PUBG: New State Anti-Cheat Update to Target Gamers Who ‘Intentionally’ Play With Cheaters, Says Krafton

The new anti-cheat update was rolled out on December 28, according to Krafton.

By David Delima | Updated: 29 December 2021 11:08 IST

PUBG: New State Anti-Cheat Update to Target Gamers Who ‘Intentionally’ Play With Cheaters, Says Krafton

Photo Credit: Krafton

Krafton is yet to reveal whether PUBG: New State will get the device ban policy introduced on BGMI

Highlights

Krafton detailed the PUBG: New State anti-cheat methods on Facebook
The publisher has not specified if gamers will be permanently banned
Krafton has also updated PUBG: New State’s existing anti-cheat detection

PUBG: New State has received an update to its anti-cheat system, according to publisher Krafton. The new update promises stronger measures towards abusive players and cheaters in the popular multiplayer and battle royale game. The updated anti-cheat system went live on PUBG: New State on Tuesday, and will target gamers who play alongside cheaters in the game. Krafton recently updated its policy to ban cheaters devices, in an attempt to reduce cheating on Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), the version of PUBG Mobile that was released in India earlier this year.

Krafton stated on Twitter that it had updated the anti-cheat system on the popular PUBG: New State title, which has already crossed the 45 million download mark weeks after it was released. Krafton also shared details of the anti-cheat update rolled out on Tuesday, on Facebook. The new update includes “strengthened measures against players who intentionally play in a Squad with someone who is using unauthorised third-party programs”, in addition to new anti-cheat system measures and updates to the existing system.

Many online multiplayer games are affected by hackers and cheaters who seek to gain an unfair advantage over other players in the game. However, the use of unauthorised programs can ruin the experience for legitimate gamers, and PUBG: New State is no exception. Meanwhile, Krafton regularly updates the game's anti-cheat systems to detect cheaters and hackers using ‘unauthorised programs' to cheat in the game.

Some of the measures previously implemented by Krafton to reduce cheating include preventing PUBG: New State from running on devices with Developer options enabled. The company also recently implemented a new device ban policy for cheaters on BGMI. Krafton has begun permanently banning the devices of gamers who cheat in BGMI, preventing them from being used to create additional accounts. The publisher has not yet revealed whether it will bring the same device ban policy to PUBG: New State in a future update.

Can PUBG: New State rival BGMI and PUBG Mobile in the battle royale space? We discuss this on Orbital, the Gadgets 360 podcast. Orbital is available on Spotify, Gaana, JioSaavn, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and wherever you get your podcasts.

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New State Mobile

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Good
PC-like gameplay
New weapons, cars, and maps
Drones, revival and recruit system keeps the game engaging
Much better graphics and lighting
Futuristic elements

Bad
Cannot port old account into PUBG: New State
A couple of bugs and glitches that can be irritating
Demands a lot from your smartphone in terms of graphical prowess

Read detailed Krafton New State Mobile review

Genre Shooter

Platform Android, iOS, iPadOS

Modes Multiplayer

Series PUBG

PEGI Rating 12+

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