Splatoon 3 cheaters are already getting banned
It looks like Nintendo is already cracking down on Splatoon 3 cheaters.
Although we're still weeks away from the formal release, Nintendo dataminer OatmealDome says the developer is already taking action against anyone who tries to play a modified version of Splatoon 3 (opens in new tab), including "total bans" from its Nintendo Switch Online service, which you need to access Splatoon 3 multiplayer.
"Splatoon 3 has anti-cheat in place," OatmealDome tweeted over the weekend (thanks, Nintendo Life (opens in new tab)). "Nintendo is beginning to issue console bans (possibly total ban from [Nintendo Switch Online]?) to players who modified the game.
"I won’t be going into much detail about how it works, since anti-cheat relies on security through obscurity."
One particular patch that was being shared around lets you enter the testing range early. It appears to be the most popular ban reason.Given how Splatoon 2 was also able to detect these patches, this is completely unsurprising. Not sure why people thought this was OK to try.August 26, 2022
"One particular patch that was being shared around lets you enter the testing range early," they added. "It appears to be the most popular ban reason.
"Given how Splatoon 2 was also able to detect these patches, this is completely unsurprising. Not sure why people thought this was OK to try."
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