Cheating happens to some degree in almost every video game out there, but it's generally only punished if the title features online multiplayer. H1Z1's developers banned around 30,000 players earlier this week, but have devised an interesting way to give a few of them a second chance.
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As Kotaku reported earlier today, Daybreak Game Company president John Smedley vented on Twitter about the amount of cheating that has gone on in the zombie survival game. He doesn't understand why players continue to exploit the game when they will almost certainly get banned, but offered to rescind the expulsions if players publicly apologize.
Smedley wants nothing more and nothing less than a YouTube video and written statement from banned players admitting to and apologizing for their actions. He believes this will help highlight what he sees as an important issue, and has already begun receiving submissions.
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"Dear Cheaters who got banned," he tweeted. "Many of you are emailing me, apologizing and admitting it. Thank you. However.. You're doing it wrong. If you want us to even consider your apology a public YouTube apology is necessary. No personal information please. Email me the link. And I will tweet it. Please be sure not to reveal any info. That's important. Not trying to do anything other than highlight a serious issue."
He also posted on Reddit explaining his point of view in more detail, and doesn't sound overly thrilled with the community. Smedley went on to say that the apology should be directed toward other players, because it's ultimately for them even if it hurts the developer's profits. He accepted five apologies overall and tweeted links to the videos--they did actually turn some away, and then closed submissions. Five out of the roughly 30,000 cheaters have been unbanned.
