Apex Legends Dev Responds to Complaints From Pro Player About Hackers Ruining the Game
Unfortunately, encountering cheaters in battle royale games has become a common occurrence in recent years. The development teams behind successful games such as Fortnite, Call of Duty: Warzone,and Apex Legends have had to deal with hackers attempting to compromise the competitive integrity of online matches. However, it appears that things have taken a particularly bad turn in Apex Legends as of late, and a top player in the game has decided to raise awareness of the issue, albeit in a controversial manner.
Recently, a popular professional Apex Legends player known as HisWattson, a member of the esports organization FURIA, called out the developers at Respawn Entertainment. In an unusual tweet from July 21, the player sent out a message to the cheaters in the Apex Legends community, informing them of the best times to supposedly play the game without getting banned. While the pro player claimed to make these comments so that “EA will do something,” some developers at Respawn Entertainment were less than enthused.
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Following these critical remarks from HisWattson, Conor “Hideouts” Ford, Security Analyst at Respawn Entertainment, took to social media to respond. In a tweet from the same day, the developer had some blunt words for the pro player for FURIA. “This is real cringe,” he said. However, HisWattson was quick to respond to the “cringe” accusation, claiming he had to deal with hackers in Apex Legends until the developers “decide to roll out of bed.”
Unsurprisingly, this tweet then caused Hideouts to respond with a longer message explaining his position on the issue. According to Hideouts, he thought the way HisWattson went about
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