Ubisoft has introduced that it’s going to add a “mouse and keyboard anti-cheat” to the Rainbow Six: Siege console model, to cease gamers from utilizing a mouse and keyboards setup towards gamers utilizing a controller.
It’s being referred to as MouseTrap, with an April 2023 launch window, and whereas it gained’t ban gamers who use mouse and keyboard controls on a console, what it does feels much more artistic.
The software program will step by step improve the quantity of lag a participant experiences whereas taking part in, if mouse and keyboard controls are detected, doubtless till it turns into virtually not possible to goal.
If the participant in query stops utilizing a mouse and keyboard, and is verified as utilizing a controller, then the impact will reverse itself in full after a couple of video games, going again to regular extra every sport.
Aggressive first-person shooters are all stuffed with the identical discourse, whether or not or not it’s higher to play with a mouse and keyboard, or a controller.
Each have their very own benefits, however in the end skilled leagues are normally divided between controller and KBM play, as a result of mixing the 2 peripherals is simply unfair, skilled participant or not.
That hasn’t stopped gamers from utilizing peripheral adapters to permit them to make use of a keyboard and mouse whereas taking part in shooters on a console towards different gamers all presumably utilizing controllers.
This new anti-cheat being added to the console model of Rainbow Six will hopefully assist cease this follow from persevering with on Rainbow Six: Siege, because it has lengthy been a prevalent subject within the sport’s group.
It’s value noting nonetheless that Ubisoft factors out “not all gamers shall be penalized,” citing that the highest-ranking gamers would be the ones to see the penalty enforced on their accounts essentially the most.
Which makes it sound like as long as you’re not attempting to rise via the ranks in ranked play, you may probably preserve utilizing your non-controller peripherals with out working into the penalty.
Supply – [Ubisoft]