AutumnSan

I think to remove muzzle flash has to do more than editing a config file, I may be wrong though.

If it's within the game and anyone can have access to it then it should be fair. Like premium weapons, although they give an advantage, it is a part of the game and anyone can buy them. But going into your config and changing things which can't be done in-game? Idk. ..What about vehicle explosion? Smoke from 'nades?

What next, removing/reducing muzzle flash?

Actually I made a mistake, I meant silver district. It's just where all the gold players are, and cheaters too.

I hope so too. I think they should start HWID banning, it would stop casual cheaters. I read it's not possible to change it entirely but only to spoof it, which is also a lot of trouble. And if you think about it profit-wise, it will only help the game progress. Currently I imagine cheaters are paying monthly for cheats, they don't support the game. While those who pay monthly for the game only lose interest in paying again because cheaters aren't dealt with. If cheating will be dealt with in a much harsher way, those who bought cheats might actually decide to invest in premium weapons instead, a win/win situation.

Hello, I know there is volunteering to help the community and GM's, but it seems to come with many responsibilities and time consuming manner. I have a suggestion to have a volunteering team solely to monitor cheaters and nothing else, as cheaters seem to be a big issue and downside to the game. I can somewhat understand why volunteering is closed right now, as it probably takes time and practice to train a new volunteer on all the different roles they do, therefore I offer a split department or team to work on cheaters only. It should give the volunteers and GM's more space and freedom, as the volunteers won't be peering through every single report and complaint and only focus on cheaters. While GM's won't need to train them on all topics, like bug management, harassment, etc. Please consider this. Thank you for reading!

I just entered a gold server and two low level cheaters are dominating 2v3 with pistols. Why is volunteering closed by the way? Merged. Now they are speed hacking. Everyone in chat is complaining. I think the thing is that if it takes a few hours to a day to ban a cheater it takes them a few minutes at best to make a new account right? There's actually little to no point banning them at all. Makes no sense.

Most cheaters I encounter aren't aimbotters or speedhackers, that's much rarer. Most use wall-hack or radar hack which is very difficult and time consuming to prove..

Thank you for the reply! I'm now aware of the role of GM's, it must be a difficult one at that. I still think that IP/HWID stands, although it is possible to change the regular cheater player base will probably will not go into the trouble of doing that. It should cut off the number of them significantly.

There can be an option for players whom were IP/HWID banned to have another chance as a normal player. So those that genuinely like the game and are willing to invest will stay. Players who play with cheats and cheats only wouldn't really care what game they cheat and play at, they won't stay very long anyway. But then again we will never know until we actually try. Maybe if APB treated cheats in a harsher way it would draw more players, who knows.

1) IP / HWID Ban. 2) Hire volunteers from the community to spectate /reported cheaters, and confirm/notify an adminfor immediate action/inspection. 3) An urgent notification to admins once a player has been reported by a large enough number of players in a short amount of time for immediate inspection. (If does not already exist.) Question is, does anyone even care? It may come up at first that cheaters add up to the player base, but overall they drive away those whom genuinely like the game and are willing to invest in it rather than in cheats. I'd love to see an admin/mod reply on this thread with the current state of cheaters. Otherwise, may add to the pile.