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Among Us has emerged as an Internet phenomenon recently, achieving remarkable milestones. This 2-year-old game unexpectedly skyrocketed in popularity when a series of renowned streamers started playing it. As a result, countless players have diverted their attention to this game. Although the game developer InnerSloth appears to be delighted with the game's success, they are also troubled by a prevalent issue, which is Among Us cheating.
There seems to be an undeniable rule: whenever a game becomes popular, it becomes a prime target for hackers and cheaters, and Among Us is no exception. Among Us is facing a serious cheating problem. Some players are employing shady tactics to ensure victory, while others are blatantly hacking the game to gain unfair advantages.
The Rampant Cheating Methods in Among Us
1. Participating in public lobbies with friends and sharing information through third-party chat platforms.
2. Using traditional cheating methods: employing cheating software, also known as hacks.
The first method relies on the fact that Among Us revolves around uncovering or concealing information, namely the identity of impostors on the spaceship. This means players must adhere to that rule for the game to be fair and most enjoyable. It wouldn't be fun if crewmates simply told others about their death and revealed the impostors' identities. They can't do that with the in-game chat function, but it's easy enough for familiar players to exchange information discreetly using external chat platforms like Discord.
The second cheating method is even more troublesome, and with just a few minutes of searching, you'll find a plethora of Among Us cheat mods flooding Twitter or cheat tutorial videos on YouTube. These mods allow players to directly control the outcome of the game rounds. The most widely spread mod ensures players a 100% chance of becoming the Impostor. Alongside are countless variations of hacks such as disabling the cooldown time for 'kill', swiftly turning other players into 'ghosts', increasing character movement speed and vision... Both cheating methods undermine the fairness and the inherent joy of the game.
Recently, the development team behind Among Us announced the cancellation of Among Us 2 project, aiming to focus on improving the current product as more people are joining the gaming experience. This could be a prudent decision, especially given the ongoing cheating situation. In a recent interview, Forest Willard from InnerSloth stated: 'We are urgently refining the account system to have better moderation and reporting systems, while also getting help to make the servers more effective at detecting and preventing hacks.'
Of course, these efforts will take time, even as Forest Willard and the company are working tirelessly to implement them. The question is whether players have enough patience to endure the waiting period or not. Until anti-cheat systems are implemented, hackers will continue to roam freely in Among Us' vast player base. And as many can predict, if this situation persists for too long and is not addressed promptly, the game will lose its player base and gradually fade away like many other games in the market.
While waiting for the hacking issue to be addressed, it's better for players to play in private lobbies instead of public ones. Hopefully, InnerSloth will soon come up with a solution to tackle the cheating problem that has been plaguing the gaming community recently.
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