Rockstar has announced a creative new way to deal with cheaters in Max Payne 3 official site , players using hacked saves, modded games or any other exploits will be banished to a Cheaters Pool where they “will only be able to compete in multiplayer matches with other confirmed miscreants.”

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The move is meant to address several problematic hacks that have plagued the game’s multiplayer, including invincibility, infinite adrenaline, score cheating and more. To report cheaters, players can simply email maxpayne3.banhammer@rockstargames.com and include the following information:If any players are added to the pool and later cleared of any wrongdoing, they’ll be able to re-join the general population for online multiplayer. However, a second offense will cause them to be added to the Cheaters Pool permanently. Rockstar notes that “we do not ban players for using legitimate tactics to which some players may object, such as camping.” In addition, players who encounter harassment via voice chat should “block the player and report the Gamertag or PSN ID directly to Microsoft or Sony.”Beyond the Cheaters Pool, Rockstar will also be addressing cheats and hacks in upcoming title updates for Max Payne 3. Invalid leaderboard entries will also be removed “to ensure that the players at the top of the charts have earned their spots fairly.”

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