Valve is continuing the wonderful tradition of messing with people who feel the need to cheat in multiplayer games by adding the game’s first anti-cheat system in the latest update to Deadlock, their new hero shooter that’s currently invite-only. When the system detects a cheater, Deadlock will offer the opposing team a choice: they can have the rulebreaker banned immediately and end the match right away, or transform the cheater into a frog for the rest of the game before banning them afterwards. Valve will be rolling out this unique approach to bans over the next day or so, ensuring that the results of affected matches won’t count for the other players in the lobby. It’s a humorous approach to tackling a common problem, with Activision also trying various methods to embarrass Call of Duty cheaters, from cutting their parachutes in Warzone to taking away their weapons. Banning cheaters is crucial, but why not have some fun at their expense first?
