Max Payne 3 Multiplayer Pits Cheaters Against Cheaters

TheMailMan78 · Jun 13, 2012

Playing against hackers and cheaters in multiplayer games is rarely fun, so now Rockstar is showing them just how it feels. It's hit upon a cruel and unusual punishment for cheaters in Max Payne 3's multiplayer: forcing them to play in a "Cheaters Pool" filled only with other hoodlums. "Anyone found to have used hacked saves, modded games, or other exploits to gain an unfair advantage in Max Payne 3 Multiplayer, or to circumvent the leaderboards will be quarantined from all other players into a 'Cheaters Pool', where they'll only be able to compete in multiplayer matches with other confirmed miscreants," Rockstar explains in a blog post. They'll also be cut from the leaderboards. Rockstar could deign to allow these rapscallions to rejoin civilised society, but will permaban them for a second infraction. Lets hope that one day all online games will adopt such measures.

View at TechPowerUp Main Site

FordGT90Concept · Jun 13, 2012

Yay! Finally! If people want to cheat, let them. Just do it with other cheaters. Cheats can be fun but only if everyone is doing it.

Completely Bonkers · Jun 13, 2012

Nice. But will require management time and effort. I hope it works... and they invest the resources to run the system well and fairly. I can see it being a can of worm. Watching with interest...

Nordic · Jun 13, 2012

I can imagine some guy in there talking about how he doesn't deserve this. He isn't smart enough to hack. He wouldn't even know where to begin. Every word he says is pitiful. Then he wins because he had the best hack...

seronx · Jun 13, 2012

Let the best hack win!

RejZoR · Jun 13, 2012

Multiplayer cheats are for lame ppl.

Disparia · Jun 13, 2012

Not bad... though did they have to cut them from the leaderboard? How do you know if you're the best cheater?

badtaylorx · Jun 13, 2012

id like to see some type of permanent scarlet letter adorned on there character

TheMailMan78 · Jun 13, 2012

I hope this works well. I would love to see something like this in BF3.

treehouse · Jun 13, 2012

badtaylorx said:
id like to see some type of permanent scarlet letter adorned on there character

hahhaa

Over_Lord · Jun 13, 2012

best solutions for cheaters ever

let them get frustrated with other cheaters

can't even complain now

speedpc · Jun 13, 2012

NICE !!!! I hope this idea works.

thunderising said:
best solutions for cheaters ever

let them get frustrated with other cheaters

can't even complain now

Desert Eagle · Jun 13, 2012

A server filled with nothing but cheaters...lol Welcome to hell gentlemen!

amd/atifiend · Jun 13, 2012

That's pretty innovative...I like it.

robal · Jun 13, 2012

TheMailMan78 said:
Lets hope that one day all online games will adopt such measures

I'd hope for all online games to be impossible to cheat in.

KainXS · Jun 13, 2012

so its like the rooms on halo pc full of nothing but cheaters, that was fun.

Sasqui · Jun 13, 2012

Yes! Kharma is a bitch. Multi-player cheaters suck, and now they can all suck together.

Jizzler said:
Not bad... though did they have to cut them from the leaderboard? How do you know if you're the best cheater?

LOLz!

Nordic · Jun 13, 2012

Jizzler said:
Not bad... though did they have to cut them from the leaderboard? How do you know if you're the best cheater?

The cheaters would need a separate leader board, like the best of the worst. Though, this would encourage the cheaters.

Desert Eagle said:
A server filled with nothing but cheaters...lol Welcome to hell gentlemen!

Ha ha just wow

robal said:
I'd hope for all online games to be impossible to cheat in.

Just like there is no such thing as a truly secure network, there is no such thing as an uncheatable game.

NC37 · Jun 13, 2012

If it relies on community reporting then there could be an issue. People will report people for being a hack just because you kill them. That is how they view the cheating. Anyone better than them is one which means, pretty much everyone.

Sprayed a guy in the face last night with a P90 in BF3, happen to get a headshot. Next moment hes crying over chat about me being a hacker. Not the first time I've had that. Just learn not to argue with the children so I said,"thank you for the kind compliment." Then he went off and started crying about camping when he charged over and over into our advancing frontline. Sigh...kids.

Ravenas · Jun 13, 2012

I voted no. I like Valve's method for Steam. If you are caught cheating, your account is banned from that game.

The game is meant to be played one way as created by the developers. If you don't like I don't think you should play. If you are going to cheat, I think you should be banned.

KissSh0t · Jun 13, 2012

Could you imagine Battlefield 3 with this... my goodness it would be awesome.

KainXS · Jun 13, 2012

alot of people I know who hack on steam don't get banned actually I know no one who has been vac banned . . . . . . . especially in L4D1 and 2

Ravenas · Jun 13, 2012

KainXS said:
alot of people I know who hack on steam don't get banned actually I know no one who has been vac banned . . . . . . . especially in L4D1 and 2

My cousin was banned and had to rebuy the Counter-Strike 1.6. If you hack enough in a VAC server, you will eventually be caught.

DannibusX · Jun 13, 2012

Cheating in a video game is full of fail. I've had miracle moments in games before. One that sticks out the most is in BFBC2 I was running around, heard something behind me turned and accidentally hit my mouse button. One shotted Kurgan with a sniper rifle. Fugger was trying to get my dog tag. He didn't get close to me for the rest of the match. He just killed me from a distance.

I've never been accused of cheating though.

Xyvik · Jun 13, 2012

DannibusX said:
Cheating in a video game is full of fail. I've had miracle moments in games before. One that sticks out the most is in BFBC2 I was running around, heard something behind me turned and accidentally hit my mouse button. One shotted Kurgan with a sniper rifle. Fugger was trying to get my dog tag. He didn't get close to me for the rest of the match. He just killed me from a distance.

I've never been accused of cheating though.

That's awesome. My miracle moment was in HLDM (yeah...a long time ago) where I was doing so good one of the other players in the match asked what hack I was using because it had to be better than his...since I was beating him and all.

...have rarely felt prouder than that.

But back on topic! This is an interesting idea that I hope pans out. If it turns out to work as intended, I say more companies should adopt it.

System Name	TheMailbox 5.0 / The Mailbox 4.5
Processor	RYZEN 1700X / Intel i7 2600k @ 4.2GHz
Motherboard	Fatal1ty X370 Gaming K4 / Gigabyte Z77X-UP5 TH Intel LGA 1155
Cooling	MasterLiquid PRO 280 / Scythe Katana 4
Memory	ADATA RGB 16GB DDR4 2666 16-16-16-39 / G.SKILL Sniper Series 16GB DDR3 1866: 9-9-9-24
Video Card(s)	MSI 1080 "Duke" with 8Gb of RAM. Boost Clock 1847 MHz / ASUS 780ti
Storage	256Gb M4 SSD / 128Gb Agelity 4 SSD , 500Gb WD (7200)
Display(s)	LG 29" Class 21:9 UltraWide® IPS LED Monitor 2560 x 1080 / Dell 27"
Case	Cooler Master MASTERBOX 5t / Cooler Master 922 HAF
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec / SupremeFX X-Fi with Bose Companion 2 speakers.
Power Supply	Seasonic FOCUS Plus Series SSR-750PX 750W Platinum / SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold
Mouse	SteelSeries Sensei (RAW) / Logitech G5
Keyboard	Razer BlackWidow / Logitech (Unknown)
Software	Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
Benchmark Scores	Benching is for bitches.

System Name	BY-2021
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X (65w eco profile)
Motherboard	MSI B550 Gaming Plus
Cooling	Scythe Mugen (rev 5)
Memory	2 x Kingston HyperX DDR4-3200 32 GiB
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro, Seagate Exos X20 TB 7200 RPM
Display(s)	Nixeus NX-EDG274K (3840x2160@144 DP) + Samsung SyncMaster 906BW (1440x900@60 HDMI-DVI)
Case	Coolermaster HAF 932 w/ USB 3.0 5.25" bay + USB 3.2 (A+C) 3.5" bay
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC1150, Micca OriGen+
Power Supply	Enermax Platimax 850w
Mouse	Nixeus REVEL-X
Keyboard	Tesoro Excalibur
Software	Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	Faster than the tortoise; slower than the hare.

Processor	Mysterious Engineering Prototype
Motherboard	Intel 865
Cooling	Custom block made in workshop
Memory	Corsair XMS 2GB
Video Card(s)	FireGL X3-256
Display(s)	1600x1200 SyncMaster x 2 = 3200x1200
Software	Windows 2003

Processor	7800x3d
Motherboard	Gigabyte B650 Auros Elite AX
Cooling	Custom Water
Memory	GSKILL 2x16gb 6000mhz Cas 30 with custom timings
Video Card(s)	MSI RX 6750 XT MECH 2X 12G OC
Storage	Adata SX8200 1tb with Windows, Samsung 990 Pro 2tb with games
Display(s)	HP Omen 27q QHD 165hz
Case	ThermalTake P3
Power Supply	SuperFlower Leadex Titanium
Software	Windows 11 64 Bit
Benchmark Scores	CB23: 1811 / 19424 CB24: 1136 / 7687

System Name	SolarwindMobile
Processor	AMD FX-9800P RADEON R7, 12 COMPUTE CORES 4C+8G
Motherboard	Acer Wasp_BR
Cooling	It's Copper.
Memory	2 x 8GB SK Hynix/HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF
Video Card(s)	ATI/AMD Radeon R7 Series (Bristol Ridge FP4) [ACER]
Storage	TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100 1TB + KINGSTON RBU-SNS8152S3128GG2 128 GB
Display(s)	ViewSonic XG2401 SERIES
Case	Acer Aspire E5-553G
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC255
Power Supply	PANASONIC AS16A5K
Mouse	SteelSeries Rival
Keyboard	Ducky Channel Shine 3
Software	Windows 10 Home 64-bit (Version 1607, Build 14393.969)

Max Payne 3 Multiplayer Pits Cheaters Against Cheaters

Good measure?

Yes

No

I'm not sure

TheMailMan78

Big Member

FordGT90Concept

"I go fast!1!11!1!"

Completely Bonkers

New Member

Nordic

seronx

RejZoR

Disparia

badtaylorx

TheMailMan78

Big Member

treehouse

New Member

Over_Lord

News Editor

speedpc

Desert Eagle

New Member

amd/atifiend

robal

KainXS

Sasqui

Nordic

NC37

Ravenas

KissSh0t

KainXS

Ravenas

DannibusX

Xyvik

New Member

Processor	Intel i5-6600
Motherboard	ASRock H170M-ITX
Cooling	Cooler Master Geminii S524
Memory	G.Skill DDR4-2133 16GB (8GB x 2)
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte R9-380X 4GB
Storage	Samsung 950 EVO 250GB (mSATA)
Display(s)	LG 29UM69G-B 2560x1080 IPS
Case	Lian Li PC-Q25
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC892
Power Supply	Seasonic SS-460FL2
Mouse	Logitech G700s
Keyboard	Logitech G110
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	As Himself
Processor	2700X
Motherboard	Asrock 370X ThaiChi
Cooling	Custom Liquid
Memory	4133MHz Team
Video Card(s)	Radeon VII
Storage	Samsung 512 SSD's
Display(s)	Asus "24 144Hz
Case	Tt P5
Audio Device(s)	Asus Essence One Muses/Sparkos
Power Supply	EVGA 1200
Mouse	RAT ProX
Keyboard	Drop CTRL
Software	W10 steam futuremark

System Name	hazel
Processor	phenom II 555 BE unlocked to 4 cores at 3.6ghz
Motherboard	asus m4a89gtdpro
Cooling	antec kuhler
Memory	8gb corsair
Video Card(s)	2 x 6950 crossfire
Storage	ocz ssd 60gb
Display(s)	LG 24 inch 1080p
Case	nzxt phantom
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	BeQuiet 750w

System Name	BAH! - - tHE ECo FReAK
Processor	Athlon II X4 620 @ 1.15V
Motherboard	ASUS 785G EVO
Cooling	Stock
Memory	Corsair Titanium 4GB DDR3 1600MHz C9
Video Card(s)	Sapphire HD5850 @ 1.049v
Storage	Seagate 7200.12 500GB
Display(s)	BenQ G2220HD
Case	Cooler Master Elite 334
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair VX550W
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate x64

Processor	Intel Core 8700K
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7
Cooling	Coolit FreezOne
Memory	32Gigs \ G Skill RipjawsV F4-3600C16
Video Card(s)	GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080TI
Storage	2X Samsung 860EVO 1TB SSD / 1Seagate 2TB
Display(s)	LG 34GK950F
Case	Thermaltake Core X31 RGB Edition
Audio Device(s)	RealTek HD \Steel Series Arctis 7
Power Supply	Rosewill Quark Series 1000W Full Modular Power Supply with LED Indicator
Mouse	Razer Basilisk
Keyboard	Razer BlackWidow Chroma V2
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64Bit

Processor	AMD 965 BE
Motherboard	MSI gd70
Cooling	Koolance Exos 2.5 w/ cpu 350 block
Memory	8gb corsair Dominator ddr3 1600
Video Card(s)	2 sapphire 6870's liquid cooled
Storage	8 150 gb wd raptors in raid 0
Display(s)	Acer 24in lcd
Case	Thermaltake Armor lcs
Power Supply	Thermaltake Tough Power 1200w
Software	Win7 64 Ultimate

System Name	If you name your systems, get a boy/girlfriend...
Processor	i7 4770k
Motherboard	Asus Maximus VI Formula
Cooling	Custom waterloop around Black Ice GTX 360
Memory	16GB DDR3
Video Card(s)	GTX 1080 FE
Storage	Samsung 850 Pro 1TB
Case	HAF 932
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair HX750
Software	Windows 10 x64

Processor	AMD Ryzen 9 5950x, Ryzen 9 5980HX
Motherboard	MSI X570 Tomahawk
Cooling	Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 4(With Noctua Fans)
Memory	32Gb Crucial 3600 Ballistix
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte RTX 3080, Asus 6800M
Storage	Adata SX8200 1TB NVME/WD Black 1TB NVME
Display(s)	Dell 27 Inch 165Hz
Case	Phanteks P500A
Audio Device(s)	IFI Zen Dac/JDS Labs Atom+/SMSL Amp+Rivers Audio
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x
Mouse	Logitech G502 SE Hero
Keyboard	Corsair K70 RGB Mk.2
VR HMD	Samsung Odyssey Plus
Software	Windows 10

System Name	Senile
Processor	I7-4790K@4.8 GHz 24/7
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 Gaming
Cooling	Be Quiet Pure Rock Air
Memory	16GB 4x4 G.Skill CAS9 2133 Sniper
Video Card(s)	GIGABYTE Vega 64
Storage	Samsung EVO 500GB / 8 Different WDs / QNAP TS-253 8GB NAS with 2x10Tb WD Blue
Display(s)	34" LG 34CB88-P 21:9 Curved UltraWide QHD (34401440) FREE_SYNC*
Case	Rosewill
Audio Device(s)	Onboard + HD HDMI
Power Supply	Corsair HX750
Mouse	Logitech G5
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe RGB & G610 Orion Red
Software	Win 10

System Name	Lailalo
Processor	Ryzen 9 5900X Boosts to 4.95Ghz
Motherboard	Asus TUF Gaming X570-Plus (WIFI
Cooling	Noctua
Memory	32GB DDR4 3200 Corsair Vengeance
Video Card(s)	XFX 7900XT 20GB
Storage	Samsung 970 Pro Plus 1TB, Crucial 1TB MX500 SSD, Segate 3TB
Display(s)	LG Ultrawide 29in @ 2560x1080
Case	Coolermaster Storm Sniper
Power Supply	XPG 1000W
Mouse	G602
Keyboard	G510s
Software	Windows 10 Pro / Windows 10 Home

System Name	AM5
Processor	AMD Ryzen R9 7950X
Motherboard	Asrock X670E Taichi
Cooling	EK AIO Basic 360
Memory	Corsair Vengeance DDR5 5600 64 Gb - XMP1 Profile
Video Card(s)	AMD Reference 7900 XTX 24 Gb
Storage	Crucial Gen 5 1 TB, Samsung Gen 4 980 1 TB / Samsung 8TB SSD
Display(s)	Samsung 34" 240hz 4K
Case	Fractal Define R7
Power Supply	Seasonic PRIME PX-1300, 1300W 80+ Platinum, Full Modular

System Name	Aluminum Mallard
Processor	Ryzen 1900x
Motherboard	AsRock Phantom 6
Cooling	AIO
Memory	32GB
Video Card(s)	EVGA 3080Ti FTW
Storage	SSD
Display(s)	Benq Zowie
Case	Cosmos 1000
Audio Device(s)	On Board
Power Supply	Corsair CX750
VR HMD	HTV Vive, Valve Index
Software	Arch Linux
Benchmark Scores	31 FPS in Dalaran

System Name	Tigershark III
Processor	AMD Phenom II X6 1090T
Motherboard	MSI 890FXA
Cooling	Stock
Memory	8 gbs
Video Card(s)	ATi Radeon 5870
Storage	Western Digital VelociRaptor
Case	Antec 1200
Power Supply	Enermax