NetEase Publishes Banned Cheater Ranks for Marvel Rivals, Bronze Leads
Publishing player ranks alongside ban lists is an unusual transparency move that gives the community a concrete look at where cheating is concentrated, while also reinforcing the studio's stated zero-tolerance stance.
Reporting from 1 sources: Automaton.
NetEase Games announced a zero-tolerance policy against cheating in Marvel Rivals, permanently banning accounts and publishing a list of banned players along with their in-game ranks. The list shows 184 Bronze players, the highest of any rank, suggesting many were caught early. The developer also integrated cheat signatures into its automatic penalty system and is applying device and IP bans.
NetEase Games said on May 25 that it will permanently ban accounts of players caught cheating in Marvel Rivals, and it published a list of those accounts along with each player's competitive rank. The breakdown shows 184 banned accounts at Bronze, 49 at Silver, 31 at Gold, 52 at Platinum, 65 at Diamond, 65 at Master, 37 at Celestial, none at Eternity, and two at the top rank One Above All. The company said it detected cheat signatures and added them to an automatic penalty system, and that it is also applying device and IP bans. The announcement follows what NetEase described as recent advertising and distribution of third-party extensions by malicious players.
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