H1Z1 Cheaters Need to Publicly Apologise to be Unbanned

"If you want us to even consider your apology a public YouTube apology is necessary."

Over last weekend Daybreak Games banned 24,837 cheaters from its PC zombie survival H1Z1. Daybreak president John Smedley explained the cull on Twitter, and he didn’t hold back.

"Want to get rid of the banned people's stuff. Purge their existence," he tweeted, adding, "You don't think we know these cockroaches? We do. We are going to be relentless and public. Screw not provoking them."

It doesn't matter if you have spent $20 or more on H1Z1, which is still in Early Access on Steam. If you are among the cheaters shooting through walls, using aimbots and instant-kill weapons, removing weapon recoil, and avoiding falling damage, your access to the game is revoked. Smedley wants them to apologise publicly.

"Dear Cheaters who got banned," tweeted Smedley. "Many of you are emailing me, apologizing and admitting it. Thank you. However.. You're doing it wrong."

"If you want us to even consider your apology a public YouTube apology is necessary. No personal information please. Email me the link."

Smedley also said that the apologies should be addressed to fellow players not Daybreak.

"Please address your apology to fellow players, not us. Although you hurt our business this is about them not us," he continued, assuring followers that it's not about the money but the idea of those who play by the rules suffering.