Look, let's be honest. Goddess of Victory: NIKKE has finally handed out bans to users caught dabbling in unauthorized third-party programs. Yet, the community is absolutely fuming over what they call half-hearted management and a slap on the wrist.

The whole mess kicked off last month when suspicious high scores popped up during the solo raid ranking for Luxurious Spider. Players flooded the support channels with reports, prompting the development team to wipe those tainted records on the 28th and launch a deeper probe.

Fast forward to the 2nd of this month, an official community post confirmed that abnormal data was traced across a total of seven accounts. To make matters worse, it wasn't just a one-off glitch; multiple accounts were caught repeatedly cheating using the exact same network and hardware setup. Consequently, the development team voided all their raid scores and slapped them with bans ranging anywhere from a measly seven days to a maximum of ten years, depending on the offense count.

Unsurprisingly, public sentiment after the ban wave is decidedly sour. The main bone of contention is that despite crystal-clear evidence of cheating, a first-time offender gets let off with a mere seven-day suspension. Players are now fiercely demanding a massive overhaul of the penalty guidelines for cheaters and proper follow-up measures.