{"id":1871754,"date":"2026-04-08T09:22:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T06:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1871754"},"modified":"2026-04-08T09:22:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T06:22:48","slug":"we-have-a-zero-tolerance-policy-around-cheating-bungie-targets-marathon-cheaters-as-it-unveils-new-plans-to-combat-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1871754","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;We have a zero-tolerance policy around cheating&#8221; &#8211; Bungie targets Marathon cheaters as it unveils new plans to combat them"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/marathon-2025\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Marathon (2026)<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">&#8220;We have a zero-tolerance policy around cheating&#8221; &#8211; Bungie targets Marathon cheaters as it unveils new plans to combat them<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Cruel runners.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Marathon---In-Death-MV.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Marathon - In Death MV\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Marathon---In-Death-MV.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Bungie<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-04-08T09:22:48+00:00\">April 8, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marathon-cheaters-statement-anti-cheat-reporting?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          1 comment<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"22d4da80-cbfb-48da-8b63-ca4c6bd7817c\" data-name=\"Marathon (2026)\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Marathon (2026)\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Marathon (2026)\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Marathon (2026)\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Marathon (2026)\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Marathon (2026)\" title=\"Follow Marathon (2026)\"><br \/>\n  Follow Marathon (2026)<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Marathon&#8217;s development team has issued a statement about cheating in the game, pledging to improve detection and add better player reporting tools to the game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarathonDevTeam\/status\/2041585592774095263\">Posted on X<\/a> via the official development team account, the statement starts by acknowledging rising concerns around cheating in Marathon. In the days prior to this post, reports of cheating <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LUCKYY10P\/status\/2039040026278015381\">were circulating online<\/a>, especially <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GernaderJake\/status\/2040974892150165897\">in high ranked lobbies<\/a>. While cheaters have been popping up since the game&#8217;s launch, it appears to be a growing problem, though the full scale of the issue remains unclear.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Marathon - Official Beautifully Brutal Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2rY9qbQxCn0?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/2rY9qbQxCn0\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Marathon &#8211; Official Beautifully Brutal Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a Marathon cinematic trailer for you to take a gander at!<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2rY9qbQxCn0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;We have a zero-tolerance policy around cheating. We&#8217;re actively banning confirmed cheaters and expanding our telemetry and detection methods to better catch the aforementioned cheaters,&#8221; Bungie&#8217;s post reads. &#8220;Some of this work is live already, and more improvements will roll out over the coming weeks. Anti-cheat is a continuous cycle of monitoring, improving, and responding. This is an area that we will continue to invest in to protect the integrity of your runs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In addition, more reporting tools are apparently coming, including easier reporting options in the game and official website, improved reporting for in-game harassment, and exploring options for in-game mail which communicates the progress of such reports.<\/p>\n<p>Longer term, Bungie is also apparently &#8220;investing in better voice chat moderation tools&#8221;, as well as anti stream-sniping measures. Stream-sniping being the practice of intentionally hunting down influencers livestreaming the game to ruin their match. This last issue could include an option to hide account names in-game.<\/p>\n<p>Much of this statement is a re-emphasis of prior stances by Bungie, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bungie-outlines-marathon-networking-and-security-features\">which was keen to establish a no second-chances approach upfront<\/a>. Cheaters will still be permanently banned upon discovery of such behavior.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Marathon&#8217;s development team has issued a statement about cheating in the game, pledging to improve detection and add better player reporting tools to the game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarathonDevTeam\/status\/2041585592774095263\">Posted on X<\/a> via the official development team account, the statement starts by acknowledging rising concerns around cheating in Marathon. In the days prior to this post, reports of cheating <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LUCKYY10P\/status\/2039040026278015381\">were circulating online<\/a>, especially <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GernaderJake\/status\/2040974892150165897\">in high ranked lobbies<\/a>. While cheaters have been popping up since the game&#8217;s launch, it appears to be a growing problem, though the full scale of the issue remains unclear.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Marathon - Official Beautifully Brutal Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2rY9qbQxCn0?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/2rY9qbQxCn0\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Marathon &#8211; Official Beautifully Brutal Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a Marathon cinematic trailer for you to take a gander at!<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2rY9qbQxCn0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;We have a zero-tolerance policy around cheating. We&#8217;re actively banning confirmed cheaters and expanding our telemetry and detection methods to better catch the aforementioned cheaters,&#8221; Bungie&#8217;s post reads. &#8220;Some of this work is live already, and more improvements will roll out over the coming weeks. Anti-cheat is a continuous cycle of monitoring, improving, and responding. This is an area that we will continue to invest in to protect the integrity of your runs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In addition, more reporting tools are apparently coming, including easier reporting options in the game and official website, improved reporting for in-game harassment, and exploring options for in-game mail which communicates the progress of such reports.<\/p>\n<p>Longer term, Bungie is also apparently &#8220;investing in better voice chat moderation tools&#8221;, as well as anti stream-sniping measures. Stream-sniping being the practice of intentionally hunting down influencers livestreaming the game to ruin their match. This last issue could include an option to hide account names in-game.<\/p>\n<p>Much of this statement is a re-emphasis of prior stances by Bungie, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bungie-outlines-marathon-networking-and-security-features\">which was keen to establish a no second-chances approach upfront<\/a>. Cheaters will still be permanently banned upon discovery of such behavior.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Marathon (2026) &#8220;We have a zero-tolerance policy around cheating&#8221; &#8211; Bungie targets Marathon cheaters as it unveils new plans to combat them Cruel runners. 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