A concerning exploit has recently come to light in a popular hero-based shooter game, allowing players to effectively kick their own teammates from matches. This issue centers around a support character named Lifeweaver and his ability to pull allies to his location.
How It Works
In the game's "Total Mayhem" arcade mode, some Lifeweaver players are abusing their ability by:
- Repeatedly pulling teammates back into the spawn room
- Preventing them from participating in the match
- Triggering the game's AFK detection system, which removes inactive players
Player Experience
One frustrated player shared their experience:
"I just got removed from a match for being 'AFK' because I couldn't leave spawn with Lifeweaver pulling me back. I have no way to report him because the match doesn't show up in my recent history."
The Impact
This exploit is particularly problematic for several reasons:
- It allows griefers to remove players without consequence
- Removed players can't report the behavior due to match history issues
- It disrupts the fun, chaotic nature of the Total Mayhem mode
Community Suggestions
Players have proposed several potential solutions:
- Using movement abilities to escape Lifeweaver's pull
- Switching to highly mobile heroes
- Reworking Lifeweaver's ability to prevent abuse
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Looking to the Past
Some players have drawn parallels to previous exploits:
"This used to be an issue with Ana where she could sleep you infinitely until you timed out. They fixed that, so doing the same for Lifeweaver shouldn't be too hard."
To sum it up
While we await an official response from the development team, players are advised to be cautious of griefing Lifeweavers in Total Mayhem mode.
