Re: TBH, its time for Apex Legends 2

@HappyHourSumwur People policing the games is a losing battle from the get go.

I just keep hearing the buzz word of AI anti-cheat, and I think it's generally over valued. So far It's unproven, and AI isn't cheap. It takes a ton of energy to use it. Who knows though, maybe it will be the saving thing for FPS games.

There's simple things like limiting what can be disguised as cheats. Like scanning, the drone, auto-ping with Bang. All those things can make cheaters look more legit. So game design is a HUGE part of it that frankly gets over looked and taken for granted. I'm not saying those things need to removed, but merely making a point. Another example would be the akimbo weapons, or high recoil weapons, that are "hard" to use, but with big rewards. Guess who gravitates towards those weapons? Good players, sure, but cheaters can take advantage of a poorly balanced weapon even more so.

You really believe a company with the funds that EA has can't figure out how to make a better anti-cheat? Again, it's about investment versus return. They're trying to make money above all. Respawn probably has some passion left, but EA, forget it. The CEO doesn't understand the basics of gaming.

Another way of dealing with cheats is building up a trust system. The higher the account, the longer it's been around, the less you have to investigate those players. Once you purge cheaters from the top, and have a trust system, you spend resources catching people before they can even make it to ranked.

Nothing is easy or cheap, but they can absolutely do something about it. It really comes down to a money thing. Is it worth the investment to them? So far, they've calculated not so much.