14 DAY TRIAL // Respawn Entertainment has confirmed that its special anti-cheating system in Titanfall will punish cheaters and aimbot users not by banning them from the game but by matching them against other cheaters.
Titanfall came out earlier this month on the PC and Xbox One platforms, bringing a multiplayer-only first-person shooter experience that attracted millions of gamers worldwide.
As you can imagine, given that it's a shooter and it's very much based on fueling the competitive urges of players, there are quite a few people who resorted to cheats and other hacks, like aimbots, to gain an unfair advantage over their rivals.
This hasn't pleased Respawn, and the studio turned on its anti-cheating system last week, on March 21, in order to punish those found using unfair methods during the multiplayer matches.
Back then, it also promised that special punishment was reserved for cheaters and it's now confirmed how it's enforcing the rules.
According to a post on the official website, cheaters will receive a prompt during their private lobby session saying that a cheat has been detected and that they've been banned from the regular matchmaking system.
They'll still be able to play Titanfall, however, as cheaters will be rounded up into a special matchmaking mechanic that pits them against other cheats.
"You can play with other banned players in something that will resemble the Wimbledon of aimbot contests. Hopefully the aimbot cheat you paid for really is the best, or these all-cheater matches could be frustrating for you. Good luck," the studio said about those who get banned for using cheats.
What's more, if a cheater enters a party with friends who didn't use cheats before, they'll also be marked as cheaters for that gameplay session and be paired up against other cheaters.
"When anyone in your party is banned, then everyone in your party will be treated as banned for that play session. If you are a non-cheater and you invite a cheater friend into a party, you will be stuck playing against cheaters," Respawn added.
"If you stop inviting your cheater friend, you will once again get to play with the non-cheater population. You do not get permanently tainted just by playing with a cheater – you are only banned for cheating if you are actually cheating."
If players believe they've been banned unfairly, Respawn asks them to get in touch and see if a reversal of the decision is possible.
Titanfall is available right now for PC and Xbox One and will debut next month for Xbox 360.