When one Zwift user published a simple, effective, and undetectable Zwift weight-doping cheat, he found himself on the receiving end of the punishment.
Zwift has found itself embroiled in a weight-doping scandal and ensuing backlash after banning the whistleblower who started it, all on the eve of the UCI Esports World Championships. ZwiftInsider reports that one of its contributors, Luciano Pollastri, uncovered a weight-doping hack that is simplistic and effective, making a rider effectively unbeatable in Zwift’s virtual world.
Zwift calculates speed based on a combination of power output, rider weight, and rider size. As a result, changing weight within Zwift can have a dramatic effect on the speed of a rider’s virtual avatar, particularly when climbing. Outlawed in Zwift’s rules and regulations, weight-doping is the act of entering an inaccurate and reduced body weight on Zwift. Naturally, this can greatly improve a rider’s climbing ability and so Zwift takes measures to ensure rider weight accuracy for online racing.
The hack makes inaccurate weight cheating ludicrously simple and all but impossible to detect in normal Zwift racing. Increased scrutiny in major events makes the hack detectable. We have decided against publishing the exact details of the hack, or how to implement it, but it allows for a temporary drop in weight whenever a rider desires. In Zwift parlance: imagine a featherweight PowerUp immeasurably more powerful and available at any time. If used to...
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