Is Taxi2g's Apex Legends perma-ban for ult-dashing justified?
In a weird turn of events, Apex Legends streamer Svend-Erik ‘Taxi2g’ Høegh was banned for life from the game a couple of weeks ago. Accused of exploiting the ult-dash glitch during the match, he was kicked out of a match during a stream on January 12, 2022.
Thinking this was some kind of mistake, he then tried playing Apex Legends on two other alternate accounts, both of which were consecutively banned as well. This was followed by an official email from publisher EA the next day claiming Taxi was caught cheating.
No further response from them has been offered that sheds light on the validity of the situation.
Post the ban, Taxi admitted that he had used the ult-dash glitch to gain the upper hand during gameplay in Apex Legends.
Since EA specifically states that in-game exploits of mechanics or bugs count as cheating, it looks to be a well-deserved punishment. Oddly enough though, there have been claims going around that many people who have been exploiting the speed glitch still haven't been locked off from playing Apex Legends.
So was this ban genuine for abusing an exploit or just a random, out-of-the-blue whack?
If it is the former, then why isn't it affecting everyone? If it's the latter, shouldn't Respawn make it a priority to fix their anti-cheat system so it doesn't doll out banhammers at the drop of a hat?
Ult dash is a glitch that allows a Legend (title for the game's cast of 19 playable characters) to gain a sudden burst of speed for a few seconds. This boost can be spammed infinitely in bursts.
Youtuber RossBobSquirrel explains it in the following video:
However, only 5 Legends can perform this exploit: Gibraltar, Seer, Bangalore, Caustic and Horizon. This glitch is possible due to these Legends having throwable
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