Anyone who has played Dark Souls has been brought up to be careful of loot boxes. Red Dead Online players also have to exercise caution at the moment: On Reddit, reports from "innocent" Rockstar fans are multiplying by opening treasure chests be banned in multiplayer mode from Red Dead Redemption 2.
Apparently, hackers are to blame lure other players into the trap, To do this, they use mods to spawn treasure chests in the game world that other players open – and are then thrown out of Red Dead Online by Rockstar Games.
Why are players banned?
Rockstar Games tolerates mods for the single player of Red Dead Redemption 2, at Red Dead Online however, the immediate ban threatens, The developer of the Wild West adventure around Outlaw Arthur Morgan does not want players to cheat unfairly and / or spoil other players' multiplayer experience.
However, this currently seems to be the case: As IGN reports, hackers use the "Treasure Chest Spawner" mod to make treasure chests appear in the game world of Red Dead Online. If these are looted, the finder is credited with gold in his ingame account.
And here we come to the crux of the story: On the one hand, of course, cheaters are banned using this mod. However, even if you don't use the mod itself, players will be spellbound if they open the treasure chests.
Hackers are currently exploiting this unfortunate circumstance to trap innocent players
Beware of treasure chests in Red Dead Online!
Of course, Red Dead Online is tempted to open treasure chests you stumble across in the wild. Earning money and gold bars can often be a difficult and lengthy procedure in Red Dead Redemption 2. And in treasure chests, there is usually a fair amount of both ingame currencies.
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What can you do to escape the spell? However, Red Dead Online players should now be careful not to open treasure chests to which they have not led a corresponding treasure map. There is a high probability that this was spawned by a hacker – and that a spell threatens when the loot container is opened.
For example, several players have already contacted IGN that they were "innocently banned in Red Dead Online" after opening treasure chests that they suspect were "brought into play by hackers".
What to do if you get banned? Rockstar Games has not yet commented on the problem. If you are affected yourself, we advise you to contact the official support.