Chapter 455: The World's Best Tracer?
After the emergency update to *Overwatch* added a detection program, the entire game environment of *Overwatch* became much cleaner.
Moreover, the rapid banning of a large number of accounts also showed players Chen Mo's determination to crack down on cheaters, earning widespread applause.
As for whether this detection program could completely eradicate cheats?
The answer was clearly no.
Just as no matter how advanced human medical technology becomes, it cannot kill all bacteria and viruses or cure all diseases, every technological advancement and innovation also prompts corresponding innovations in cheat technology. New cheats will always emerge endlessly.
As long as there are related profit demands, cheats will always exist.
Chen Mo was also very clear about this. However, the greatest significance of this detection program was that it could block over ninety percent of auxiliary devices.
Those cheats that could bypass the detection program probably accounted for less than one-tenth of all cheats, and they were very expensive, costing thousands or even tens of thousands of yuan per month, which was normal.
Chen Mo had no solution for these cheats either, because at this level, it was entirely a battle between black technologies of this world, and the designer was powerless.
However, as long as cheats could be controlled within a certain range, it was fine. Only a very small number of people could afford to use these top-tier cheats, and they wouldn't dare to use them blatantly, otherwise, they would definitely be caught by manual detection.
With the number of cheaters greatly reduced and all of them using cheats cautiously, the damage cheats caused to the game itself would be limited to a very small scope, without having too severe an impact.
Of course, Chen Mo also hoped to eradicate all cheats, but that still depended on the Game Committee's side.
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On the first day after the *Overwatch* update added the detection program, the number of daily active players dropped significantly, with a decline of 29%.
However, after the detection program was officially launched, due to a large number of positive reviews from players, the daily active player count for *Overwatch* began to rise again.
Obviously, many players' first reaction to this detection program was distrust, so they didn't log into the game. But after seeing the important role of this detection program, these players all accepted it and returned to the embrace of *Overwatch*.
On the fifth day after the *Overwatch* update added the detection program, the daily active player count actually exceeded the previous data and was still growing rapidly!
Among these were many players from *Wolf Soul* and *Blazing Assault*.
Currently, those two games were still in a state of rampant cheating. Although both Imperial Dynasty Interactive and Zen Mind Interactive were working overtime to ban accounts, they couldn't directly use a detection program like Chen Mo to block the vast majority of cheats.
Players of those two games were extremely troubled by cheaters. After thinking it over, they decided to play *Overwatch*!
Coincidentally, *Overwatch* had just won Game of the Year, so its quality was definitely guaranteed. It was also free to play, so there was no barrier to trying it out. Moreover, it was said that Chen Mo was very ruthless towards cheaters, and *Overwatch* now had almost no cheaters at all.
With these three points combined, a large portion of players from *Wolf Soul* and *Blazing Assault* were attracted over. Although *Overwatch* lost a batch of players due to this detection program, it actually gained even more new players!
The higher-ups at Imperial Dynasty Interactive and Zen Mind Interactive were fuming with anger, but there was nothing they could do. They didn't have Chen Mo's boldness to publicly demand the highest permissions of the VR gaming pods from players.
Chen Mo could do this because he had enough personal charisma, and his players trusted him greatly. But Lin Chaoxu and Liu Yuanfeng didn't have that ability!
There was no choice. These two companies could only hope that the Game Committee would quickly solve the rampant cheating problem from a technical perspective.
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In the experience store.
Qian Kun was showing Chen Mo a video.
The player in the video was playing as Tracer. His reactions were very fast, darting through the battlefield, his aim was very steady, and almost every magazine could take down a squishy target.
Qian Kun explained, "This is the streamer who has been reported by many people recently. His name is Haimi. He's currently quite popular on the Moyu streaming platform, the third most popular *Overwatch* streamer, and his popularity is still rising. He claims to be the world's best Tracer."
Chen Mo looked speechless.
Obviously, streaming platforms in this parallel world also liked to use such gimmicks to attract viewers. Currently, *Overwatch* only had a Chinese server open, with no foreign servers. Indeed, the best Tracer in China and the best Tracer in the world were essentially the same, because no one abroad was playing *Overwatch*.
If you wanted, you could call yourself the "universe's best Tracer," and it wouldn't be wrong either!
These few clips were all impressive plays made by Haimi. Unlike other *Overwatch* streamers, Haimi's main characteristic was his excellent aim. Other streamers liked to play flashy assassin-type heroes like Genji, while Haimi preferred to play flashy shooting-type heroes.
Heroes like Tracer and Soldier: 76 were Haimi's favorites.
Obviously, players who had been tormented by cheaters in *Overwatch* knew that heroes relying on aim were the ones cheaters liked to use most. No one had ever heard of cheaters using Reinhardt or Winston.
Clearly, Haimi had also been reported many times, but the customer service staff couldn't determine whether he was actually cheating. Considering he was a streamer with some influence, the matter was escalated to Chen Mo.
Chen Mo watched the video from beginning to end two or three times, and even examined some scenes frame by frame.
Finally, Chen Mo shook his head. "Can't tell."
"Uh..." Qian Kun pointed at the screen. "In this part, he does a 180-degree turn and instantly locks onto the head. Isn't that cheating?"
Chen Mo shook his head. "For some FPS experts, after practice, a 180-degree turn isn't a particularly difficult move. As for instantly aiming at the head, you could say his reaction is fast, or you could say he's lucky. This level of performance is far from enough to constitute solid evidence."
Qian Kun nodded. "Hmm... when you put it that way, it makes sense."
Chen Mo said, "What's certain is that even if he is cheating, it must be a very advanced streamer-specific cheat that can bypass *Overwatch*'s detection program. Moreover, he must be using it very cautiously, probably only using the cheat for assisted aiming, micro-aimbot, and similar operations. Also, his own reactions are indeed very fast. He's a skilled player himself, very familiar with how cheats work, and his acting is pretty good."
"Furthermore, based solely on these few clips, we can't verify whether he's actually using cheats. So, let's leave it for now. When the Game Committee updates their anti-cheat program, it should be able to detect it."
Qian Kun nodded. "Alright, I guess that's all we can do for now."