People who cheat in Pokemon Go
will now be banned from playing the augmented reality game, thanks to its
developer which is cracking down on violators.
Niantic is now handing out
sanctions, including permanent bans to users who have violated
the
location-based game's terms of service.
While there are several types of
terms of service violations, the bans are aimed at gamers who have used global
positioning system (GPS) spoofing methods, bots and other such techniques to
unfairly get an edge in Pokemon Go.
GPS spoofing lets players jump
around to different locations in the world to collect hard-to-find Pokemon,
while bots allow them to automate specific parts of the game such as hatching
eggs and evolving Pokemon, 'Tech Times' reported.
"This includes, but is not
limited to: falsifying your location, using emulators, modified or unofficial
software and/or accessing Pokemon GO clients or backends in an unauthorised
manner including through the use of third party software," Niantic wrote on the Pokemon Go website.
Niantic said it is looking to
give Pokemon Go players a "fair, fun and legitimate" gaming
experience and that it will continue to work on the betterment of its
anti-cheating system.
The developer has also introduced
an appeal form for incorrectly terminated accounts, for cases where gamers are
wrongly given a permanent ban.
There have been several types of
bans that Niantic has given to players, including
soft bans that stop specific functions in the game from working for a certain
period of time.
The new permanent ban for
cheaters will forbid them from logging in to the game using their accounts from
any IP address.
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Pokemon Go Cheaters Will Be Permanently Banned: Niantic
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