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Given the complexity of modern games, they inevitably ship with glitches and vulnerabilities. Such is the case with Max Payne 3, which has a problem with multiplayer cheaters using invincibility hacks, infinite adrenaline exploits and more. Although most people are honest enough to enjoy the game without cheating, there's a small minority of gamers who can't resist the temptation of boosting their stats by exploiting the game. Most game developers rush to patch the bugs and, if anything, issue temporary or permanent bans. Rockstar, however, is taking a novel approach to sorting the bad apples.
The company warns that folks caught spoiling the multiplayer experience in Max Payne 3 will be condemned to a "Cheater's Pool" with other "confirmed miscreants." This goes for all nefarious players, whether they're gaming the leaderboards or using hacked saves, modded games or other exploits to gain an unfair advantage in Max Payne 3's multiplayer mode. Cheaters will have one opportunity to correct their behavior, though Rockstar doesn't explain how it will go about absolving abusers of their past transgressions. If you're caught a second time, you'll be stuck in the Cheater's Pool forever.
The developer says it's removing invalid leaderboard entries to ensure players actually earn their rank and it's calling for your help to find cheaters. If you see anyone doing something suspicious, email the company at maxpayne3.banhammer@rockstargames.com and include the platform you're playing on (PC, PS3 or Xbox 360), the cheater's screenname, a description of the offense and if possible, solid evidence such as a video or screenshot. Rockstar notes that it only wants to hear about real cheaters, so don't email them whining about folks using legit tactics like camping, however annoying it may be.
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Max Payne 3
Unlike the first two chapters that were set in The Big Apple, Max Payne 3 takes place in South America. The former New York City detective heads to Sao Paulo, Brazil to protect a wealthy family as part of his new job at a private security firm. Max Payne 3 features a multiplayer aspect for the first time in the franchise.
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Its down to Rockstar using their desecration on what is deemed to be cheating from the submissions... fair enough but how long does it take for them to warn and stop a cheater from playing with non-cheaters?
There should be a round replay option to go back to stored games and upload the gamed game directly ingame to Rockstar using the cloud - rather than manually recording, editing, encoding, uploading, then writing the email. Becomes a chore after reporting a few cheaters unless they make it easier/quicker.
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must be lots of little babies on the site with all the swearing and blasphemy.
anyhooo great idea.
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I'd really love to see a game that will let cheaters cheat and modders mod as they like. In the "old" days you could do what yxou wanted with your game, as long as it was in your own LAN. Now people are forced onto some company's servers and under their rules.
That's a bit like selling footballs that will deflate as soon as you don't follow the official FIFA rules. But why not? As long as you're not cheating in a tournament or ladder matches or such, the choice should be with the people who are actually playing with that person. So, why not make a "do what you like"-server and allow people to play on their own rules there?
That's actually adding value to the game.
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Not sure if even one person cheats in the mp mode, first time I played was right now on my xbox 360 whit the original game and an unmodded console, anyway first time playing max payne 3 I mp mode I only see my guns and it is as nobode sees my, I played a deathmatch which I won and im not a pro just on medium level I would think, I won the match with no stress got killed once all this without cheating. im sure you would find more info on the problem if you surf the web alittle. THATS NOT CHEATING it is an serious and annoying bug, which I dont enjoy since I like to play fair. last time I played a game with problems like this was world at war where everybody cheats but in mp3 its a bug, I hate beeing called a cheater which may happend because this game has a serious bug, I would hope rockstar fix this soon instead of focusing on new dlc, thats seems idiotic to work on expansion when the game isnt working. read that gta 4 I think had a similar problem and players there know the problem. I wont play mp3 in multiplayer mode this way seems like wasting time since I like competition and be called a cheater just because the game had serous bug issues. besides that the game is one of the best games ever, singel player mode is awsome just got through the game today, and I will play through it again, it is that good
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