EVE Online puts cheaters on the chopping block
https://player.twitch.tv/?parent=kotaku.com&video=302193613
While Outriders had its own form of public humiliation tied to cheating, EVE Online takes it a step further by letting good, rule-abiding players publicly execute cheaters. In 2018, the vast, spacefaring MMORPG was dealing with a bot issue, whereby players were using automated scripts to farm a bunch of in-game money and resources. In response, developer CCP Games transported offending players to a spaceship marked as “suspect,” which meant players were free to attack it as they saw fit without fear of repercussions from the game’s law enforcement. This public spectacle was streamed by the studio, a fun way to blow off steam for developers and players who were frustrated by how cheating was harming the game.
(Above video is from CCP’s Twitch account.)
