Problem with certain players manipulating matchmaking.

[Grahamafrost]

Timeframe: I've been investigating this for some time over the last week.

Issue: I've noticed two main problems. I've started playing games in Ascendant rank.

issue one: I have ran into confirmed at least two separate cheaters. While I can't say with certainty, I have some fairly damming evidence. (see below)

Issue two: Eternus players playing with oracle / phantom players to play & farm lower ranked players.

issue one evidence:
Case and point, this player with an 85% win rate, average 70% accuracy rating. The only games they lose are when their teammates don't do well in lane.



issue two evidence: This players first ever game was Feb 28th, 2026.


Question: Is anyone actually reviewing reports, and is there any plans to increase cheat detection / punish cheaters?

Suggestion: Implement avenues for community feedback / review of replays or further ways to report cheating.
have players only able to queue at higher ranks within a certain skill level.

 

[spacemancer]

Bump, phantom to ascendent games have this issue with Eternus players using lower ELO players and end up somewhere atound phantom-ascendent and ruining games.

 

[reiemi333]

Agreed this is a serious issue with matchmaking, Eternus players only need one lower ranked friend to guarantee get phantom lobbies and the cheating problem is becoming a bigger issue with the games increased popularity.

 

[john__kirk]

Good post. This is some Pulitzer Prize-deserving shit. Matchmaking with a party should only consider the highest ELO player.

 

[Felgorn]

They didn't banned a well known cheater in eternus rank for like a 4/5 months and right now that guy is just disappeared i guess they banned him idk, he was doing all those things with his brand new steam account. Maybe yoshi was chose that guy as a test subject for the new anti cheat.