- Marathon cheaters will be banned permanently, according to Bungie.
- The studio is taking a strong stance against cheaters and has developed several measures to protect players from exploits.
- Third-party client-side protection has been built anew for the extraction shooter in addition to server-based measures.
Marathon has come a long way since its initial reveal, reaching the top 10 of Steam’s best-seller charts and even changing some opinions about its visuals. The extraction shooter’s delay has helped it improve massively by giving developers time to listen to complaints and polish the title.
With just a few weeks left in its release, players will finally find out if Marathon will be able to compete with Arc Raiders or fail like Concord. But, there is one thing the Bungie title is already doing better than its competitor, and that is banning cheaters.
Why It Matters: Permabanning anyone who cheats sends a strong signal to players who are looking to create exploits and impact the experience of others.
In a post on X, Bungie revealed that anyone who is caught cheating in Marathon will be permabanned from the game. As part of its Networking and security approach, the studio is taking a strong stance against cheating and people who are developing exploits by handing out lifetime bans.
This is a sterner take on the matter compared to fellow extraction shooter Arc Raiders, which has a three-strike rule for players who are caught cheating.
Bungie, on the other hand, is deploying several tactics to protect players from exploits, and one of them is “Fog of War.” This system will keep Marathon gameplay secure from cheats that reveal the location of certain items by limiting the region of a map that the user has knowledge of.
Furthermore, Bungie has developed a new server authority model that will automatically reject invalid player actions like teleporting, unlimited ammo, and damage manipulation that impact gameplay.
Last but not least, Marathon will have client-side security upgrades in addition to server-side measures. Bungie is using third-party software and coupling it with proprietary security layers built anew for the extraction shooter.
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Shameer Sarfaraz has previously worked for eXputer as a Senior News Writer for several years. Now with Tech4Gamers, he loves to devoutly keep up with the latest gaming and entertainment industries. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and years of experience reporting on games. Besides his passion for breaking news stories, Shahmeer loves spending his leisure time farming away in Stardew Valley. VGC, IGN, GameSpot, Game Rant, TheGamer, GamingBolt, The Verge, NME, Metro, Dot Esports, GameByte, Kotaku Australia, PC Gamer, and more have cited his articles.
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