“Those people broke into the company, and several security guards couldn’t stop them at all. They smashed all our computers and workstations, and stole a lot of valuables. They beat our boss so badly that he was hospitalized, and later one of his eyes was also damaged.”
He continued to grit his teeth, speaking with resentment and unwillingness.
"After this group of players caused trouble, the ringleaders were detained and sentenced. But they started posting on the forum again, demanding compensation from us! They said that our banning of their game accounts was an infringement on their virtual property!"
"We won all of these absurd lawsuits the following year. But it was useless, utterly useless; there were just too many of them, and they dragged the company down with them..."
"The game had long since died out. The number of players plummeted, and shareholders withdrew their investments one by one. When the boss came out of the hospital, only a dozen or so people were left in the team. Some brothers left, some scattered, and the boss even gave us the last bit of money he had left."
"Of the team of over a hundred people, I'm probably the only one who stayed to continue making games..."
After recounting a harrowing past, a trace of calm appeared on his tear-streaked face, alongside anger and dejection.
"Seven or eight years have passed now, and these days on Blue Star have been the happiest time of my career," he said. "Boss, thank you, thank you for leaving us a peaceful place. Today, when I heard you say in the conference room that Blue Star will never compromise, I really wanted to collapse on the table and cry..."
"If only my former colleagues had been born on Earth! If only we had the strength to go toe-to-toe with Youmo back then! If only the players back then had the same level of sportsmanship as they do now... Fengyun was born at the wrong time, alas, so unlucky..."
Mingyan sighed, then helplessly took out a tissue and handed it to him.
"I know that you have suffered such unfair treatment and must be very disappointed with the game market in Sixth Star Province. But I hope you can find a new home and new hope on Blue Star."
After thinking for a long time, Mingyan said to him again, "The account banning measure will definitely offend a group of players. But I would rather make a mistake than do nothing. At least, the current players trust Blue Star and trust us—so we should trust the players too."
...
A day later, Blue Star Studio quickly responded to the cheating incident.
The rules for handling cheating are published directly on the official website.
Meanwhile, the first batch of penalized individuals has been uploaded and published, and every player can download and view it.
For those who report cheaters, the official team will automatically send an email to express their gratitude and provide feedback on the progress of the report.
One of Blue Star's replies included the line: "[Cleaning up the gaming environment is everyone's responsibility.]"
Angry players could see Bluestar's sincere and serious attitude from its swift, efficient, and fair handling of the situation, and unconsciously developed a better impression of Bluestar.
On the forum, players quickly started discussing this matter.
After receiving the email, some whistleblowers downloaded the list published on the official website and actually found the cheaters they reported.
[That was really fast! The account was really banned!! From now on, Earth is my second daddy!]
[My efficiency in getting things done is way better than some unscrupulous manufacturers...]
Of course, some discordant voices also emerged in the forum.
[I'm lodging a formal protest!! This trashy internet company inexplicably accused me of cheating and banned me for a month! I spent 200 yuan on the game and they just banned me like that? Are they crazy for money?]
[What the hell? I only played one game and they're already accusing me of cheating. The designer should just die a horrible death.]
Blue Star's tech leader just sneered at these "protesting" players.
With a single command, their accounts were discovered.
—That's definitely cheating, there's no denying it!
Normal players generally applaud the account banning punishment.
Only cheaters would retaliate, either out of wishful thinking that "if I cause trouble, the world will back down," or out of rage and a desire to take everyone down with them.
It's important to know that interstellar technology is already very advanced. The accuracy rate of detecting cheating based on player behavior is over 99.99%, which is even lower than the probability of a parachute malfunctioning!
So Blue Star felt no psychological pressure at all, and the customer service even replied directly to the troublemaking post with a wicked sense of humor.
Hello, upon investigation, your League of Legends account 'xxxx' was found to have engaged in cheating on [date].
A long list of analysis reports followed, providing irrefutable evidence.
This official response is more than just a slap in the face; it's practically a blatant desecration of a corpse.
This post went viral instantly, the kind that's both controversial and infamous.
Players flooded the post with comments.
[Offer incense first, then spit.]
【Blue Star NB】
[Laughs loudly three times, hahaha! Serves you right!]
On the other hand, although detecting player behavior has become very easy.
However, banning cheats has become even more difficult.
—Because the creators of cheats also possess technical skills, completely different from ordinary players.
Just like the "Youmo" team, they know how to hide their cheating methods and can also counter the game's security system.
This becomes a game of cat and mouse, with the game's technical team and the cheat development team locked in a dynamic struggle.
The former might have just used patch 1.0 to eliminate cheat version 1.0 today, but tomorrow the latter might have discovered a new vulnerability and created cheat version 2.0...
The conflict between technologies is essentially a struggle between people.
As long as games exist in the world, this kind of thing will always exist.
Bluestar had already prepared a technical team as soon as the official announcement was released.