Ubisoft warns Rainbow Six Siege AFK abuse "will be sanctioned" Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Ubisoft warns Rainbow Six Siege AFK abuse "will be sanctioned" Keyboard warrior. News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 4 Sep 2021 5 comments Ubisoft has warned Rainbow Six Siege AFK abuse "will be sanctioned". The developer said it had noticed the "rising issue" of players abusing AFK methods in recent weeks, which it said had disrupted play in the competitive online shooter. Watch on YouTube Last night, Ubisoft issued a wave of manual sanctions as it confirmed it was "evaluating design changes" to address the problem. Meanwhile, it's adding new automatic AFK detections. Ubisoft also called on players to report those found abusing AFK methods. Why go AFK in Siege? One reason is bots can level up their accounts by being AFK in-game, which means cheaters have easy access to multiple high-level accounts they can use when they are banned. It can be difficult to detect AFK bots if they are scripted to perform an action, such as fire a bullet, at randomised intervals. Alert: AFK Abuse will be sanctioned. pic.twitter.com/hXcto2cDvt- Rainbow Six Siege (@Rainbow6Game) September 3, 2021 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Siege isn't the only competitive multiplayer game to suffer from AFK abuse, of course - it's been a common method for farming match completions for years, and afflicts everything from Call of Duty to Halo. Last month, Eurogamer reported on AFK "bouncers" who were ruining Siege in Japan. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store