Apex Legends pro HisWattson advises cheaters about avoiding detection in a bid to get EA to take action

Apex Legends professional HisWattson took a sarcastic jab at EA by advising cheaters to play during the early morning hours to avoid detection. Many have added their voices to the post, alleging negligence on the part of the developer for not doing enough to curb the problem of cheaters.

The ironic tweet, which is structured as though it intends to help cheaters, is meant to raise awareness about the rampant hacking problem currently taking place on the NA servers, according to the FURIA team member.

HisWattson's tweet about cheaters had the Apex Legends community sharing similar instances of cheating

Jacob "HisWattson" is a professional player for the FURIA esports team. The team narrowly came second in the recent Apex Legends Global Series: 2022 Championship and also snagged the Monster Energy MVP award, with HisWattson becoming the most valuable player of the tournament.

The player decided to put his fame to good use by tweeting about the rampant cheating prevalent on the North American servers. In his post, he sarcastically offered guidance to cheaters, telling them to play during a certain time slot to avoid detection by authorities:

In the next line, he clarified that the ironic phrasing was just a ploy to get Respawn's attention so that they resolved the issue:

HisWattson has been critical of the cheat detection system in the past. In a tweet from a week ago, he stated:

Many fans, fellow professional players and streamers seemed to agree with the sentiment.

Twitter is abuzz with the Apex Legends community talking about the issue

While not exactly starting a conversation, HisWattson's tweet has made quite a lot of people in the gaming world speak up about the issue. Players from all around the globe have shared their experiences with the current hacking problem:

Many players feel that EA has not been fair with the development and maintenance of the game. Skeptics doubt anything concrete will come out of this, with many claiming that FURIA or HisWattson might get penalized for speaking up against the developers:

Cheating is never a fun experience for players, especially in highly competitive games such as battle royales. Players have been asking EA and Respawn for a more robust anti-cheat system in Apex Legends for a long time, but there seems to be no concrete reply from the developers so far.

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