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The Finals will soon get rid of all those darn cheaters in your games

Cheating has been a major issue for some despite the game being very fun.
Alex Hopley Editor UK 20 December 2023

Nothing ruins multiplayer gaming quite like a cheater. When someone isn't just better than you and they're flying through walls or flicking to your head whenever they spot you, it sours the overall experience of a multiplayer game.

The Finals is no exception, and players have been complaining of the wealth of cheaters in lobbies for a while. A solution to this is in the works, as outlined by the team at Embark Studios on the game's Discord server (thanks, MP1st.)

"Over the past few days, we've had a technical issue that prevented us from banning cheaters efficiently. We're now nearing a solution to this bug, and we're already begun re-upping our anti-cheat measures again," reads the message from Embark. "Thanks for your patience as we continue to sort through issues."

Despite players calling for region-locking, this doesn't seem like an option. "We don't want to region lock," wrote a community manager. "It's a company decision."

Editor UK Alex Hopley covered the video game industry for Gamereactor, from new announcements and launches to the business behind them. He also wrote on tech, film and entertainment, and his coverage wasn't tied to any one region.
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