Sony targeting PlanetSide 2 'scumbag' cheaters

Hax or not this game is totally sucky for beginners unless you're willing to pay or play a hell alot.  The gameplay is absolutely awful especially with the starting weapons and it takes forever to get enough points to buy another one. If you're going to do some kind of leveling system like this there needs to be some kind of separation for newbs to level up until they have the firepower and communication skills to actually compete.  PS2 is a failed opportunity for the sake of the pay to win model imo.  After playing good fps's with top notch controls, gameplay, and weapons, there's no way I could play PS2 long enough to make a difference.

Heh I decided to check back  in on this game since its been over a month since they said they'd would do something about their massive hacking problem and as it turns out by doing something about it they meant they would vigorously censor their forums to stop people from pointing it out and the game is blatantly overrun with aimbot + ESP users...

Ahh SOE your record for stopping planetside's hackers is still 0-2

Cheaters & hackers needs to burn in hell

cheaters and hackers are crap at most things in life that require talent,integrity,maturity,intelligence, and thats why they cheat.As a result, they are untalented,weak,immature,and stupid, because they cant even learn the rules of a simple game!

I love PLANETSIDE 2, I hope they obliterate all the hackers

The hacks undermine the business model of the game. If people don't buy station cash, the whole thing breaks down. Going after the these people protects the game's existence.

"Goodbye you scumbag. Find a new hobby or get good at the game"

Thats hilarious. Go Sony

They're asking for it. You can't even call yourself a true gamer if you resort to cheating in multiplayer games.

DON'T BAN ME BRAH!

i used to hack, in games like cs, but then i grew some balls and realized how retarded it was. it made me think about why i even play games, and what about them makes it fun. fucking insecure losers, have to put up the illusion that they are good at a game to be happy. what weak and pathetic individuals, wish they could just go all the way, pirate their games like real hackers and play on pirated servers with all the other hackers..

 @6orange6 

For single player games, yeah.  Cheating and hacking in an MMO is a lot different to putting in a code and skipping a single player level.  I wouldn't call someone cheating and having an insane advantage over normal players "part of the culture".  And it's certainly not enjoyable.

And any customer who hacks and cheats isn't exactly respecting that companies work.  Call them what they are - CHEATERS.  The harsher they're dealt with, the better IMO.

Way to go.

Thats a policy ... other companies ...guhu "blizzard" guhu guhu... have to copy for their games... guhu..diablo3 guhu ...bot festival ..games!

2 observations;

1, at the greatest point in video gaming history, cheats and backdoors to get past levels you could not do, were part of the culture and enjoyed.

2, anyone working in an industry that declares war on its customers, is unemployed. He just hasnt let reality catch up with him yet.

Hackers should be left alone. They don't have an unfair advantage.

Facebook's way of targetting hackers themselves, issuing legal attacks to the hacker directly after tracking them down works wonders, maybe they could do something like that, make it part of the terms of service and levying a fine on hackers after repeat offenses.

That's awesome. Now if only I could play this game... Need new computer. badly.

I actually really like this game, and I'm becoming pretty good at it. It isn't as "pay to win" as people say. I'm a free user, and, though it was really rough in the beginning (steep learning curve and high difficulty), I'm starting to hold my own. It just takes practice and if you put a little time in, you can get some upgrades that help also. That being said, though, this hacking thing is a real problem that has the potential to actually derail and kill the game in the long run. Extreme measures should be taken, but I fear they won't be. 

Doesn't really matter, the pay to win attittude is enough to keep this game from becoming interesting.

I like this guy.

good luck with that one lol.

I played PS1 a fair amount and this game is a dissapointment. It could have been much more. I doubt he'll beat the cheaters either as he says. I noticed when I played that it seemed people were cheating left right and center.

Give us kill-cam in game to see cheater!!!

all hackers should be banned hell hackers shouldn't even be allow to touch pc consoles or any other electronic devices

Aimbots and ESP hacks are killing this game, Its bad enough there is such a pay to win aspect to this game in the first place, If you are a free player expect to be butchered. Its cruel as the experience of playing in such big groups is amazing, but I am not sure how much more frustration I can take before I give up

Go get em Sony. I really can't stand hackers. I love mods and stuff that don't effect the online product or mess with people trying to enjoy the retail version of the game. Cheating is just unacceptable. I can't stand people who exploit glitches. Sure say it's the devs fault there's a glitch, but it still takes a cheater to exploit it. Stay down losers! No one respects hackers! I wish more companies did the same as Sony. So many of my favorite games are ruined by hackers. It pisses me off so much. Watch tons of Sony haters come here and blame Sony for this when we all know you can never really silence the hacking community. They are even risking it with this statement. Going public like this will only draw the "scumbags" closer.

Hackers Exposed! The hackers won't like this and they will come to forums like this and hate on this game all day now. Why hackers cheat? Because they love the attention they get from other players. To get that attention they have to create the illusion of being extraordinary, usually by hacking the game and having a leg up on everyone else. Without this hacking their just another below average Joe.