Yup, i think cheats (aimbot/WH/ESP/Damagehack) has increased alot, itsvery notable on the new map (season 2), were cheaters are drawn to the tight inhouse closecombat maps (same as in BF4/BF3 Metro, and Op Locker) were no vehicles can interupt their goal... (K/D). The large amount of lowranks/newbies in the ranks of 10-70 (who dont even use Paik!) and often already have 2-3 "redplates" often dominates the field of battle.
I think the coders couldnt sell their 2042 cheats (2042 is not that popular) and just let it go freely for everyone to download (anyone can check this fact, i dont wanna link).
EAC which is BF 2042s defense dosent seems to work or is very slow to spot and eliminate obvious cheaters, why ? i dunno, EA/Dice dont provide us anything to
show community how many bans (or lack of bans) it provides. Does it even work at all? is it just a "placebo" protection?
Maby im a bit conspirathoric, but this is my thoughts.