Tencent has finally had enough of PUBG Mobile’s widespread cheating problem. The game recently announced on its official Twitter account that it had permanently banned a total of 2,273,152 accounts and 1,424,854 devices from PUBG Mobile between August 20th and August 27th.

While suspended players will be able to make new accounts and keep playing, those with banned devices won’t be able to access PUBG Mobile unless they download the game on another phone or device. This massive string of permanent bans comes ahead of the game’s September 8th update to version 1.0, which promises better graphics, a new UI and lobby, and apparently, much more stringent anti-cheating measures.

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PUBG Mobile’s official Twitter announcement also offered statistics about what kind of cheats suspended players had been using. 12 percent of banned accounts were found to be using speed cheats, 27 percent were using auto-aim cheats, 32 percent used X-Ray vision cheats to see through obstacles, and 22 percent used miscellaneous cheats to their advantage. There was also a small percentage of players modifying area damage and character cosmetics, but those violations each make up less than five percent of the bans.

The game’s sudden and aggressive response to cheating may be a result of what went down at this year’s South Asian PUBG Mobile Club Open. The Club Open is PUBG Mobile’s global competitive arena, drawing thousands of viewers and fans per regional event. Unfortunately, PUBG Mobile's cheating issue is so extreme that it even found its way into this year’s South Asian Club Open. The event saw multiple participating teams from India and Pakistan accused of openly cheating during qualifiers, group stages, and even semi-finals.

Event officials ended up disqualifying a total of 20 teams from the Club Open, with team members receiving suspensions and even lifetime bans. 23 teams remained after event officials concluded their investigations, meaning that about half of the Club Open’s participants were found to have violated guidelines. In light of that, it’s no surprise that Tencent and PUBG Mobile are finally cracking down on the game’s prominent cheating issue.

Source: Twitter

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