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MapleStory N’s Fight Against Cheaters
Nexpace, the developer of the highly anticipated crypto MMORPG MapleStory N, is battling an unprecedented wave of cheating and exploitation on the Avalanche blockchain. Launched to massive hype in May, the game has seen thousands of accounts banned daily by Nexpace to combat hackers, abusers, and bot accounts, ensuring a fair experience for legitimate players.
MapleStory N, the first entry in Nexon’s broader MapleStory Universe leveraging a two-decade IP, attracted significant attention, even prompting a 549% spike in active addresses on Avalanche at launch. However, this popularity has also drawn malicious actors.
Players have reported encountering lobbies filled with bots auto-farming resources, alongside instances of cheaters solo-defeating the endgame boss. Developer Keith Kim of Nexpace highlighted the severity: “The number of attacks we have been receiving for [MapleStory N] is many folds bigger than the entire Nexon game ecosystem combined. It was a huge, huge issue…” He attributes this to the substantial real-world value associated with in-game assets and the ease of circumventing bans.
To counter this, Nexpace has implemented a multi-pronged approach. A 30-hour delay is enforced before players can cash out their crypto earnings. This timeframe is designed to coincide with the average period needed to identify and ban exploiters. Additionally, enhanced cheat detection and abnormal play detection systems have been deployed.
Further isolating illicit gains, Nexpace restricts off-ramps from its dedicated Henesys L1 gaming network, ensuring asset damage caused by bad actors remains confined and potentially worthless if the player is banned.
Nexpace also possesses a “clawback function,” theoretically allowing them to reclaim assets tied to known banned abuser wallets. These actions are governed by audited multi-sig wallets, making activation difficult, but potentially possible if large amounts of assets are frozen within Henesys.
Kim stated that while the clawback option exists, it is not currently deemed necessary or worth considering due to the typically low value of assets lost to bans compared to the effort required to execute such actions. However, the primary focus remains on prevention, monitoring, and the daily ban of thousands of problematic accounts.
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