Steam Deck, Mac and other Linux users who enjoy the hit superhero shooter Marvel Rivals can play again without fear of being crushed by a illegitimate hammer. NetEase developers recently gave away bans for up to 100 years players suspected of cheating, but in their zeal they failed to distinguish between legitimate compatibility layers – the software that non-Windows operating systems such as SteamOS Steam Deck exploit to run native Windows games – from actual hacks. For IGNNetEase has now apologized to affected players and lifted the bans.
“We sincerely apologize for this situation and want to assure you that we do not block or ban players who play honestly and do not cheat” – NetEase Discord in the statement reads, perhaps not in the way I would exploit if I were simply banning players who play honestly and without cheating. He continues: “We have identified the specific reasons for these false bans and have compiled a list of affected players. We have lifted these bans and would like to express our sincerest apologies for the inconvenience this has caused.”
Proof that justice can be delivered by apologetic managers as effectively as super soldiers and/or sentient trees. I haven’t played Marvel Rivals – Ed’s review would have turned me off even if I wasn’t already unwell of hero shooters – but I note that Valve rated it You can play on Steamso this alone could have made the number of falsely condemned SteamOS players significant.
Proton, the specific compatibility layer integrated by SteamOS, has some past form of triggering some anti-cheat systems, although in the early days of the deck this was more due to a elementary lack of software compatibility rather than any real concerns about Proton’s potential suspiciousness. Still, the prospect of exposing games to untamed open-source Linux still terrifies some developers. First of all, Fortnite has never run on SteamOS, and Apex Legends recently confined support due to potential cheating concerns.
Fair play to NetEase for refraining from taking such a heavy-handed approach, even if you I still can’t mention Winnie the Pooh in your chat.
