Hackers in pvp

[yanniell.1236]

@"Rap Tiger.1257" said:Today I saw a scourge using teleport hacker, unfortunate, but it really is showing some hackers ...

I'll just let it here:

Speeding hack necro on BIK's stream MOCKING ANet

This is the video, it starts at 2:17:00ish

I know ANet doesn't comment when they ban someone or take any actions, but would be nice to have a feedback on this one, so, you know, we could have a little of our "faith in the system" restored.

[Burnfall.9573]

Guys, every games have hackers; can't entirely remove them all. Yea it sucks seeing the same hackers but what matters is reducing their influence to other potential hackers. Main overall objective is reducing hackers, not advertising them in the forums.

So by openly exposing their activities in the forums, you are also aiding in promoting future potential hackers to hack

That's all

Merry Christmas

[Thane.9421]

99% of the time people claim 'hacking' in this game it's because they don't understand all the mechanics. This isn't that surprising, this game is really complex, and the mechanics change all the time. Example: guy above who thinks taunt is a hack.

The only hacks I've seen confirmed in this game are fly and teleport hacks, which I think are inevitable because of how client/server side stuff works. They primarily get used in wvw, and after 5+ years of pvp play, I've never seen them used once in pvp personally. But it's possible at least for them to be used there.

Bots seem to be a recent issue, but botting != hacking, at least not the way most people think. Bots typically mess up matches by throwing them.

If you see something you don't understand, maybe describe the situation and ask more experienced players what they think might have been going on, rather than yelling 'hacks!' Don't be like the guy in my game earlier this week who started QQing 'hacks!' in map chat because a FB on our team was using sword and JI and teleported onto point with them. :/

[trunks.5249]

i wonder if it has anything to do with the game going f2p. reason being is because i can not see has many people risking being banned if they had to buy the game. sure there might be a few that paid for it that would still hack but not has many

[Rap Tiger.1257]

@yanniell.1236 said:

@"Rap Tiger.1257" said:Today I saw a scourge using teleport hacker, unfortunate, but it really is showing some hackers ...

I'll just let it here:

Speeding hack necro on BIK's stream MOCKING ANet

This is the

video

, it starts at 2:17:00ish

I know ANet doesn't comment when they ban someone or take any actions, but would be nice to have a feedback on this one, so, you know, we could have a little of our "faith in the system" restored.

Exactly look at this link of the video and you will see the scourge hacker on the other blue team ..... I fought against him twice and I know he is using hacker because he was moving fast as he teleported, can arenanet investigate this guy?

[Rap Tiger.1257]

@Thane.9421 said:99% of the time people claim 'hacking' in this game it's because they don't understand all the mechanics. This isn't that surprising, this game is really complex, and the mechanics change all the time. Example: guy above who thinks taunt is a hack.

The only hacks I've seen confirmed in this game are fly and teleport hacks, which I think are inevitable because of how client/server side stuff works. They primarily get used in wvw, and after 5+ years of pvp play, I've never seen them used once in pvp personally. But it's possible at least for them to be used there.

Bots seem to be a recent issue, but botting != hacking, at least not the way most people think. Bots typically mess up matches by throwing them.

If you see something you don't understand, maybe describe the situation and ask more experienced players what they think might have been going on, rather than yelling 'hacks!' Don't be like the guy in my game earlier this week who started QQing 'hacks!' in map chat because a FB on our team was using sword and JI and teleported onto point with them. :/

Did you see taunt where in this video? I have 16k more playing pvp, I have played this game since 2012 and I know the skills of the classes to know enough that he is a hacker, the teleportation of this scourge is not using his common ability of teleport and yes moving fast, disappearing and appearing looking like a constant teleportation.

[TechAssist.4635]

Could Gaile Gray rename this to 'Scriptkiddies in PVP'..... k thanks hahaha

[Thane.9421]

Did you see taunt where in this video? I have 16k more playing pvp, I have played this game since 2012 and I know the skills of the classes to know enough that he is a hacker, the teleportation of this scourge is not using his common ability of teleport and yes moving fast, disappearing and appearing looking like a constant teleportation.

I wasn't talking about the video, this whole thread isn't about that video, lol. About taunt, I was referring to this comment earlier in the thread:

@Vague Memory.2817 said:I've met quite few of these hackers recently in matches and I'm getting sick and tired of them. A few of them have a cheat that make most of their skill effects turn yellow and if they walk anywhere near you they are able to load you with all the condis in the game and you die in 1.25 secs.

I'm not saying no hack has ever happened. I'm saying the only legit claims I've seen, with evidence, are normally teleport or fly hacks, and 99% of these seem to happen in wvw, probably because it's easier to get away with there, and not many people care about our dead pvp conquest game mode anymore. The majority of the time that people claim hacks in this game, it's usually someone who doesn't understand mechanics. Period. I've been accused of hacking many times by new kids.

[MithranArkanere.8957]

One of the problems that need to be addressed is the myth that cheaters are not punished.

It creates a feedback loop that causes players to report less because they think reporting doesn't do a thing, which in turn keeps cheaters around longer before they are detected and punished, and that makes people think cheaters are not punished.

There's two measures needed to solve that:

1. Let players report better in-game, and inform them how to do it better:
   • Modify the "Botting" report entry to clearly state it includes players using hacking tools or other third-party tools not allowed by ANet.
   • Modify one of the other options to include players exploiting bugs and other inappropriate behaviors.
2. Let players know when someone they reported has been punished, without telling them who or why. Just a generic "Reports by your and other players have helped us identify and punish a player engaging in negative behavior. Thank you for your collaboration".

This way players will know how to report players without having to take screenshots, capture video and go to some site outside the game, and they will know reporting works.

[bq pd.2148]

@Thane.9421 said:

Did you see taunt where in this video? I have 16k more playing pvp, I have played this game since 2012 and I know the skills of the classes to know enough that he is a hacker, the teleportation of this scourge is not using his common ability of teleport and yes moving fast, disappearing and appearing looking like a constant teleportation.

I wasn't talking about the video, this whole thread isn't about that video, lol. About taunt, I was referring to this comment earlier in the thread:

@Vague Memory.2817 said:I've met quite few of these hackers recently in matches and I'm getting sick and tired of them. A few of them have a cheat that make most of their skill effects turn yellow and if they walk anywhere near you they are able to load you with all the condis in the game and you die in 1.25 secs.

that was not about taunt and it was not serious, read it again :D

but yes there are hackers, very few, not as many as some here make it sound and most accusations for hacking are lack of understanding some mechanics.

[Narkotus.3216]

Maybe we all should use hacks xD So we all be equal xD

[Ank.5708]

Did they ever ban that scourge using port hacks?

[gil hamilton.1026]

@Balmung.7804 said:Unfortunately both pvp and WvW are full of bots and hackers. This is ridiculous! It does not have 1 day that does not report on average 15 players with bots and hackers. Arena.net needs to automate this ban ... it's becoming impossible to play honestly in competitive modes.

I've witnessed many PvP players using a programmable keyboard and mouse to chain spells together using one key. Using a macro to chain spells is supposed to be against the rules yet Anet does nothing to police this. How can I counter when a players can chain a sequence of spells together faster than I can by using a macro key?

PvP is no longer fun, no longer entertaining and its SUCKS because of widespread cheating

[Aenaos.8160]

You should change the tittle to "Hackers in GW2" and post it in general chat.They are everywhere,PvE ,PvP and WvW,and they don't even bother to cover or hide their tracks.They just use speed/TP/flight hacks right in front of other players like they don't give a kitten.I report them for botting,but I won't even bother to go through the process of contacting support.Hacker reporting should be streamlined and easily accessible while in game.There was a post in these forums and in Reddit of how this is done,the program that's used etc.Hopefully what seems to us as inactivity on the side of Anet,is really them gathering data on how tocombat this.

[Pimsley.3681]

Hackers/botters/losers are becoming more shameless than ever from the non existent enforcement by the developer

[Mogar.9216]

I actually played vs a afk bot in a guild tag [ibot] I loled

[MarkoNS.3261]

@"Deathweaver.8137" said:If they don't even ban (or take ages to) hackers and exploiters when the proof is so clear, what can we expect from Arena Net? Are they telling us "we don't care, go do whatever you want!"? Because that's honestly how it feels

yup if they dont ban the hackers they are condoning their behaviour. is what i read from their inactivity. and i would not be suprised if like 30% of pvp players are hackers and cheaters.

[MarkoNS.3261]

@Pimsley.3681 said:Hackers/botters/losers are becoming more shameless than ever from the non existent enforcement by the developer

pvp is slowly becoming the new jade quarry from gw1.

[Zaxares.5419]

I see them occasionally in my division (Gold), but from anecdotes from guildies, they are much more prevalent in Silver and Bronze. (And even so, you may still not run into them unless you play during quiet hours when most real players are asleep.) The botters who are just there to farm pips/reward tracks are annoying enough, but the ones who use hacks to let them win are much worse, imo.

[Ziggityzog.7389]

@MarkoNS.3261 said:

@Pimsley.3681 said:Hackers/botters/losers are becoming more shameless than ever from the non existent enforcement by the developer

pvp is slowly becoming the new jade quarry from gw1.

Yesssss this! sooo this! Hahaha i remember the good old days of a 3 pack of touch necros moving in perfect sync in JQ. That was always funny to see.

Sadly now on top of the JQ bots 2.0 we also have many many other issues like the win traderboard. Unless you match manipulate you will never see the top of the cheaterboard so it's not really worth the time anymore to actually play ranked.

[corey.6451]

@yanniell.1236 said:

@"Rap Tiger.1257" said:Today I saw a scourge using teleport hacker, unfortunate, but it really is showing some hackers ...

I'll just let it here:

Speeding hack necro on BIK's stream MOCKING ANet

This is the

video

, it starts at 2:17:00ish

I know ANet doesn't comment when they ban someone or take any actions, but would be nice to have a feedback on this one, so, you know, we could have a little of our "faith in the system" restored.

Lmao. Kid mentality. Always think me me me only get bad match making only me and me wah waaaah not fair waaaahh.

Seem like this kid only think he only get bad maches, so someone please inform him that we all using the same match making system and we all get bad game. Dam hacker mentality.

[Vieux P.1238]

There's this dirty rumor that top 10 players in rank is either bought or hack threws ( wins by using hacks) any truth to this?

[Sesbog.8705]

I was once reported for using tentacles as a weapon in www

Mesmer - Squid, Architeuthis

I saw how the necro summoned Smokescale (pet ranger). New specialisation?

Flying necro. The warriors emerging from nowhere and going nowhere

I wonder what happened with GM Wonder Tree?

[Trevor Boyer.6524]

I heard there was a public discord dedicated to postings of providing hard evidence of cheating/hacking/match manipulation.There are people in this forum community who have information on it. Ask around.

[whoknocks.4935]

Just had a match with a mirage with zero cooldowns, literaly spawn 10 clones in one second every second... my first hacker encounter. Pretty bad experience.