Anti-Cheat & Bans: How Fair Play Actually Works

Real money is on the line in every lobby, so fair play isn't optional. Here's exactly how cheating gets caught, what happens to the squads involved, and what to do if you spot one yourself.

Why Fair Play Enforcement Matters Here

Every lobby on Infinity Scrims has entry fees and a prize pool attached to it — that changes the stakes compared to a free ranked match. A single cheater in a lobby isn't just annoying, it's directly stealing from every other squad that paid to compete fairly. That's why fair play enforcement is built into every scrim by default, not something you have to opt into.

How Detection Works

All scrim lobbies run with live anti-cheat tracking and replay verification in the background for the full duration of the match. Flagged matches — whether flagged automatically or reported by another player — get reviewed against the logged match data before any action is taken. Nothing gets decided on a hunch; the review is always evidence-based.

What Counts as a Violation

The rules are straightforward, and they cover the behaviors that actually undermine a fair lobby:

• Cheating or exploiting — aimbots, wallhacks, radar hacks, or abusing a game bug for unfair advantage.
• Unauthorized third-party software — any tool that modifies gameplay, vision, or input beyond what the game itself provides.
• Teaming outside the rules — coordinating with squads you're not supposed to be allied with in a given lobby format.
• Match-fixing — pre-arranging outcomes, intentionally underperforming, or splitting prize money outside the actual result.
• Sharing account access with unauthorized users, which breaks the accountability the whole verification system relies on.

Disqualification vs. Suspension

A confirmed violation results in disqualification from that match — the offending squad forfeits the result and any payout tied to it. Depending on the severity, it can escalate to a permanent account suspension. Isolated, minor issues are generally handled with a warning first; automated abuse, confirmed cheating software, or match-fixing tend to be treated as severe from the first offense.

Use of unauthorized software, exploits, teaming outside the rules, or match-fixing will result in disqualification and may lead to a permanent account suspension.

How to Report Suspected Cheating

Use the report option on the match or the suspected player's profile. Include as much as you can — a clip, a screenshot, the approximate time in the match it happened — since specific evidence is what actually speeds up review. Vague reports still get looked at, but detailed ones get resolved faster.

If You Get Flagged by Mistake

Automated systems aren't perfect, and a false flag can happen — unusual but legitimate play patterns occasionally trigger a review. If you believe your squad was disqualified or a result was recorded incorrectly, you have 24 hours from the match ending to raise a dispute through the Help Center. Our team reviews the same logged match data the original flag was based on before making a final call.

Fair play only works if both detection and appeals are taken seriously — and the same escrow system that protects your entry fee is what makes sure a disputed payout isn't released until that review is actually done. If you're new to how bookings and payouts fit together, our guide on how scrims actually work covers the full loop.