Hackers are currently plaguing Fall Guys, and have been doing so for a few days now. This was to be expected on a game that sold over 2 million copies in a week.
Concretely, the smart ones use Cheating scripts which allow them for example to:
- Skip the countdown to departures,
- Move at an incredible speed,
- Jump incredibly high or even teleport.
In short, enough to finish first very easily and to chain the victories in order to win the precious crowns and buy rare cosmetics in the Shop.
It has a knack for pissing off other gamers who would just like to enjoy the mini-games and have a good time. And that also goes against the very spirit of the game created by Mediatonic.
Although Fall Guys will soon become an "esports" game thanks to Twitch Rivals, no competitive games or leaderboards are available yet. What's the point of cheating then?
To counter this, some players voluntarily decide to lose their teams (during team games) in order to punish hackers. Others prefer to complain to the developers so that things can finally get going.
While there is currently no tool to report cheaters in the game, Mediatonic invites players to report hackers on their official Discord.
In short, the cheating present on Fall Guys will not be entirely removed anytime soon, but Mediatonic will continue to monitor and ban bad players. The developers are also counting on its players to be respectful and continue to postpone the many Hackers.
Source: Kotaku and Mediatonic
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