Escape from Tarkov Issues Update on Cheating Scandal

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Escape from Tarkovhas released an update on the ongoing cheating scandal. It comes after a fan's Escape from Tarkov investigation claimed that 60% of matches had cheaters in the game.

Escape from Tarkov wasfirst released to the public in 2017, and development has remained steady ever since. There were some hiccups along the way, with developer Battlestate Games recently being banned from Twitch, but overall it's been pretty smooth with a constant stream of content being added to the game. It's currently unknown when the game is due to exit early access and become a full release, with no date given by the developer.

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The cheating update was posted to Reddit by Battlestate Games studio head Nikita Buyanov on behalf of the entire company. In the post, Buyanov claims that Escape from Tarkov bans several thousand cheaters a day, and goes on to say that all systems involved in catching and banning cheaters are constantly being updated. Escape from Tarkov's serious cheating problem is no secret to the gaming community, and it poses a real problem for the game. Due to its wide success, it's easy to forget Escape from Tarkov is still an early access title, and to have rampant cheating prior to making it out of beta would be terrible for the game's long-term future.

Players in the thread were thoroughly unconvinced by Buyanov's update. Many were quick to point out that several similar updates have been posted in the last three years, with almost identical wording across the posts. Escape from Tarkov players had one recurring suggestion throughout the thread — mobile phone verification. This would be a simple but effective method that would deter many people from cheating, with