Key points
- Deadlock has launched a new way for players to fight goons in the popular hero shooter.
- Players can ban cheaters immediately and end the game or turn offending players into frogs for the rest of the game and then ban them.
- Like frogs, cheaters will have no choice but to simply watch helplessly until the game is over.
The latest update for A stalemate added a unique way for players to handle cheaters by turning them into frogs. This welcome change comes after recent promises of an update to the anti-cheat system for A stalemate.
A stalemate has been the talk of the town for the past few months. Players can only take part in the closed beta if invited by a friend who is playing and, despite not being fully released, the title has already become a huge success, registering an impressive number of players and becoming more popular by the day . . Earlier this month, matchmaking for A stalemate has been wide open instead of being limited to certain times of day, with the update also bringing a wide variety of balance and performance fixes. Not long after this patch, Valve provided an update on an upcoming anti-cheat system, and the company has now delivered on that promise in the most hilariously mean-spirited way possible.
Following is the most recent A stalemate update, if a cheater is detected in the game by the new anti-cheat software, the opposing team has two options. They can immediately ban the cheater and end the game, or turn the offending player into a frog for the rest of the game and ban him afterwards, keeping their previous promise to introduce an adequate anti-cheat system. A stalemate and earn a few laughs in the process. Players can decide whether to simply end a compromised game or continue with the cheater forced to watch helplessly, something the fanbase is responding positively to. Anti-cheat is still in its infancy and is being “conservative” with its detection levels as Valve works on improvements, but for now players can take justice into their own hands.
Tricksters can be turned into frogs in Deadlock
Transforming opponents into amphibians isn't the only big change A stalemate has seen recently, as the latest update also brought a wide range of balance changes to various heroes and their abilities. It also introduced a new hero to the game called Mirage, a wind-based character with a good mix of crowd control and damage-dealing abilities. Mirage is the third hero to be added to the game beyond the initial team, after Shiv and Viscous A stalemate's growing roster of heroes only seems to increase as the game continues to find popularity.
If anti-cheat can't spot something wrong, players can still submit manual reports. If cheating continues to be a repeat problem, A stalemate Fans can choose to play private matches in custom lobbies to avoid the issue altogether until the game's anti-cheat is more extensive.
