Rockstar cracking down on GTA Online cheaters

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Guilty players may be placed in isolated cheater pools or banned altogether

Rockstar has announced plans to crack down on Grand Theft Auto Online cheaters.

The studio is to penalise players who, in recent weeks, have exploited the free-roaming multiplayer component of Grand Theft Auto 5 by generating and distributing "game-breaking amounts of in-game cash". Guilty players may be placed in isolated cheater pools or banned from playing the game altogether.

On Monday, Rockstar released a GTA Online patch designed to boost anti-cheating measures and squash GTA$ and Reputation Points exploits.

GTA Online was then taken offline for maintenance starting January 15/16 at 9pm EST/2am GMT. Rockstar said on Thursday that the maintenance period, which is not expected to exceed 24 hours, will be used to remove counterfeit GTA$ from the game's economy.

"Anyone that innocently received GTA$ as a result of these exploits but did not engage in cheating to acquire it will not face any further action - the funds will just be removed , and you'll be able to keep any items you currently own," the studio said.

"Those who actively engaged in cheating and exploiting the game in this manner will, however, be subject to in-game penalties at our discretion. This may include being placed in isolated cheater pools or banned from GTA Online altogether.

"Should you ever encounter someone in GTA Online that appears to be taking advantage of exploits in your session, we ask that you alert us directly via the in-game reporting functionality. In the Pause menu, under the Online tab, select Players and scroll to the offending player. From there, select Report and choose Exploits from the violation options.

"We're grateful for the community's continued support in dealing with these issues and once again apologize to anyone that has had their Grand Theft Auto Online experience sullied by these exploits that broke the game's natural flow. Please stay tuned for lots more news about GTA Online in the weeks ahead."

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Source: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/445555/rockstar-cracking-down-on-gta-online-cheaters/

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HovaPosted:

When you spend more time on trying to fix server issues and creating in-game money restrictions than on releasing new content for the millions of people who purchased your product, how are you going to threaten and ban those people basically because theyve run out of things to do?

Its a video game, virtual reality, a fantasy-world playground to have fun and be entertained. Rockstar doesnt look at it that way. They see their game very much as real reality because theres nothing virtual about getting increased revenue off micro-transactions.

A virtual world getting regulated as if it were actually real. Go figure.

HonkPosted:

Axe Time to go and buy a garage full of bugatti's for when they take all of my money haha.


Wait you still have your money?

AgesPosted:

Well they did crack down but they took peoples money who actually earned it. KK Rockstar I feel you.

TurtleOrgansPosted:

Honk
TurtleOrgans when they take my money i stop playing :P


Why, you would still be playing if you never got money in the first place.


i got my original money from replaying rooftop rumble, when they took that away i stopped playing, when i found out i could get modded money i started up again, thats why....

AxePosted:

Time to go and buy a garage full of bugatti's for when they take all of my money haha.

ViIIainPosted:

ChubbyLumpkinz
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DanielBryan I haven't been banned, I just got all my money taken, already have all the stuff I need though. Thank you rockstar.


Me too. Im bummed about losing my money though


I am not really that mad that I lost my money.


I Was hard earned money lost because someone decided to give me billions D:

it dosnt bother me the hacked money is gone but the fact that rockstar took an extra 300k outta my account that i worked for sorta makes me pretty mad

You can try contacting rockstar they might give you the 300k back.

AdamuPosted:

Im happy about this cuz all i find is modded lobbies about time rockstar dine this :)

ChubbyLumpkinzPosted:

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DanielBryan I haven't been banned, I just got all my money taken, already have all the stuff I need though. Thank you rockstar.


Me too. Im bummed about losing my money though


I am not really that mad that I lost my money.


I Was hard earned money lost because someone decided to give me billions D:

it dosnt bother me the hacked money is gone but the fact that rockstar took an extra 300k outta my account that i worked for sorta makes me pretty mad

MultitaskPosted:

Vectorizing well it's about **** time


Lol yeah but i bet more people will continue to hack.

MultitaskPosted:

Honk
Luxe
DanielBryan I haven't been banned, I just got all my money taken, already have all the stuff I need though. Thank you rockstar.


Me too. Im bummed about losing my money though


I am not really that mad that I lost my money.


I Was hard earned money lost because someone decided to give me billions D:


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