Battlefield 6's beta has only been running for a day, but it's already suffering from a FPS curse with cheaters breaking out the wallhacks (www.gamesradar.com)
from inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world on 08 Aug 17:25
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AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works on 08 Aug 17:32 next collapse

But… but… the secureboot requirement and the anticheat were supposed to make the game free of cheaters!!i

KiwiTB@lemmy.world on 08 Aug 19:55 next collapse

It can help prevent various methods commonly used, but nothing can stop cheating. All you can do is minimise it.

apprehensively_human@lemmy.ca on 08 Aug 20:28 next collapse

Counterpoint: you could not have TPM and secure boot requirements that needlessly alienates a large player base of Linux users.

KiwiTB@lemmy.world on 08 Aug 22:06 next collapse

That’s true. My machine doesn’t have a TPM. I understand they are trying to make things easier for their team, but I agree I’d rather have wider support.

Ugurcan@lemmy.world on 09 Aug 09:51 next collapse

Counter-counterpoint: Linux users are no users if a game is brimming with cheaters. Who the fuck plays a competitive multiplayer game full of cheaters only because it runs on Linux?

ampersandrew@lemmy.world on 09 Aug 13:13 collapse

Every game has cheaters. If we could run our own servers, we could decide who we play with.

Ugurcan@lemmy.world on 09 Aug 18:19 collapse

So you’re not asking for Linux support, but custom dedicated server support?

ampersandrew@lemmy.world on 09 Aug 18:54 collapse

If we had private dedicated servers and the ability to play without anti-cheat, Linux support would be a non-issue. But because we don’t have that, anti-cheat is seen as a necessity, and we don’t have Linux support.

wizzim@infosec.pub on 09 Aug 15:15 collapse

I don’t understand this point.

Linux does support TPM and secure boot: wiki.debian.org/SecureBoot#What_is_UEFI_Secure_Bo…

I thought the problem for Linux players was “just” the kernel anticheat ?

Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works on 09 Aug 09:02 next collapse

Let people run their own servers, allow blacklists and whitelists.

Problem solved.

ms_lane@lemmy.world on 09 Aug 14:21 next collapse

But won’t you think of the profits!

KiwiTB@lemmy.world on 09 Aug 18:12 collapse

That’s not going to solve cheating either, but I do prefer dedicated servers in general.

echodot@feddit.uk on 11 Aug 09:49 collapse

It will result in cheaters getting instantly identified and banned so then it’ll be less fun for them, and they’re less likely to do it.

KiwiTB@lemmy.world on 11 Aug 16:15 collapse

I wish it was that simple but it’s not.

echodot@feddit.uk on 11 Aug 09:48 collapse

There’s lots they could do to minimise cheaters that they’re not doing. The main one being not sending the cheaters information in the first place.

The wall hack cheat works because for some bizarre reason the server sends players information about the position of other players they can’t possibly see, players on the other side of the map for example, there’s no reason for the client to have that information. The cheaters cannot access information that isn’t given to them.

KiwiTB@lemmy.world on 11 Aug 16:19 next collapse

I agree that only sending absolute needed data is a great policy for stopping all sorts of cheating. I could see them skipping this step if they don’t have a way of doing it fast enough that won’t cause other issues like player pop in. That’s what it’s have to assume.

nostalgicgamerz@lemmy.world on 12 Aug 15:16 collapse

Hopefully this beta is the feedback they need to plug these holes and block that kind of data for the full release

KombatWombat@lemmy.world on 10 Aug 08:10 collapse

Yeah it’s not supported for my system so I can’t even launch it. But I was watching some friends stream it and it crashed for three out of four of them within two games. I don’t think any of us will be getting it after release.

MyDarkestTimeline01@ani.social on 08 Aug 17:36 next collapse

The problem with turning off cross play on Xbox is if they access through the game bar or game pass it treats it the same as the console.

Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca on 08 Aug 17:50 collapse

better to just turn the game off, refund it if you can and never buy their crap again.

Killer@lemmy.world on 09 Aug 16:11 collapse

The beta is free

Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca on 09 Aug 16:53 collapse

still not worth it…

hal_5700X@sh.itjust.works on 09 Aug 00:16 next collapse

Will, you know what they say, “Nature will find a way.”.

mhague@lemmy.world on 09 Aug 12:59 collapse

No server browser btw