Yesterday, Call of Duty: Mobile VN officially entered a two-day Alpha Test phase. Many gamers complained that in some matches, hacking began to occur. Although not widespread, this is an issue that VNG needs to address thoroughly before Call of Duty Mobile opens officially in the near future.
Many players still believe that VNG’s games, especially shooting titles, often experience hacking issues. From PUBG Mobile, Rules of Survival to Crossfire Legends. However, if we look at the issue objectively, these games in the Chinese market or internationally also have hacks; it’s just a matter of how the publisher handles it.
Speaking of Call of Duty Mobile, Vietnamese gamers tend to “defend” and have a lot of goodwill towards the Garena version because one of the reasons is less hacking, besides not being exploitative. However, the images below show that whether it’s the Garena version or VNG doesn’t matter; what matters is that this game is still vulnerable to hackers if they choose to exploit it.
The nature of Call of Duty Mobile or other mobile games generally can have a risk of hacker intrusion, especially on the Android platform. The aforementioned games are developed and published by major companies like Tencent and Netease, which are among the largest game publishers in China, yet their games still face hacking issues.
Call of Duty Mobile is no exception; regardless of which company operates it, whether Garena, VNG, or any other name, it cannot be 100% safe, especially on the Android platform, which allows users to deeply explore their operating system. Broadly speaking, other mobile games, especially in the eSports genre, frequently encounter hacks; they exist and develop in parallel with online games.
Ultimately, the most important factor remains the awareness of gamers. Stop blaming poor operation from the publishers, as 99% of whether a game is clean and fair or not is determined by the mindset of the players and the community.
If all players truly want to create a balanced environment worthy of eSports, hacking would never occur. Unfortunately, among millions of gamers, there will still be a “few thousand” bad apples who want to cheat and dominate without relying on their own skills. This is a very sad reality.