Online games always have their fair share of cheaters, but companies make sure that there are some systems in place that either eliminate them or at least reduce the problem to a more tolerable level. Cheating isn’t entirely impossible to deal with in other genres like shooters, but in fighting games, when it’s one versus one, cheaters can really become impossible to deal with. Not only does Street Fighter 6 have cheaters online since launch, but they are growing in numbers and abilities, and Capcom is completely silent about the matter.
Capcom, being a Japanese company, doesn’t have to deal with many cheaters from Japan. And since it isn’t much of an issue in the Land of the Rising Sun, there is a geographical disconnect, and to the developer, it may not seem like the problem is as widespread as it actually is. Another example is that, in general, people don’t use offensive names in Japan, like they can and do everywhere else in the world. In season 1 of Street Fighter 6, some people had all sorts of messed up names, but once it was brought up as an issue, Capcom took it seriously and banned such users, while making it impossible to use offensive names in the future.
Fans were expecting something similar in the case of cheaters in season 2 of Street Fighter 6, but unfortunately, that didn’t happen. That’s not to say Capcom doesn’t have any protection for cheating at all. SF6 has some protection for rage quitters, but that isn’t as big of a problem as running into a cheater who robs you of your hard-earned MR points, setting you back by hours or even days.
What Are These Cheats & How Do They Ruin the Game
These cheats allow players to set different automated scripts for different scenarios. This includes reacting to a Drive Impact with their own DI, jumping on fireballs on reaction, checking Drive Rushes perfectly and consistently, teching all throws, and even whiff-punishing normals with 100% consistency. Clearly, it is impossible to play against a player like this, since even reading their mind won’t help you much.
Broski, a professional AKI player, recently encountered one such cheater during one of his Twitch streams when he was playing ranked mode. Although he was able to exploit the cheater’s script and turn it against him, he barely came out on top. This just goes to show how hard it really is to beat a cheater in Street Fighter 6. If a professional player had such a hard time beating a cheater, anyone who isn’t a legend-rank player likely won’t fare much better.
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Bison Is Pompously Riding His Horse Into Street Fighter 6 & He’s More Broken Than Ever BeforeCheaters can have an MR rank of anywhere between 1500 and 2000, which means if a player with 1900 or 2000 MR runs into a cheater with around 1600 MR, they will lose a very large number of points. This is why players are justifiably frustrated and want this fixed as soon as possible.
Broski isn’t alone either, many other prominent players in the Street Fighter 6 competitive scene like Punk and Brian_F from the US, Vxbao from China, and Mago from Japan have reported similar experiences. Although it isn’t as prevalent in the East, it is still present and should be dealt with before more people give up on playing Ranked mode entirely. And with a lot of the official Capcom Pro Tour events taking place online, cheating needs to be dealt with before one such player ends up on a podium.
