodging the automated anti-cheat. Interestingly, Hideouts shares that \u201cwallhacks and UAV\u201d cheats are often more difficult to detect than aimbots, this is likely because these cheaters receive fewer reports as it\u2019s less obvious to see from a spectate screen. Overall, this means Respawn\u2019s war against cheaters is an \u201congoing battle\u201d, with both sides looking to stay one step ahead. While the community has been extremely critical of Apex\u2019s automated detection, Hideouts shared that \u201ctens of thousands of bad actors\u201d are banned weekly. So, it\u2019s clear the anti-cheat is dealing with the majority of hackers, it\u2019s just the incredibly advanced software that can bypass the current system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Apex Legends dev explains why it\u2019s so hard to catch cheaters Respawn EntertainmentAn Apex Legends dev has explained why it\u2019s so difficult to ban certain hackers and how advanced cheats avoid getting detected. The competitive nature of Apex Legends means that a lot of players are desperate to win every game they queue up for. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14531"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14531\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}