14 DAY TRIAL // The development team at Massive that's working on The Division says that it is preparing to launch a massive wave of both suspensions and bans in order to eliminate those who have been using cheats or glitches to gain a competitive advantage in the multiplayer shooter.
On the official site, the company explains that it has implemented an entirely new cheat detection engine and that it has managed to find more problematic players in a few days than during the entirety of the past weeks.
This biggest wave of suspensions and bans will entail a 14-day suspension for those who engage in a first offense, and those who re-offend will get a permanent ban from The Division.
Ubisoft adds, "Identifying and fixing bugs before releasing new content is one of the most important parts of game development…Unfortunately, we cannot simulate the experience that millions of different players will have, and how they will play the game. As a result, some bugs may make it through testing, and may be present when an update is deployed."
The company is adopting a stronger stance when it comes to players who abuse exploits, with a listing on the public forums of all problems that are thought to give a gamer an unfair advantage and undetailed punishments for those who continue to use them.
Ubisoft needs to lay out some clear rules soon
The company is saying that repeated offenders will get punishments that vary based on the severity of the abuse and their own history in The Division, with the final results ranging from character rollbacks to permanent bans.
The problem is that if Ubisoft remains vague, then gamers will try to test the boundaries of its patience rather than focus on avoiding glitches when they are revealed in order not to affect the balance of the multiplayer shooter.
Gamers who are simply affected by some bugs when they enjoy the game normally will not be punished in any way.
Ubisoft is getting ready to announce more details about the May update for The Division, which will be free, and starting June, the community will also get access to the Underground paid expansion.
It is designed to open up the tunnels under New York City for exploration and to introduce a new powerful faction to fight against while also bringing more changes to the balance of the shooter and more usability tweaks.