I watch the cheaters on YT all the time and shake my head. It's an arms race that will never end. We are as good as it's going to get, and I honestly believe EA is doing all it can, but I doubt it can be stopped.
I agree with you, it really is an arms race — and I also don’t expect a miracle cure.
But still, with kernel-level access and Secure Boot requirements in place, I honestly expected a bit more serviceability from the system. Those are deep-level measures that grant enormous access rights; the result should be more visible.
I know Secure Boot only protects the pre-boot chain and doesn’t stop post-boot injections — most cheats are indeed injected later via DLLs or API hooks — but that’s exactly why a kernel-level anti-cheat should be catching them dynamically at runtime.
Right now it just feels like the anti-cheat is running silently but not actually maintaining itself. If it’s working, some sort of transparency would help — even basic KPIs or, ideally, a global in-game notification whenever large ban waves happen.
They could also cross-reference public VAC data or other known ban logs to flag repeat offenders automatically. It would at least show that the system is actively correlating and not just passively scanning.
I’m not doubting EA’s effort, but the perception right now is that the system isn’t serviceable — it’s just installed.
