PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' struggle against a growing wave of in-game cheats continues, but the cheaters have won this round. PUBG Corp. has unfortunately been forced to roll back one of its recent major anti-cheat efforts, it announced recently. No timetable has been announced regarding the return of the anti-cheat measures.

Late last week PUBG Corp. issued a patch that was specifically made to combat cheats in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. Unfortunately, there were immediate compatibility issues for players. Wide reports of crashes, lag, and other technical problems were reported over the weekend.

PUBG Corp. initially hoped it would be able to address the problems without having to roll back the patch:

"We released a patch yesterday without going through any maintenance to add some new anti-cheat features. However, we know that some players are having compatibility issues, causing the game to crash or are unable to launch the game. We are doing our best to resolve this issue. With the issue that is related to the game not launching, we are checking for any conflict between anti-cheat solutions and other programs."

The company provided generic guidance for players to help improve their game performance and requested they submit technical information should issues continue. At the time, PUBG Corp. hoped it could solve the issues quickly. The issues apparently proved too complicated for a quick fix, given the patch's rollback.

For the time that the recent patch was live, PUBG Corp. says that it was effective at preventing cheats from being used in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. That's not to say all cheats were blocked, just that it was effective.

Despite the rollback of this latest patch, PUBG Corp. continues to be dedicated to addressing in-game cheating. Cheating was listed as one of the most important concerns for the company in its development roadmap for 2018. Anti-cheat measures for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds are something that the company works on on a day-to-day basis.

That said, cheating continues to be a persistent issue within PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, particularly in third-person mode. Players should rest a bit easier knowing that PUBG Corp. has a response. It just might take a bit longer to smooth out the kinks, so non-cheating players aren't punished too.

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is available now on PC and through early access on Xbox One.