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CrippledKenny's avatar
17 hours ago

New anticheat stops Disabled players from playing BF1-BF6

 I have been a Battlefield fan since Battlefield 3, Putting hundreds upon hundreds of hours into each game since. All have worked perfectly fine with no issues at all with accessibility software.

The new anticheat update has completely stopped my, and some disabled people's ability from using their accessibility software, and from playing every game from Battlefield 1 on. Meaning, this change doesn't mean that just BF6 is using this new update that stops accessibility software, but rather, now every previous Battlefield since Battlefield 1, that worked perfectly over the past years, are now unplayable.

I am a quadriplegic and have no finger movement at all. So I use a couple different pieces of adaptive software to bind a flightstick's(Logitech Extreme 3D Pro) analog joystick to the binary WASD keys for movement(JoyToKey), as well as software to allow me to use voice commands to hit the other keyboard keys I otherwise cannot reach(Voice Attack).

From my testing I found that JoyToKey Is the culprit here. It causes the "VirtualController" issue. Voice Attack remains functional.

Please Battlefield, Don't stop myself as well as other disabled players from using software that enables us to be able to play a game we otherwise wouldn't be able to play. And in addition, doing that to the previous 3 games as well. Especially with a software like JoyToKey. Where anyone that has attempted to bind analog inputs to binary outputs knows, It provides no competitive edge, just accessibility for those with limited movement.

I've provided some screenshots of the accessibility devices that I use, as well as the screens I get from each battlefield showing that "VirtualController" is not allowed to be running at the same time as the game. 

Thank you for Sending your time to read this.

7 Replies

  • G3neral_Tso's avatar
    G3neral_Tso
    Seasoned Traveler
    13 hours ago

    I really can't add anything, but I hope these accessibility issues get resolved.

  • Everyone deserves a place on the battlefield—including people with disabilities. EA must act to ensure true inclusion. I hope we fight side by side soon. 

  • You deserve the right to play, just as much as any other paying customer. Adaptive controllers should not be an afterthought, they should be standard! Best of luck, Kenny.

  • Manning0151's avatar
    Manning0151
    Seasoned Adventurer
    9 hours ago

    Dice?????

    Mannnnnn, fix this immediately!

     

    [CM - Edited for CAPS]

  • Now this is a real issue that needs to be fixed.

    I upvote you, hopefully more DICE and EA employees will see this and fix it!

  • I'm wondering if the software can be exploited by cheaters? If yes then I see no other solution than private agreements between people like you and EA to use such software. I see no problem with you using this software but I hope it wont create a loophole. 

     

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