Despite Battlefield 6 being in its open beta stages, a Twitch streamer has already managed to secure a ban over cheating allegations.
Since the game is going through its open beta, you’ll only have access to the multiplayer mode. Additionally, it’s free to play right now, so anyone can access it.
However, being banned for cheating, even before a game has officially launched, is something which hasn’t been heard of too often.
Who is the Battlefield 6 Twitch Streamer rileycs_?
rileycs_ is a Twitch streamer and a Vtuber, who usually dons the outfit of a cat while playing games on their stream.
During the Battlefield 6 open beta weekend, a clip featuring them went viral where they were seen moving at insanely fast speeds.
There was a lot of debate on the internet about it as many fans speculated that rileycs_ was using hacks to play the game.
Their Twitch account was soon banned, but it turned out to be a temporary one. Cheating on Twitch isn’t something new. A lot of content creators have been handed out bans multiple times for violating the terms of service of the platform.
In fact, cheating isn’t the only way to get banned on the platform. Streamer Alinity was recently banned from Twitch over copyright issues, so when you’re streaming online, you need to be really careful.
Overall, this banning incident has brought newfound fame to both rileycs_ and Battlefield 6. However, it might not be a good news for the latter.
Although the game isn’t out yet, live service games need to have strong security measures so that players who participate in multiplayer PvP matches have a fair shot at victory.
Yes, rileycs_ has been unbanned on Twitch right now, but this incident is something that EA needs to look into, and strengthen their anti-cheat to prevent additional hacking scandals.
