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[cormack12]

Source: https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/bungie-and-ubisoft-are-taking-cheat-makers-to-court/

Ring-1 sell cheats via subscription. For 25 euros a week, a cheater can get a bundle of Rainbow Six Siege hacks like an aimbot, configurable ESP tools to show the health and distance of other players, options to alter weapon spread and recoil, a hardware ID spoofer so they don't get banned (or if they've previously been banned, can get around it), and a "Long Knife", to stab people on the other side of the map.

For 30 euros, a week a cheater gets Destiny 2 hacks including a PvP aimbot, infinite ammo, ESP, and a HWID spoofer. Similar packages are available for Rust, Apex, Legends, Call of Duty, Escape from Tarkov, Hunt Showdown, Dead by Daylight, PUBG, and more.

On July 23, Bungie and Ubisoft filed a lawsuit against Ring-1 in the California state district, naming several individuals believed to be behind Ring-1 with usernames like Krypto, Overpowered, and Berserker. According to the suit, the products Ring-1 sells, "impair and destroy not only the game experience, but also Plaintiffs' overall businesses and their reputation among their respective player communities."

The suit doesn't put a dollar amount on the damages it's demanding, saying that, "Defendants' conduct has resulted in damage to Plaintiffs in an amount to be proven at trial. By Plaintiffs' estimation, such damage may amount to millions of dollars."

 

[Ellery]

I hate cheaters so much during my active time as CS 1.6 player I wrote timetables (analyzing player behavior and timestamping their actions) in the ESL and got 3 cheaters banned. Absolute scum

If it was up to me middle age punishment is back on the menu for people that cheat. just joking or maybe not. up to you to figure it out

 

[cormack12]

100 euros a month though Which sad bastards are doing that?

 

[Soodanim]

100 euros a month though Which sad bastards are doing that?

Exactly my thoughts, I really don’t get it at all. What’s the gain? You aren’t achieving anything and it’s a very expensive troll. You can’t take it into tournaments and you aren’t going to go pro. Even Twitch streamers get caught.

To me it’s a loss across the board, including the people who buy it.

 

[Spukc]

100 euros a month though Which sad bastards are doing that?

100 is nothing for people with a job
pay 30 to fuck around for a week

 

[ArtemisClydeFrog]

Good

 

[FrozenFlame]

100 euros a month though Which sad bastards are doing that?

Dunno how it works nowadays but I remember a while back, there was these people that were getting paid to carry others to higher ranks on CS:GO. That included cheating. So, 100 euros a month is probably an investment...

 

[cormack12]

100 is nothing for people with a job
pay 30 to fuck around for a week

That raises the next question though - this must be pretty much adults or no-lifers. Fuck me, 100 euro is like one night out with the lads (chasing no girls either).

 

[mitch1971]

Bungie and Ubisoft are just pissed off they can't get 30 a week from players.

 

[Spukc]

Bungie and Ubisoft are just pissed off they can't get 30 a week from players.

And this is the correct answer

 

[Marvel]

Fuck cheaters, they've ruined warzone too.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Imagine cheating in online game. What a set of sad twats.

 

[cordillius]

Fuck cheaters, they've ruined warzone too.

Black opps and Apex Legends too, oh and Fortnite but that game is trash. It's starting to creep into Overwatch on consoles now. No where near as rampant though.

 

[Bragr]

It's so strange how some people are so desperate.

It's like playing baseball but you use a gun to shoot the ball over the field so you always get a homerun, 100% of the time, but then what a fuck is the point of playing in the first place? especially when you ruin the game for everyone else.

 

[Mattyp]

Why I no longer play online on PC it’s beyond a joke. Deleted Seige months ago.

buttrt buttrt there’s controllers that help spread. Anyone can counter that shit, you can’t counter being seen through a fucking wall but.

 

[NoLootBoxDev]

People pay for the weirdest things, and this is another example of stupid things people pay for. This is why I will only want to make single-player games, no one will bother another person.

 

[MiguelItUp]

I've never understood the concept of cheating in a multiplayer environment. I mean, what's the point? Other than to just be a total and complete POS. Especially when it's so extremely blatant. Is it for attention? Is it to feel "good"? Or is it because you live a miserable life and want to put the negativity in your life towards others? Who am I kidding? I'm sure it's all of the above and then some.

In all examples, I don't care how old they are, I just wish they could all be deplatformed for good.

 

[crozier]

I’ll never understand how some people think cheating in an online game is somehow less than cheating in the ”real world”…it has the same effect.

 

[Kilau]

Good lord, even cheats have a subscription service. End times.

 

[Marvel]

Black opps and Apex Legends too, oh and Fortnite but that game is trash. It's starting to creep into Overwatch on consoles now. No where near as rampant though.

Awful.

I can smell their breath and bedrooms from here. Absolute losers lol.

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

Nice work there by the studios.

Honestly the entire industry from platforms and devs to gamers themselves should just have a class action template in as many countries as they can. Serve it right up to the bastards at every opportunity and just make it unthinkable to create and sell such shite.

 

[Fbh]

Good, fuck cheaters.
I'm surprised multipleyer fans don't demand Sony/MS take a more active role in combating cheating.

Imagine cheating in online game. What a set of sad twats.

And paying more than $100 a month to do so

 

[iHaunter]

I hate cheaters so much during my active time as CS 1.6 player I wrote timetables (analyzing player behavior and timestamping their actions) in the ESL and got 3 cheaters banned. Absolute scum

If it was up to me middle age punishment is back on the menu for people that cheat. just joking or maybe not. up to you to figure it out

I remember it in CS1.6. At least the security software was usually good about banning those users.

 

[RJMacready73]

100euros a month to PWN noobs.... really!? why in god earth would ye fucking bother? so you can claim top spot against all the other randoms from around the world but you havent won, you've cheated, youre playing a game where you will always win.. i cant fucking wrap my head round this

 

[Aion002]

Cheaters sucks. But that's one thing... Some people just loves being unpleasant assholes.

However, if you're paying a monthly subscription for cheats on online games....

 

[Ellery]

I remember it in CS1.6. At least the security software was usually good about banning those users.

Ye those people had private cheats that cost multiple hundred/thousand to circumvent VAC and Aequitas

 

[Kuranghi]

Bungie and Ubisoft are just pissed off they can't get 30 a week from players.

And this is the correct answer

Just spitballing here but since they are in the business of making money couldn't they just fund a 3rd party to sell things like these for them and take a cut? Aside from a massive erosion of trust if players found out could that actually cause them any legal trouble?

Obviously its morally horrendous, but lets ignore that for a minute.

They can't put the cheats up front in the game because then no one would play it but I see it kind of like publishers selling cd keys in bulk without region locks. They know full well that the sites turn around and sell them to the higher/est priced regions at big discount and thats not fair to legit buyers who don't know they have other options than paying at the official store, but they do it anyway.

 

[fermcr]

F**K!!! €30 a week, €120-150 a month for cheats.

"A fool and his money are soon parted"