PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds or PUBG has become such a phenomenon that wherever you go, you will always have a squad ready to score a Chicken Dinner. However, in the last month, PUBG Corp has banned about 30,000 accounts from playing the game. This began when the 0.10.0 update that included the Vikendi map was rolled out. And what's more surprising is that out of these 30,000, quite a few are pro players. The players were reportedly banned on the grounds of cheating.
According to reports, PUBG Corp's new security features and algorithms are to thank for this massive crackdown. The systems detected that a lot of players were using methods such as Radar Hacking, which lets users obtain server information and collect data to another device using Virtual Private Network (VPN). This enabled that user to see the positions of all players on a secondary device, which makes it a cakewalk for them to win. Surprisingly, PUBG Corp found that the players using this method mostly comprised of participants of e-sport tournaments held in Europe and North America.
This could happen to anybody if you're playing unethically. But in case you want to be extra careful or even just expand your horizons towards what could get you banned from getting anymore chicken dinners, continue reading.
If you offend other players on the basis of race, country, gender or caste, you will be under scrutiny. Similarly, if your username or nickname has any offensive words, or includes sexually explicit content or can hurt the sentiments of other players, the company is capable of taking action against you. This also remains true if your nickname includes any words that infringe the trademark or copyright of the game.
If you are somebody who has been using any kind of servers or VPN to change your default country and boost your rank or Royale points, best believe, you will join the list of the 30,000 players before you. And this rule will apply to both beginners as well as those dominating the ranking boards.
According to reports, PUBG Corp's new security features and algorithms are to thank for this massive crackdown. The systems detected that a lot of players were using methods such as Radar Hacking, which lets users obtain server information and collect data to another device using Virtual Private Network (VPN). This enabled that user to see the positions of all players on a secondary device, which makes it a cakewalk for them to win. Surprisingly, PUBG Corp found that the players using this method mostly comprised of participants of e-sport tournaments held in Europe and North America.
This could happen to anybody if you're playing unethically. But in case you want to be extra careful or even just expand your horizons towards what could get you banned from getting anymore chicken dinners, continue reading.
Being offensive or using offensive nicknames
If you offend other players on the basis of race, country, gender or caste, you will be under scrutiny. Similarly, if your username or nickname has any offensive words, or includes sexually explicit content or can hurt the sentiments of other players, the company is capable of taking action against you. This also remains true if your nickname includes any words that infringe the trademark or copyright of the game.
Using VPN or any third-party servers
If you are somebody who has been using any kind of servers or VPN to change your default country and boost your rank or Royale points, best believe, you will join the list of the 30,000 players before you. And this rule will apply to both beginners as well as those dominating the ranking boards.