Guilty Gear: Strive devs finally acknowledge disastrous online exploits as massive Season 3 update looms

Guilty Gear: Strive is due its Season 3 update this week. With it, a beloved character making a return, improvements arrive in the online netcode, and significant gameplay adjustment changes debut, too. However, in the wake of this major overhaul, the team at Arc System Works say it's unable to comment on efforts to fix one of the game's biggest issues.The issue in question is an R-code exploit that has been present within the game for months, as highlighted by Kotaku recently. It has impacted streamers and tournaments tremendously, allowing for names to be changed, messages to be sent from your account, and connections to suffer to the point of being unplayable. For a competitive fighting game, this is less than ideal.I sat down with producer Ken Miyauchi and director Akira Katano at Evo 2023 and asked whether the Season 3 udpate would take steps towards fixing – or removing – this issue. Unfortunately, the developers were unable to provide concrete information on the team's progress. Read more