Summary
A wave of bans that recently swept throughThe Finalscommunity has targeted some players who don’t have a history of cheating. The free-to-play shooter from Embark Studios has proven to be a fun hit to close out the end of the year, but some players have unfortunately been falsely targeted in order tostop cheaters inThe Finals.
The genre of free-to-play shooters is a large pool, butThe Finalsappears to have made this style of game its own with its fun approach. Styled as a game show, the wayThe Finalsapproaches matches puts a fresh spin on first-person shooters, which has made the game increasingly popular since its launch in early December.The Finalshas already reached a huge milestone, gaining 10 million players just a few weeks after its release. Although the game is in its early stage of life, these past few weeks have looked quite promising forThe Finals. However, with growth also comes growing pains, and the game’s first big player ban has hit some innocent players.
It appears that the first major ban attempt forThe Finalshappened overnight, leaving many players with banned accounts who have no record of cheating within the game. Tom Warren, Senior Editor for The Verge, broke the news via Twitter, stating that the bans have impacted many different players. Warren also added that Twitch streamers are being banned from the game, leaving many players curious as to why the bans seem so random.
Fortunately, some players have actually reported that the bans have officially been lifted from their accounts. Twitch streamer Gigz was one of the unlucky players to be hit with a ban, but he recently went to Twitter to share the good news that his account forThe Finalsis back up and running. WithThe Finalsalready being such a huge hit, it’s not surprising that cheaters have infiltrated the game, but it’s unfortunate that innocent players have been caught in the crossfire.
Although there hasn’t been any official word from the development team behindThe Finalsyet, there is already proof of bans being lifted, which is a good sign for players who are waiting to get their accounts back. The game may be a fresh release, butthat hasn’t stoppedThe Finalsfrom quickly building a community who have quickly latched onto the first-person shooter. False bans can be incredibly frustrating, but it seems as though developers are starting to fix the problem, and there will hopefully be an official explanation soon.
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Viewers at home, here’s the news you’ve been waiting to hear: THE FINALS is accepting new contestants, and that means YOU! That’s right, soon the world could be watching YOU tear apart our newest dynamic arenas and seize everlasting fame!As you know, THE FINALS is the world’s greatest free-to-play combat game show! Our contestants plug in to our virtual world and join teams in escalating tournaments. They fight it out in our beautifully-rendered arenas based on real-world locations that they can alter, exploit, and even destroy.Sure, you can aim and shoot, but contestants that add our carefully curated virtual environments to their arsenal are more likely to advance, so do anything you can imagine in the name of victory! Burn arenas to the ground! Send wrecking balls crashing into your opponents! Don’t just pull triggers - pull down buildings!
