Ubisoft wants to promote fair cooperation in Rainbow Six Siege and integrates a system that recognizes players with a mouse and keyboard on consoles – and punishes them for it.
What is the problem with keyboard & mouse? The keyboard and mouse are connected to a console via an adapter. The consoles do not recognize that this is not a controller, so players can use the aim assist.
Mouse, keyboard plus aim assist is a combination that can be described as unfair. Some even call it cheating.
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Developers want to improve fair play in Rainbow Six Siege
How are the developers doing it? Ubisoft wants to promote fair gaming in Rainbow Six Siege. Thus, they “punish” gamers who connect a mouse and keyboard to their consoles, so-called “spoofers”, with annoying lags.
On the Ubisoft website they write:
MouseTrap is a new detection system that penalizes the use of mouse and keyboard on consoles by giving additional [Lags] and encouraging them to use their controller again. Our goal is to restore a true balance between competition and skill to improve fair play in Rainbow Six Siege.
via Ubisoft.com
Ubisoft doesn’t want to ban the “spoofers” directly, but rather give them a chance to “change their behavior and play fairly.” With success.
What were the consequences? According to Ubisoft, it resulted in a 78% reduction in the total number of mouse and keyboard users. In ranked mode it is 73% (via Ubisoft.com). That exceeded their expectations.
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