HisWattson leverages power of cheaters in attempt to push Respawn to improve Apex anti-cheat

Cheating in Apex Legends is a problem that never seems to fully go away. The game will usually settle into periods in which cheating doesn’t seem to be a big issue and then will go a month or longer with ranked lobbies absolutely infested with aimbotters, wallhackers, and other players using third-party software to gain unfair advantages.

Usually, many top pros will directly message Respawn Security member Conor “HIDEOUTS” Ford with players they suspect are cheating for him to manually check and ban if found guilty. Jacob “HisWattson” McMillin, a streamer and breakout star of the ALGS Championship, has taken a far different approach in season 13.