Respawn takes \u201chuge steps\u201d to crackdown on Apex Legends DDOS cheaters Respawn EntertainmentRespawn revealed that they\u2019re taking \u201chuge steps\u201d to address the DDoS situation plaguing Apex Legends, admitting they\u2019re \u201cjust as frustrated as the players\u201d amid a huge crackdown on hackers and cheaters. The Apex Legends developers have been at war with hackers and cheaters since day one. Not only do they use traditional cheats like aimbots and wallhacks, but they\u2019ve also found ways to infiltrate player\u2019s lobbies and stop them from connecting to the servers. Now, after countless ban waves and confirmation that they\u2019re willing to take legal action against people who DDoS attack their servers, Respawn revealed they\u2019re finally working on a solution. And it could come soon. Conor Ford, a developer in charge of the game\u2019s security measures and dishing out bans, confirmed the news on social media. \u201cThe DDoS situation is being addressed as we speak by our very own @ricklesauceur,\u201d he said. \u201cIt isn\u2019t the easiest fix in the world, but huge steps are being made to take care of this. 31 abusers were shadowbanned today in the meantime.\u201d He also explained that all the developers at Respawn \u201ccare\u201d about the issue and are \u201cjust as frustrated as the players.\u201d Respawn says DDoS attacks in #ApexLegends are being addressed, and 31 players were banned today for DDoS\u2019ing, while the devs are working on a solution. \u201cWe care and are just as frustrated as the players.\u201d \u2014 @RSPN_Hideouts \u2014 Apex Legends News (@alphaINTEL) June 2, 2021 It\u2019s wonderful news for Apex Legends players who have become increasingly frustrated and victimized by the recent surge of hackers. But despite being a step in the right direction, hackers and cheaters are a persistent mob and will always find ways to abuse the system. So, depending on how effective their measures are, it could end up being nothing more than a mere obstacle for them to overcome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Respawn takes \u201chuge steps\u201d to crackdown on Apex Legends DDOS cheaters Respawn EntertainmentRespawn revealed that they\u2019re taking \u201chuge steps\u201d to address the DDoS situation plaguing Apex Legends, admitting they\u2019re \u201cjust as frustrated as the players\u201d amid a huge crackdown on hackers and cheaters. The Apex Legends developers have been at war with hackers and cheaters […]<\/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-17815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17815","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=17815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17815\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}