Nadeshot blasts Arc Raiders cheaters as it’s “much worse” than Call of Duty

100 Thieves owner Matthew ‘Nadeshot’ Haag has hit out at the “egregious” levels of cheating in Arc Raiders, claiming it “might be worse” than Call of Duty. 

Cheating in multiplayer games has been happening since, well, forever. It may have started off as staring at your friend’s screen while sitting on the same couch, but it has since evolved in aimbots and God mode hacks in online games. 

It has been especially prevalent over the last few years, with numerous big names walking away from Call of Duty and its Warzone battle royale as a result. 

A number of them, including Nadeshot, have found a home in Arc Raiders. The somewhat casual extraction shooter has become one of the biggest games around over the last few months. However, that means cheaters have started infesting games and ruining the experience for those who come across them.

Nadeshot believes Arc Raiders cheaters are out of hand

That includes Nadeshot, with the 100 Thieves boss describing the first week of the new year in-game as “hell,” despite it becoming one of his top 10 games of all-time.

“But the egregious amount of cheating genuinely might be worse than peak Call of Duty. I’m not trying to bring negativity to the game because I know this type of dialogue can spread on socials like a disease but I genuinely cannot get through an entire raid without a steam profile that is level 0 or an account that has multiple game bans and VAC bans on record,” he posted on X.

“I promise I’m not trying to be self righteous by telling Embark what to do next, but I think the only option they have to protect the success of this game is similar to how Epic handled Fortnite in the past — legitimate legal action against providers and individuals who are actively supplying and using cheating software.”

Haag added that he is getting “pummeled” by the cheaters, and apologized for “sounding like a whiny, privileged streamer.” 

He also admitted that cheating has become “impossible” for devs to keep up with across gaming. 

Other players noted that they’ve come into contact with cheaters too, with a number pointing to people using wallhacks towards the end of raids. Some, however, disagreed that it has reached Call of Duty levels. 

It remains to be seen if Embark Studios will crack down on things regardless.