Reports about spotted maphackers which have OP zoom and remove fog of war (visible in replays) now come in nearly daily on reddit. Some People feel like it is getting out of hand and I think the devs should address this. The knowledge of existing cheaters can dampen player count significantly when not addressed, since whats the point of playing ranked if you never know if the other player just is cheating.
It seems like reported players do get banned (see ref (5)), which is a good thing, but I am not sure if that is enough to stop the spread of cheating.
For reference:
(1) https://www.reddit.com/r/aoe4/comments/18zx7gm/very_zoomed_out_view_aoe4/
(2) https://www.reddit.com/r/aoe4/comments/18saeuu/its_intellectually_dishonest_to_believe/
(3) https://www.reddit.com/r/aoe4/comments/18dc6e3/question_regarding_cheater_大老六/
(4) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg5xHvOvXXY&ab_channel=FitzBro
(5) https://www.reddit.com/r/aoe4/comments/18yknwz/we_clapped_3_other_cheater_only_this_week_keep_it/