Best way to report Hackers?

[haezan]

Does the in game report system actually get read? Is there any way to report hackers other than that or is it good enough?

[Forcelikeobi]

Yes it gets read, but it takes way longer. If you want to actually report something you have to sign into huntshowdown's website support and file a complaint manually. I've literally seen accounts get banned within two days using this method. Try and get the individuals steam ID or their page URL so they can check the match information to line things up. Try to also have video proof, or even pictures of the death view if it's applicable.

[EmperorC3]

Originally posted by ForceLikeObi:

Yes it gets read, but it takes way longer. If you want to actually report something you have to sign into huntshowdown's website support and file a complaint manually. I've literally seen accounts get banned within two days using this method. Try and get the individuals steam ID or their page URL so they can check the match information to line things up. Try to also have video proof, or even pictures of the death view if it's applicable.

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[haezan]

Originally posted by ForceLikeObi:

Yes it gets read, but it takes way longer. If you want to actually report something you have to sign into huntshowdown's website support and file a complaint manually. I've literally seen accounts get banned within two days using this method. Try and get the individuals steam ID or their page URL so they can check the match information to line things up. Try to also have video proof, or even pictures of the death view if it's applicable.

Thanks! I recorded it so I think I have a lot of what I need. I'll log on to their website

[Un!ted20]

Not that I use it much, but the problem I have with the current report system is:
You cannot submit proof / evidence.

Either you report in-game and cannot submit a screen / vid,
or you report through the website... BUT in case the cheater has hidden his in-game profile, you cannot open his steam profile to receive his steam-id.

So you cannot fulfill all requirements to report them through the website.
(because as far as I know, the steam profile is one requirement)
So how should Crytek match submitted proof against the real player without profile / id?

To be honest, that is completley ridiculous.
We need some kind of unique player-id or something that is available ingame... even if the player hides his steam profile.

[Nomad]

Originally posted by ForceLikeObi:

Yes it gets read, but it takes way longer. If you want to actually report something you have to sign into huntshowdown's website support and file a complaint manually. I've literally seen accounts get banned within two days using this method. Try and get the individuals steam ID or their page URL so they can check the match information to line things up. Try to also have video proof, or even pictures of the death view if it's applicable.

Are you talking about this page https://huntshowdown.kayako.com/ that shows 404 since, like, forever?

[Forcelikeobi]

Originally posted by Nomad:

Originally posted by ForceLikeObi:

Yes it gets read, but it takes way longer. If you want to actually report something you have to sign into huntshowdown's website support and file a complaint manually. I've literally seen accounts get banned within two days using this method. Try and get the individuals steam ID or their page URL so they can check the match information to line things up. Try to also have video proof, or even pictures of the death view if it's applicable.

Are you talking about this page https://huntshowdown.kayako.com/ that shows 404 since, like, forever?

No, they parted ways with Kayako. (https://www.huntshowdown.com/)
Look in the bottom right corner and you'll see the sing in for support.

[Bill Waggoner]

Originally posted by Un!ted20:

Not that I use it much, but the problem I have with the current report system is:
You cannot submit proof / evidence.

Either you report in-game and cannot submit a screen / vid,
or you report through the website... BUT in case the cheater has hidden his in-game profile, you cannot open his steam profile to receive his steam-id.

So you cannot fulfill all requirements to report them through the website.
(because as far as I know, the steam profile is one requirement)
So how should Crytek match submitted proof against the real player without profile / id?

To be honest, that is completley ridiculous.
We need some kind of unique player-id or something that is available ingame... even if the player hides his steam profile.

At the profile page, even if private, right click and select Copy page URL. It will give you his steam id with that url, or you can copy/paste it as it will lead to the account itself no matter what.

[Un!ted20]

Originally posted by Bill Waggoner™:

Originally posted by Un!ted20:

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At the profile page, even if private, right click and select Copy page URL. It will give you his steam id with that url, or you can copy/paste it as it will lead to the account itself no matter what.

I know how to copy a steam profile id...
I think you have misunderstood the problem.

So I explain again:
The problem is NOT a private STEAM profile.
The problem is private IN-GAME details.

The question I have for you is:
You get killed by a suspicious player.
This player has hidden his in-game details.
Now answer me please, how do you get to his steam profile? ;)

The answer is:
You have no way. The button to open a players steam profile is gone, if the player has hidden his details. Making it impossible to find out the players steam-profile id.

[Echorion]

Originally posted by Obi:

Yes it gets read, but it takes way longer. If you want to actually report something you have to sign into huntshowdown's website support and file a complaint manually. I've literally seen accounts get banned within two days using this method. Try and get the individuals steam ID or their page URL so they can check the match information to line things up. Try to also have video proof, or even pictures of the death view if it's applicable.

Despite the sheer wall of clown awards coming because this community is usually awful; this does work. Generally if they ACTUALLY cheated and you report this way with evidence, you'll see them pop up on steam as banned within as little as a day to as much as a week.

The problem is catching ESP cheaters with evidence is very very hard to do. Any of the snapping aimbotters are obvious though and dealt with quickly.

[Krec]

Hit the report button.

[Discotooth™]

https://steamcommunity.com/app/594650/discussions/8/3379411186025294650/

[haezan]

Originally posted by Echorion:

Originally posted by Obi:

Yes it gets read, but it takes way longer. If you want to actually report something you have to sign into huntshowdown's website support and file a complaint manually. I've literally seen accounts get banned within two days using this method. Try and get the individuals steam ID or their page URL so they can check the match information to line things up. Try to also have video proof, or even pictures of the death view if it's applicable.

Despite the sheer wall of clown awards coming because this community is usually awful; this does work. Generally if they ACTUALLY cheated and you report this way with evidence, you'll see them pop up on steam as banned within as little as a day to as much as a week.

The problem is catching ESP cheaters with evidence is very very hard to do. Any of the snapping aimbotters are obvious though and dealt with quickly.

Yeah my hacker was hovering in the sky headshotting through terrain at 300+ meters. Not even trying to hide it ahah

[⍟Tex]

Originally posted by Obi:

Yes it gets read, but it takes way longer. If you want to actually report something you have to sign into huntshowdown's website support and file a complaint manually. I've literally seen accounts get banned within two days using this method. Try and get the individuals steam ID or their page URL so they can check the match information to line things up. Try to also have video proof, or even pictures of the death view if it's applicable.

Damn too bad I read this late, today I met my first blatant cheater in about 200 hours (he prefired headshot me from 100 meters, without possibly knowing where I was, after wiping my 2 others teammates with 1taps. I checked his profile afterwards and he had 12 hours in the game and a kda of 1.7).

Too bad there isn't a way to recover the profile url from older games.

[𝐎ᥣᑯ𝐑𝖾ᑯ𝐅ⱺ𝗑]

Crytek make it as hard as possible to report cheats and use the worst anti-cheat. Why not use Battle-Eye? Not perfect but much better than Easy. You see guys, grown-up companies don't expect you to do their jobs for them. They use software that is the adult in the room.

[⍟Tex]

Originally posted by Red Fox 𓃢:

Crytek make it as hard as possible to report cheats and use the worst anti-cheat. Why not use Battle-Eye? Not perfect but much better than Easy. You see guys, grown-up companies don't expect you to do their jobs for them. They use software that is the adult in the room.

Battle eye is as good as easy (it is used in tarkov, and if you recently followed the events there, it was not good). It doesn't really matter which brand of anticheat it's used, as long as that's the only measure in place, it won't be enough, no matter what.

The best way to counter cheaters is to use multiple system (Swiss cheese method), as well as adapting the game mechanics in order to disincentivise cheating / minimizing the consequences (e.g., if you get killed by a confirmed cheater who later got banned, you get back the character you died with, and all the gear you had). This is not as important in hunt (most gear is disposable) as it is in other games, but still worth considering.

All in all though, in almost 200 hours of this was the first time I felt cheated, so I guess not bad.