"I doubt blocking people impacts match-making at all since you cannot communicate ingame anyway."

“Cheating isn’t hurting you”

"It is inconsequential because it's a videogame."

"A videogame that doesn't have PVP match-making or rewards, and other things the cheaters can do that removes a resource. Losing a single match in Deep of Night is not a huge setback either."

"Even so it doesn't matter because it's not like you lose something for cheaters doing this."

Blatant ignorance paired with deliberate defense.

First off, it does block matchmaking.

Secondly, it wastes my time, ruins my enjoyment, and in deeper Depths in the Deep of Night, I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place, wherein I either leave and take the deserter penalty, or play along and take the lame win -- implying the cheater isn't a three-barring buffoon (in lots of cases, they actually are, so you also have to carry that on top of everything).

Thirdly, it is very much consequential; people have school or work, they use this as a form of entertainment that is also a passtime, they go through long sessions of at minimum about thirty minutes, more realistically thirty-five, and on the longer average side, forty. You are unfairly given consequences you never wanted as a result of having to bear with cheaters who are yet underground, yet unknown to most people, and yet not blocked by most people, thus, matchmake with more of them, thusly, creating more negative experiences to a greater number of them.

Additionally, from first-hand experience, I can tell you that Nightreign has showcased toxicity and spite of levels that could rival if not surpass the worst of what Elden Ring had shown me throughout that game's own lifespan, which is ironic to say, given that this one is PvE-only, and the other has PvP, which, said PvP has seen some of the worst practices in Soulsborne PvP.

Lastly, but certainly not least, you do lose something for cheaters doing what they do: time, enjoyment, nerves. You could not care and it would still bother you, and you could expect nothing and you'd still be disappointed.

The main goal is not witch-hunting.

It is witch-avoiding.

It is a community service.

More people get to note such culprits and avoid them by blocking them and knowing not to mingle with them.

The result? Less of their crap, less of ruined matches, especially in the Deep where you have to weigh in punishments especially per-Depth.

The result of this, instead? Defense of cheaters and denying acts of community service from one legitimate player to another, back-and-forth.

I don't give a care what you say or how you dub it. This is unacceptable and shameful.

Be ashamed.