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Subscribe to our newsletter Marathon just completed its second full week since the rollout of its Ranked competitive mode, and despite the mind-boggling complexity of its holotag system, its players have been confronting a simple problem: When a game has ranks, players will cheat to climb them.Since its launch, reports of Ranked cheaters have become so prevalent that some streamers are calling the mode "ruined"—a sentiment echoed by frustrated runners on the Marathon subreddit.

Today, Bungie responded to those piling complaints, saying it's already been banning cheaters when it detects them and will be continually refining its tools to do so.We’ve seen the conversation about cheaters, toxicity, and competitive integrity in Marathon, so here’s a quick update from our Product Security team.Detection & enforcement: We have a zero-tolerance policy around cheating ## Editor's Note What do you think about this news? Share your thoughts below! Source: [PC Gamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/as-frustration-with-marathon-cheaters-intensifies-bungie-says-improvements-to-its-zero-tolerance-policy-around-cheating-are-underway-this-is-an-area-that-we-will-continue-to-invest-in/)