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Hacking is out of control

Cryopier
Cryopier Member Posts: 67
in Feedback and Suggestions

Every killer I see knows exactly where everyone is at all times, and not a single aura reading perk. There HAS to be something you can do to fix this.

Comments

  • Lixadonna
    Lixadonna Member Posts: 324

    Hackers aren't a concern unless their Fog Whisperers are targeted and it raises attention.

  • HPhoenix
    HPhoenix Member Posts: 627
    edited October 25

    Hiyas! I am just here to post a previous Dev reply when it comes to hackers:

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    Hope it helps :)

    cheaters.png

  • Unequalmitten86
    Unequalmitten86 Member Posts: 331

    I know they do take it seriously. I stumbled upon a forum that was selling subscriptions for hacking. I sent the link to them and they kept me updated. It was mostly aim bot, GPS, and speed ones. For the record I just Google to see if anyone else was having problems with them.

  • Zuiphrode
    Zuiphrode Member Posts: 45

    I should note that killers with good game sense can predict likely locations for survs.

  • Senaxu
    Senaxu Member Posts: 305
    https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3828032#Comment_3828032

    You nailed it.

    Unfortunately, many players don't understand this or are part of the problem.

    I've been playing the game since 2018. There is still no server side validation which is absolutely ridiculous. "It's a neck-and-neck race between devs and hackers..." What good is a new sports car if you don't have fuel to drive it -> No server side validation, for dummies.

    It's about money. Skins bring money. Revising the code and implementing server validation costs money. Banned players result in a drop in player numbers.

    In-game shop function impaired -> fixed within a few hours
    A game-breaking in-game bug -> fixed in the next patch (1-2 months)

    Facts.

  • JohnnyRash247
    JohnnyRash247 Member Posts: 12

    Just recorded a survivor hacker, you couldnt hit him and he teleported

  • Emeal
    Emeal Member Posts: 5,298

    If you think they are hacking, report it to bHVR here: https://support.deadbydaylight.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

  • Senaxu
    Senaxu Member Posts: 305
    https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3829342#Comment_3829342

    Yes, I have reported a lot of cheaters like this and they will also be banned, no question.

    But the thing is, even as an experienced person in this process (I've probably already reported 20+ cheaters in this way with the resulting ban) it takes me an average of 25-30 minutes.

    Cut video evidence, remove names, convert, upload, open ticket, copy SteamAppID from prepared file, etc.

    The process is probably even easier for the cheater himself. They usually have a cheat subscription with a replacement account guarantee. As long as he pays for the cheat monthly and is banned in the event, he will receive a fresh account.

    Thanks to the free Epic Game DBD weekend where bots generated thousands of accounts, no problem.

  • MaTtRoSiTy
    MaTtRoSiTy Member Posts: 2,112

    I don't experience that many cheaters (dunno why people calls these fools hackers, they couldn't hack their way out of a paper bag), I have experienced survivors repeatedly accusing of hacks just because they cant seem to understand game sense/experience makes their movements predictable and their likely location obvious.

    Not saying this is the case for OP but I know I have been accused of cheating plenty of times

  • Halloulle
    Halloulle Member Posts: 1,354

    Some things do be wild - and the blatant cheating of some is hilarious. They dont even try to cover it up with aura reading perks/addons. And it does seem to be a bit worse now than it has been for a while. --- but it's a never ending battle for bhvr. Don't even know if it's as case of which they did lore or whoch they could do more against it

  • Ilikechips
    Ilikechips Member Posts: 164

    Where there is pc gaming, there will be cheaters.

    I doubt there is a popular game alive that has completely stopped cheating.

  • Emeal
    Emeal Member Posts: 5,298
    https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3829436#Comment_3829436

    Why do you cut and convert the video? I just turn on the recording software when I see a cheater and record the rest of the match, they usually show up and then plot that file on youtube and link it in my report, sometimes I give timestamps.

    Seems like you are making it overly difficult for yourself.

  • Senaxu
    Senaxu Member Posts: 305
    https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3829626#Comment_3829626

    Sometimes I don't immediately suspect whether it's a scammer and only realize it later, depending on how subtle it is. In some cases where it is obvious, I start the recording manually.
    In the subtle cases I use the function Shadow Play to save the last 15 minutes (the match). The file would be too big for that so I have to edit it.

  • Emeal
    Emeal Member Posts: 5,298
    https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3829629#Comment_3829629

    I have my shadowplay set at 1min always, one I see SUS, i just press the button.