*** cheating in Arena?
Posted: 22 September 2026, 10:00
Yesterday, the player *** matched against the player *** in Arena. *** won the game, which got them up to 2112 Arena points ***. You can check out the game here: ***
*** is an obvious smurf account (which climbed to Master in very few games), and some of us had been suspicious before that electrolled might be the player behind it due to strikingly similar statistical profiles.
Lo and behold, both players share the same IP adress:
***
Either *** is *** long-lost prodigy brother, or we are looking at someone playing against themselves to boost their rating. *** has been a prominent top player pretty much since the beginning of Ark Nova, so it would be very sad to see such a formidable player resort to such measures.
Of course, I am open to hearing different perspectives, or maybe *** themselves can shed some light on the situation.
*** is an obvious smurf account (which climbed to Master in very few games), and some of us had been suspicious before that electrolled might be the player behind it due to strikingly similar statistical profiles.
Lo and behold, both players share the same IP adress:
***
Either *** is *** long-lost prodigy brother, or we are looking at someone playing against themselves to boost their rating. *** has been a prominent top player pretty much since the beginning of Ark Nova, so it would be very sad to see such a formidable player resort to such measures.
Of course, I am open to hearing different perspectives, or maybe *** themselves can shed some light on the situation.