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DeathRaven_1983
4 years ago

Hardware cheating on consoles need to be dealt with when BF2042 comes out

On every PS4 BFV Japanese server, at least 8 players are using hardware cheats like Strike Packs and Cronus that removes gun recoils, turn SLR fully automatic and more at the same time. Oftentimes, ...
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Lancelot_du_Lac
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@1Hairy-Gorilla Don't know whether it has been officially announced for the official game release, but a 3rd Party anti-cheat (Easy Anti-Cheat) was used for the technical pre-test.
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ChugKendall
4 years ago

This is gonna sound a little crazy, but I have to wonder if anti-cheating development is stopped at the end of a game's business life cycle, which basically has the effect of getting people frustrated and ready to move on to the next version. I'm not saying this is the case, I am not singling any game out in particular, and I am not making any accusations of any kind. This is just something that popped into my head and made me go, "Hmmm...."

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    Lancelot_du_Lac
    Seasoned Ace
    4 years ago
    @ChugKendall Don't know how 3rd Party anti-cheat is renumerated. Maybe the game designer signs up for a specific period, paying an up-front fee for regular updates. Makes sense that companies like EA will not commit to unending support for older games.
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      ChugKendall
      4 years ago
      @Lancelot_du_Lac Of course, "unending support" isn't a good business move. I'm talking about conveniently stopping support a few months before the next version comes out.

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