Ubisoft Massive will start permanently banning cheaters in The Division

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Discussing the issue on the latest State of the Game episode , via PC Gamer , Massive's Yanncik Banchereau said patch 1.1 adds a feature for players to easily report cheating.To use the feature, players will use the "/report [username]" command, which will flag a user for Ubisoft to review manually. The manual process helps to weed out false reports, which come about when players assume someone is cheating because of high-level equipment or skill.Cheaters will face a three-day suspension when caught the first time around. If the cheating continues after that, the player will be permanently banned.Flagging, along with server tracking, will help catch more and more cheaters until "a better solution" comes in the future.The cheating "doesn't seem to be a console problem," according to community developer Hamish Bode, which is why the issue is only being addressed on PC.The Division's 1.1 patch isn't just targeting cheaters, it will also fix the game breaking backpack bug and add a plethora of new features , like the Falcon Lost incursion, item trading, gear score, and much more.

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