The use of games on our PC does not stop growing both locally and online. But at the time of play over the internet With friends or strangers, there are users who do whatever it takes to win, even cheat. However, on many occasions it is surely not worth taking the risk due to the fines that we may face.
The proliferation of all kinds of titles that we can run and enjoy from our computer when playing online does not stop growing. A clear example of all this can be found in the Battle Royale games that have been so successful in recent years. We must keep in mind that there are users who are even dedicated to playing professionally over the Internet, so cheating is increasingly punishable.
In most of the current titles there are different methods and applications that help us to use cheats that are not allowed in these PC games. But at the same time we must bear in mind that on certain occasions the fines they will be too high and it will not be worth carrying out these illegitimate practices. In fact, in recent times we have seen some situations that clearly demonstrate this and that we will talk about below.
Bungie receives millions in compensation
A clear example of all this is found in the case of the Bungie developer who just received compensation from $4.3 million. This comes from a salesman tricks and traps that he denounced, a lawsuit that he has now won. The judge has concluded that AimJunkies, creator of the Destiny 2 cheat software, will have to pay $3.6 million in damages and more than $700,000 in fees and expenses.
Up to 5 years in prison for cheating in Overwatch
Obviously cheating on the eSports It has been seriously penalized for years, especially since the growth of this type of modalities to play. To give us an idea of all this, the top officials have already announced that up to a $50,000 fine could be imposed. But that’s not the worst, since cheaters in games like Overwatch could face up to 5 years in jail.
Fines and jail in League of Legends
Another of the most popular online games for many years is League of Legends, also known as LoL. Well, in one of the countries where it is played the most is South Korea. Hence, the fines for cheating in this particular title can go up to 20 million won, which translates into about 15,000 euros. In addition, to this we can add a penalty of up to two years in jail.
10 million fine for PUBG Mobile
Another of the widely known titles in this video game sector such as PUBG, formerly PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, has also been the victim of cheating on many occasions. In fact, a few months ago its creators won a lawsuit against a group of hackers who were selling cheats for PUBG Mobile. The fine against them amounted to 10 million dollarsmoney that the firm said it would use to fight cheaters.
