Before i start, i want to say that i don’t like to throw out the term hacker loosely, Not to mention overwatch is far from my first FPS game. However
I had several matches in the last few days that i suspect the enemy team had
hackers. However being unable to check their profiles makes it impossible to tell.
One example. was the Hanzo that hit every rapidfire headshot on me doing that in other games or just having a freak of a game? I will never know! Not to mention that reporting does sfa. Easier to get people banned for being toxic than cheating with no way to backup the claims of aimhacks or esp because i can’t check their profiles.
What is the point of the feature? To protect a few peoples feelings from being hurt? All it appears to do for me is shield hackers and cheats from having their obvious cheating stats open to public.
Good point, it also protects those who are deliberately de-ranking or have de-ranked, or perhaps even boosted to a rank they apparently don’t belong in.
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Hackers are miniscule problem compared to general harassment by nerds who feel the need to call people out based on assumptions. Private profiles help hackers, but it’s not like they cared that much before…
I’ve seen public profile of some dude with nearly 50% crit accuracy on Widow with my own eyes. Hackers don’t care. I mean, they even stream on Twitch with hacks on.
- avoiding salty fools like you
- it stops the enemy from taking a look at your hero pool.
- it lets people play a hero that they may not have as much as a former main but still have enough hours on them to play comp. Ex mercy 45 hours next hero tracer 15 hours.
- triggering salty people who cant cope with the idea (my favorite)
btw if you cant tell hacking only bc it’s a private profile it’s probably not hacking. youre just incapable of being bested and want an excuse
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Genuinely destroying the game and player experience vs hurting some people’s feeling.
I’d deal with hacking first. Victims of abuse can learn to deal with and mute and report. People who lose to a hacker can’t just suck it up and win anyway.
I have been playing since beta and have seen a total of four hackers, and two were in a stack together. Hackers are extremely uncommon now since Blizzard actions faster and has better detection systems.
If you think someone is hacking, chances are they’re just good.
Again, if this is the case then you need to re-evaluate the objective performance to determine if they’re hacking. Landing some headshots on you in the killcam doesn’t mean they’re hacking. Good tracking doesn’t mean they’re hacking. Perfect center/head tracking instantly in time with your movements is hacking.
Private profiles don’t let you check so you have adjusted by assuming everyone is out to get you. That’s the wrong way to look at it and you’re only doing yourself harm.
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