Dear Rivals @Game NewsRecently, we’ve received feedback fromplayers regarding an issue where someindividuals playing in compatibility layerprograms have been mistakenly flagged ascheaters, even without using any cheatingsoftware. This has resulted in bans. Wesincerely apologize for this situation andwant to assure you that we do not & will noban players who are playing fairly andwithout cheating.
We have identified the specific reasonsbehind these false bans and have compileda list of affected players. We have liftedthese bans and want to express ourheartfelt apologies for the inconveniencethis has caused.
Our mission is to provide all players with afair, just, and enjoyable gamingenvironment. Therefore, preventing andidentifying cheaters is one of our toppriorities. We have invested significantmanpower and resources to improve thespeed and accuracy of our detectionsystems. With any any ongoing detectionsystem, there is always room forimprovement. We appreciate yourassistance in helping us tackle thischallenge. If you encounter any cheatingbehavior, please report it immediately; ourreporting system will respond promptly. Ifyou believe you have been wrongly banned,you can appeal to our customer supportteam, and we will review your case andrespond in a timely manner. You can reachthe support team via either in-game or inDiscord!
Thank you for your understanding andsupport! (edited)
Aren’t these the guys who disallow the term “Taiwan is a country” and “Free Tibet” in their chat system?
companies based in country have to follow rules of said country.
If you don’t believe in that you can try to not follow sanctions and see what happens to your business.
Taiwan is part of China and Tibet is already free, why should they allow such reactionary comments to begin with?
That depends who you ask.
That’ll happen if you want to do business in China.
I like to make fun of people being bad at math, asking them what 1988+1 is.
Is “incompatible layer programs” code for emulators?
I guess technically, but you’ll have to wait until someone smarter than me comes along. This is likely referring to Linux users playing the game through a proton compat layer.
Yup, this was a ban wave that hit Linux desktop and Steamdeck players.
The main issue was people playing in virtual machines on Macs. Wine/proton was already whitelisted
I agree, but, to be fair, WINE is not an emulator, it’s a translation layer. It may seem like it doesn’t matter but it’s an important distinction.
Can you explain more what are the differences?
They are similar, but generally emulators have a higher run-time cost - this is because they are “emulating” an entire system, not just translating system calls. By cost, I mean performance of course. Emulators typically simulate/mimic other hardware, whereas translation layers just convert the system calls to be run natively on your existing hardware (which means your CPU architecture must match, etc).
Wine is far faster than regular emulation would traditionally be.
Okay thank you
Apex should take notes. Sadly, they won’t.
