Summary
The regional finals ofApex LegendsGlobal Series (ALGS) in North America was postponed after hackers disrupted the tournament. The incident has divided theApex Legendscommunity as many fans and pro players have called for a better anti-cheat system.
ALGS recently hosted the first batch of tournaments for the North American leg, which was supposed to determine the region’s 12 representatives for the Split 1 Playoffs in May. However, theApex Legendstournament’s validity was brought into question after DarkZero player Noyan “Genburten” Ozkose discovered live on stream that ahacker had given him wall hacksmid-match, which forced him to quit hisApex Legendsmatch immediately. The hacker also left messages on Genburten’s screen, which proved that the player didn’t install the cheats beforehand. Genburten was later subbed out while ALGS reset Game 4, despite concerns fromApex Legendspros and fans.
Unfortunately, ALGS admins shut down Game 4 midway after another hacking incident. This time, TSM’s Phillip “ImperialHal” Dosen discovered that thehacker gave him aimbot. Shortly after, ALGS announced on Twitter that the NA finals would be postponed until further notice due to the competitive integrity of the matches being compromised, and that it would share information soon.
Apex Legends Hackers Give Pro Players Cheats
TheApex Legendscommunity was shocked by what happened. Some who accused both players of actually cheating, despite evidence, such as the hacker’s messages on Genburten’s screen, proving otherwise. Either way, pro players and fans emphasized that this should be a wake-up call forRespawn to revisitApex Legends' securityto avoid a similar incident in ALGS and non-tournament matches.
This isn’t the first timeRespawn has had to deal with widespread cheating inApex Legends, and it has pledged many times that it was going to fix the problem. However, the fact that hackers were able to access other players' clients and install cheats so quickly is understandably a cause for concern.
Hopefully, the postponement of the ALGS NA finals will give Respawn enough time to fix the hacking issue inApex Legends.
