Temtem caught 900 accounts in its first batch of bans

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Don’t say your dog did it

Early access Pokemon-like MMOTemtemis battling through the rough waters that come with an online game release. The indie creature catching game overcame long login queues during its launch week. The next problem stepping onto the battlefield is a standard one for MMOs: cheaters and exploits. Crema said today that they’ve identified and banned 900 accounts that are “either a cheater or has abused exploits intentionally.”

And we’re not done with this, we will keep detecting and banning.There’s no place in the Archipelago for cheaters.— Temtem 💥 4 days until Temtem: Swarm EA launch! (@PlayTemtem)February 3, 2020To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings

And we’re not done with this, we will keep detecting and banning.There’s no place in the Archipelago for cheaters.— Temtem 💥 4 days until Temtem: Swarm EA launch! (@PlayTemtem)February 3, 2020

And we’re not done with this, we will keep detecting and banning.There’s no place in the Archipelago for cheaters.

In a followup, they say theychecked over 100 of the banned accountsto be certain that the offenses were legitimate and found each of them banned for intentionally cheating. Crema say they will continue looking for accounts using cheats and exploits and banning accordingly.

Despite the double-checking, plenty of Twitter users responded taking issue with the no tolerance policy, asking for Crema to consider appeals. Based on that feedback, the developers have relented. They latertweetedsaying that banned players may send an email to support@cremagames.com with the subject “Ban appeal” and including the account’s in game ID or username.

In an online game, the worry with exploits or cheats is that they can ruin the experience of other players or damage the game’s trading economy between Temtem tamers. Crema’s swift justice may seem heavy-handed, but it’s good to see them setting the tone early on. For those who genuinely believe they used an exploit unintentionally to a degree that appeared intentional, there’s now an outlet to beg a pardon.

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Disclosure: I’m acquainted with one of Temtem’s writers, lucky me!