{"id":305602,"date":"2025-10-15T09:42:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T09:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2161124"},"modified":"2025-10-15T09:42:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T09:42:56","slug":"respawn-shuts-down-dashboarding-cheaters-on-apex-legends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/respawn-shuts-down-dashboarding-cheaters-on-apex-legends\/","title":{"rendered":"Respawn shuts down &#8220;dashboarding&#8221; cheaters on Apex Legends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/respawn-shuts-down-dashboarding-cheaters-on-apex-legends.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Most of the 2000+ accounts recently banned from playing Apex Legends for &#8220;dashboarding&#8221; or exploiting matchmaking in Ranked mode had been playing on PS4.<\/p>\n<p>The statistic came courtesy of Conor Ford, who manages Apex security at developer Respawn. They confirmed that of the 2086 players banned on 29th July 2021, 1965 had been playing on PS4, 62 on Xbox, 44 on PC, and 15 on Nintendo Switch.<\/p>\n<p>The ban hammer primarily targeted players caught &#8220;dashboarding&#8221;, players who forcefully shut down the game at the end of a losing match to avoid losing RP. By abusing it, players can erroneously maintain their high-rank status but thankfully, Respawn noticed the trend. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-08-01-respawn-shuts-down-dashboarding-cheaters-on-apex-legends\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-08-01-respawn-shuts-down-dashboarding-cheaters-on-apex-legends\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of the 2000+ accounts recently banned from playing Apex Legends for &#8220;dashboarding&#8221; or exploiting matchmaking in Ranked mode had been playing on PS4. The statistic came courtesy of Conor Ford, who manages Apex security at developer Respawn. They confirmed that of the 2086 players banned on 29th July 2021, 1965 had been playing on PS4, 62 on Xbox, 44 on PC, and 15 on Nintendo Switch. The ban hammer primarily targeted players caught &#8220;dashboarding&#8221;, players who forcefully shut down the game at the end of a losing match to avoid losing RP. By abusing it, players can erroneously maintain their high-rank status but thankfully, Respawn noticed the trend. 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