As of Thursday, cheaters will be turned into helpless frogs, and whether they turn into frogs or not is decided by the opposing team. According to an update posted to the official Deadlock forums, the game’s new (and still incomplete) anti-cheat detection system,

There are a couple ways to deal with cheaters, and Valve has identified an all new way: turn them into frogs.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Valve have instituted a fairytale punishment for cheaters in its laney shooter Deadlock. Cheaters will now be turned into frogs.

Deadlock has had a few issues with cheaters since it entered its closed beta test, as some players found ways to give them an unfair advantage over their opponents. But now we have a way to fight back—frogs. No, I didn't misspell 'frags'.

The new patch of Valve's game Deadlock allows players to turn cheaters into frogs during the match. This anti-cheat system will have two options: to instantly ban the cheater and end the game or make the cheater play the rest of the match as a frog.

The frogs in question are essentially defenseless, unable to do damage or use the abilities of the character they were playing prior to being frog-ified. Non-cheaters can easily kill a frog, or simply choose to let it leap around the arena for the rest of the match.

Valve's hero shooter Deadlock is introducing a new way to combat cheaters, transforming the bad guys into helpless creatures.