checking for fake coin

Since the UI change during closed beta - I have wondered if the ‘checking for fake coin’ prompt was maybe an anti-cheat/anti-mod gateway of Rare’s back-end...

Comparatively, some games have more comical loading messages (ie: LEGO worlds, Minecraft etc) which are just indicators of asset/environment loading with a funny twist on them.

Back in the day, games would have keys unique to the game copy for verification/copy protection, then keygens and no-CD cracks came along - ultimately evolving to our modern digital signatures and licensing.

Being crossplay (which I love and support) I do hope that Rare adopts (or enables/strengthens) some sort of gateway for anti-cheat, authenticity and/or unsigned code check. Two-fold this is not just to protect their intellectual property from copyright infringement - but also to combat any unfair advantage/exploits that are created.

It’s inevitable these days, unfortunate sometimes when so many great people are so committed to the community SoT has created - cheats, hacks and exploits just to ‘be first’.

An example - Pokémon Go had a huge launch success and created a new type of player interaction and game culture - very soon after, mods and hacks were created and the ‘real life’ player base dropped off noticeably because people could move around within the game without the physical effort.

A different type of game, but some lessons to be learned by example.

Those are my thoughts on the ‘checking for fake coin’ prompt - I hope the issue clears up for the OP and doesn’t prevent you from playing - but I’d definitely submit a report through a formal ticket.

@swissslaughter same here is lavenderbeard