John Smedley Wants H1Z1 Cheaters To Apologize On YouTube

You have to admit, Daybreak Game Company President John Smedley does like to do things differently from time to time.

The fight against cheaters and hackers has been going on in H1Z1 since its early access launch, with DBC banning over 25,000 accounts earlier this week. Maybe you're one of those cheaters and you're sorry for your mistake. Maybe you've learned the error of your ways and want back into the game. Well, there is a way...

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

— John Smedley (@j_smedley) May 20, 2015

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

— John Smedley (@j_smedley) May 20, 2015

So there you go. If you're sorry and you really mean it, make a video showing how sorry you are and point it out to Smed for him to distribute to the masses. In fact, a few players have already taken him up on his offer:

What do you think of this approach? And if you were one of the players who got banned, would you do this to get your account back?

UPDATE: Smedley's offer extended until noon PDT today, and has such expired. He reports that five players got their accounts restored out of the 25,000 (originally reported as 30,000) banned.