Tom Clancy’s ‘The Division’ Latest News & Updates: Ubisoft Losing Patience? Plans To Punish Cheaters With Permanent Ban

Uh-oh! It seems like Ubisoft is losing its patience over the relentless cheating and exploiting issues in Tom Clancy's "The Division." That's why, the game developer recently announced to implement the permanent ban policy for cheaters and exploiters on their first offense.

Tom Clancy's 'The Division' Permanent Ban

As written on Tom Clancy's "The Division" official blog post, Ubisoft outlined its stricter penalty rulings and explained why there's a need to implement a permanent ban on first-time cheaters. According to IGN, the latest changes in Tom Clancy's "The Division" penalty policies came after its intensive campaign against cheaters and exploiters caught by its detection systems that resulted in a series of changes in April.

"Judging from your feedback and based on what we witnessed when cheaters came back to the game, we have now decided to push our policy one step further," Ubisoft said in a statement. "We will now start applying permanent bans on first offense when players are caught using cheat engines and we will communicate clearly when new ban waves are taking place."

Tom Clancy's 'The Division' Ditches 14-Day Suspensions

Due to the incessant cheating issues in Tom Clancy's "The Division," Ubisoft also ditched its initial 14-day suspension penalty. The short-term ban policy did not reportedly help in eliminating the cheaters and exploiters of the game, BBC News notes.

Ubisoft Promises To Track Down Tom Clancy's 'The Division' Cheaters

Aside from the implementation of stricter policies in Tom Clancy's "The Division," Ubisoft also vowed to take necessary actions to hunt down cheaters and exploiters. The developer also hoped that the permanent ban will stop cheaters in spoiling the enjoyment of "The Division" gamers, GameSpot reveals.

Tom Clancy's 'The Division' PC Players Decreased

Meanwhile, Ubisoft is facing another sad news after Tom Clancy's "The Division" player count on PC platforms decreased by 93 percent since the game was launched in March. As reported by Twinfinite, the game has 2.1 million players at launch but now, the game has only 143,000 total players as of Jun. 10.

Based on the report, the main reason cited for the diminishing Tom Clancy's "The Division" players on PC platforms were the muted amount and quality of new gameplay. In addition, players also abandoned "The Division" because of the numerous exploits in the game.

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