'Clash of Clans' is a freemium mobile MMO strategy video game developed and published by Supercell. (Photo : Twitter/Clash of Clans)
"Clash of Clans" and "Clash Royale" developer Supercell is tightening up on cheaters in its freemium "Clash of Clans" mobile strategy game because of their unfair playing schemes. Now, accounts of cheaters will get temporarily suspended for two weeks after which, continued cheating will lead to permanent bans.
The game developer has been receiving numerous complaints from players since the release of "Clash of Clans" Town Hall 11 updates in December 2015. Previously, it had tried to address this and other problems by coming up with patches, which were included in the March "Clash of Clans" updates.
The big updates arrived with numerous changes including additional features and new troops. For instance, higher Inferno towers, Mortars, renovates to Valkyrie, Hog Rider, and the Bowler Troop were added.
However, the updates brought significant Clan War matchmaking, with thousands of Clans lining up for fresh and fair fights. In connection to this, legitimate gamer complaints hinted of a game imbalance caused by cheaters, who use mods, bots, hacks, and other third-party software to win games easily.
Supercell has now announced in the "Clash of Clans" official site that players who are found using third-party software in the game will be banned for two weeks. Even worse, if they continue with their cheating strategies, their accounts will be banned permanently, with no negotiations whatsoever.
Besides this, Supercell will also be tackling the selling and buying of accounts and the unauthorized selling of gems. According to Neuro Gadget, providing personal information or even login information in an attempt of getting gems and progress is a thoughtless thing that could lead a player to compromise their own account or lose access to it altogether.
In spite of this, Xmodgames, a third-party apps developer, instead of getting concerned with the ultimatum, has decided to take the news as a challenge. The developer promised to unite gamers and to improve its anti-detection algorithms in order to escape Supercell's detection systems.
In the meantime, the popularity of "Clash of Clans" is dwindling, with the title of the top-grossing mobile game going to "Clash Royale." The new holder of the title posted sales of around $133 million compared to $118 million of "Clash of clans."
However, Supercell was still happy with the results because "Clash Royale" is also its own product. Here is a video on more about the "Clash of Clans" cheating drama:
