This week's APB Reloaded dev blog is live, and GamersFirst CEO Bjorn Book-Larsson gives way to Aphadon, a former AI engineer on the Realtime Worlds version of APB who is currently overseeing the anti-cheat systems for the new incarnation of the game. Aphadon details the original implementation of PunkBuster in APB (and the performance and connection-related disasters that it caused for players in the beta), and states that it eventually was able to detect "every single commercially available aimbot." Due to the financial problems at Realtime Worlds, the APB team was never able to ban the thousands of cheaters that were identified in the original game.
For chapter two, Aphadon states that the problems with PunkBuster have been ironed out, and anti-cheat measures will be enabled from the start of APB Reloaded's closed beta. GamersFirst is also planning a hard line approach when it comes to dealing with aimbotters. Aphadon says that first-time offenders will be immediately kicked and their accounts (and PCs) banned temporarily. A second offense will result in a permanent account and PC ban.
Reader Comments (12)
Posted: Jan 24th 2011 11:10AM Drunken Irish Sniper said
When I see that picture it makes me think "No Final Fantasy characters allowed!".
Posted: Jan 24th 2011 11:16AM DemonXaphan said
Good to see they got a good aim bot detector in place.
Posted: Jan 24th 2011 12:02PM BruceLeeglad said
Why let the cheaters do it once ??? Why not Cheat and account is byebye... Now they can cheat get caught maybe then a few days after play again...
Posted: Jan 24th 2011 12:33PM VisualGloss said
@BruceLeeglad And then if they do it a few days later they're perma banned, problem solved. Sometimes a second chance isn't so bad.
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Posted: Jan 24th 2011 3:42PM Daverator said
@BruceLeeglad
It is always a good idea to have some step in between "caught" and perma banned. These programs are not perfect, and one man's unknown spyware might be detected as another mans aimbot.
Just ask AVG which decided the launcher of Supreme Commander (fresh from the CD) was a trojan virus and promptly deleted it.
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It is always a good idea to have some step in between "caught" and perma banned. These programs are not perfect, and one man's unknown spyware might be detected as another mans aimbot.
Just ask AVG which decided the launcher of Supreme Commander (fresh from the CD) was a trojan virus and promptly deleted it.
Posted: Jan 24th 2011 12:03PM Floodland said
The only problem APB's original incarnation with regards to Punkbuster was that it caused most players severe lag issues. If they can straighten that out, then all should be well. I really need to stop looking at every little tidbit on the relaunch, though, I'm getting anxious : [
Posted: Jan 24th 2011 12:49PM Rayne26 said
kick the cheaters away they are loosers anyways.
Posted: Jan 24th 2011 1:46PM Falknir said
So, this clears up what almost everyone knew about the game being infested by cheaters during the final weeks, and now those who said otherwise are now no where to be found.
I am glade they are taking these matters seriously with the relaunch.
I am glade they are taking these matters seriously with the relaunch.
Posted: Jan 24th 2011 3:55PM Twitchy5 said
I love all the things they're doing with this new ABP.
They're doing what all developers should be doing: getting requests from the playerbase, and ironing out all the things that went wrong in the previous version.
They're doing what all developers should be doing: getting requests from the playerbase, and ironing out all the things that went wrong in the previous version.
Posted: Jan 24th 2011 4:07PM Doba said
I'll believe it when I see it :/
Posted: Jan 24th 2011 6:33PM Jade Effect said
I will never support a game that give a free pass to cheaters. It stinks of desperation: that the company needs money so much it will even accept cheaters who ruin the experience of legitimate players.
How long has the guy been cheating until you finally nab him? And all you can do is give a warning? So he's free to keep on cheating until you nab him again. How long would that the whole circus take until he's finally banned? 3 months? A year? It's laughable they can even call this a "hard-line approach". Keep your cheater's money, I won't even touch this game even if you pay me to play it.
How long has the guy been cheating until you finally nab him? And all you can do is give a warning? So he's free to keep on cheating until you nab him again. How long would that the whole circus take until he's finally banned? 3 months? A year? It's laughable they can even call this a "hard-line approach". Keep your cheater's money, I won't even touch this game even if you pay me to play it.
Posted: Jan 24th 2011 7:32PM (Unverified) said
Yes because PunkBuster works SOOO Well







