PUBG Mobile Upgrades Its Anti-Cheat System with Real-Time Detection

Oct. 30, 2019

One of the most popular mobile games, PUBG Mobile, has been fighting cheaters and hackers for quite some time now. It has been penalizing them with the Pan Ban, awarding a harsher10-year banto such individuals since the start of October. Well, Tencent is now putting a new anti-cheat system in place that willuse advanced real-time detectionto identify the hackers and kick them out of the game right away, even if they’re in the middle of a game.

“We want players to know that we are 100 percent committed to providing a fair gameplay experience for everyone. We take enormous pride in the game we work on every day, and cheaters cheapen all of our work. We’re doing everything possible to keep cheaters out of our game as much as possible, and hundreds of team members are dedicated to this task,”said Vincent Wang, GM, Global Publishing Department, Tencent Games in anofficial press release.

In addition to newly added real-time detection, PUBG Mobile’s security team also rely on game observation to understand the difference between a standard and hacker’s games. It’s now capable of detecting the use of unfair software to enhance player skills and any unusual game occurrences due to lag or packet loss.

The reporting feature must not be abused, so the company“monitors players who have been reported through the in-game system”to recognize unfair gameplays and award a ban to offer an enjoyable and fair gameplay experience. This is the most labor-intensive task, which sees actual humans observing games to see whether the player might have been cheating or not.

Tencent Games now aims to utilize all of the aforementioned techniques, including their detection software, player in-game observation, and real-time detection to swiftly catch and punish cheaters in PUBG Mobile.