Welp looks like the hacking is now out of our control.
No. The hacking isn't out of our control. I didn't upload this video to cause a panic in the community and I didn't count on people misunderstanding it. I suppose that I should have expected that though. I did add an annotation to the beginning of the video so hopefully that clears everything up. :)
Please don't worry. :) There isn't any reason to panic over the hacking. It's not a widespread thing and most likely, it won't become widespread. Since I encountered the Luna, I haven't encountered another hacker. I've played for well over 8+ hours since I saw them yesterday so I've had plenty of time to run into more if it were widespread. ^.^" The thing with hacking is that it
is reportable. It seems people are scared to report others but we shouldn't be - especially when it comes to hacking.
When the hacking was underground, Nintendo was strict with it. This is the reason most of us didn't talk about it and kept it between friends. Nintendo would ban us if someone reported us for the hacking. Now that hacking is public, I seriously doubt they'll be more lenient with it. IF anyone comes across a hacker, report them immediately. Don't do a second match. Quit and go to the Recently Played list and report them from there. Rudy has already had his profile taken down by the admins - most likely as they investigate the claims. I believe the second has also had her profile taken down while the claims are investigated. Nintendo is serious about keeping hacking off Splatoon. They did this within hours of me encountering them. They worked very quickly to take the profiles down and begin working to validate the claims. Of course it will take time for a ban to be given though. Hacking is a serious accusation and they won't just ban someone without validating it first. ^.^" Nintendo will give hackers a temporary, permanent, or console ban if they can validate the report is authentic.
The hacking is very much within our control if we work with Nintendo. If we remember to report any hackers we see, it will send a warning message to any fools who want to mess around with the exploit. If people are getting widely banned for hacking, it will scare people off. I'm sure most Splatoon players wouldn't want to lose access to Splatoon.... Or their entire Wii U. :) If someone is bragging about hacking online and you know their NNID, don't be afraid to report them as well. Even if it's a friend who is screwing around with the exploit, don't be scared to report them for the hacking. We can report and allow Nintendo to handle it.
There is concern over the hacking. I do understand the concern and I feel partially responsible for it by uploading that video. :( But I do want to assure people that the hacking isn't widespread and it most likely won't become widespread. :)
