Ubisoft Bans 1,000 ‘For Honor’ Players Using AFK Farming

The Ubisoft game is ironically titled “For Honor,” but some players appear to lack honor and were caught. For using AFK farming, more than 1,000 players were banned by Ubisoft. The game developer announced on Reddit that it would impose three-day bans on more than 1,000 players and issue warnings to 4,000 players detected using the exploit.

Rubber Band Cheat

The use of AFK farming in “For Honor” is a breach of the game’s Code of Conduct, Ubisoft points out, according to IGN. The AFK, or away from the key, the practice involves keeping an in-game character moving throughout a match by tying a rubber band on the control stick. At the end of a game, they get rewards and progress to another level without playing. If they use the technique frequently to gain a big amount of reward, it is considered AFK farming.

Besides using AFK farming, those caught using cheat engines would be banned permanently from “For Honor,” Ubisoft warns. However, Eric Pope, Ubisoft community developer, in a blog post on Wednesday, assured the sanctions would only be applied if there is clear evidence of cheating using cheat engines or AFK farming, Game Informer reports.

Other Code Of Conduct Breaches

In the Ubisoft Support web page, the “For Honor” game developer cites seven examples of violation of the game’s Code of Conduct. These are cheating by hacking and using exploits and bots, misconduct such as scamming, account trading and making false reports, harassment, impersonating staff of Ubisoft, the use of offensive user-generated content such as emblems, inappropriate usernames, and advertising.

“For Honor” players who would be sanctioned would be informed by email and would not be able to access the game for the rest of the sanction period. But Ubisoft would not disclose details of its investigation into the breach at any stage. Before the sanctions on “For Honor” players, Ubisoft community managers threatened in April to initiate similar action against “The Division” players who exploited a glitch in the game’s code to collect top-tier gear even if they have not faced off against the level’s boss.