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On the other hand, in a separate message, Momo said there's a plan on how to deal with things but it might take a little while and asked players to bear with them. Since the open beta back on Oct. 29, players have been actively asking the devs to region-lock China specifically because of the sheer number of alleged cheaters in the country. As one player pointed out, THE FINALS' leaderboard is filled with these names and Embark needs to officially acknowledge and address this issue. Another player suggested the developer implement ping lock instead, as THE FINALS is \"supposed to be a competitive game.\" While the response regarding region lock has left many players dissatisfied and can even be seen as a slightly tone-deaf reaction, it ultimately doesn't matter what Embark does to deal with cheaters in THE FINALS, as long as it works. 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Me and the boys thinking we can beat cheaters. Image via Embark Studios<\/figcaption><\/figure>

The community manager added that blaming the existence of cheaters on a specific country is considered racism and xenophobia and will not be tolerated within the community. On the other hand, in a separate message, Momo said there’s a plan on how to deal with things but it might take a little while and asked players to bear with them.<\/p>

Since the open beta back on Oct. 29, players have been actively asking<\/a> the devs to region-lock China specifically because of the sheer number of alleged cheaters in the country. As one player pointed out, THE FINALS’<\/em> leaderboard<\/a> is filled with these names and Embark needs to officially acknowledge and address this issue. Another player suggested the developer implement ping lock instead, as THE FINALS<\/em> is “supposed to be a competitive game.”<\/p>

While the response regarding region lock has left many players dissatisfied and can even be seen as a slightly tone-deaf reaction, it ultimately doesn’t matter what Embark does to deal with cheaters in THE FINALS<\/em>, as long as it works. If it doesn’t, THE FINALS<\/em> may face the bane of an early FPS game and struggle to retain its players after an otherwise successful launch<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"