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@GFnR_Ponkichi wrote:Anti-cheat is absolutely necessary
The EA Sports WRC team is right in introducing anti-cheat and aiming to become an eSport.
Multiplayer only accounts for around 3% of the total, but at the same time, the proportion of multiplayer is high among heavy users who play for over 1000 hours. In other words, it is the heavy users who play for a long time and spread the appeal of this game on social media.
Only some of the 3% multiplayer centric players maybe think about some cheaters. All clubs that I was racing doesn't need any anticheat because we are groups who know each other (at least online). And nobody cares if 1 or 2 entrys in the leaderboards are wrong because of cheaters.
The anticheat is a kernel level root kit which should not be allowed to be installed at all. This SW introduces a lot more security risks as we have already with Windows.The quality of this EA anticheat SW is really poor. It introduces a lot of problems for Linux, VR, and graphical modding and this all has nothing to do with the few cheaters who try to get to the top of the leaderboards.
BTW: The heavy users nevertheless pay only one copy or maybe pay nothing at all. The anticheat brings way more bad social media comments as the few cheaters.
EA Anticheat is the final nail in Codemasters' coffin for me.
I pre-ordered EA WRC last year despite having bad experiences with the latest Codemasters titles.
On paper the game seemed to have it all: many and longer tracks, loads of cars, physics based on Dirt Rally 2 and a promise to support VR.
At release, the game had big stutter issues and despite improvements, stutters are still plaguing the game.
I played it for a few months and while I still have a preference for Dirt Rally 1 and 2, the game grew on me.
EA WRC has the potential to become a better game than the previous titles.
Then suddenly there was an announcement that the game will include EA Anticheat.
I feel betrayed because I had to install this intrusive software for a game I play "offline".
A refund was denied because I could enjoy the game for months.
In the end, we play games to have fun, not to add vulnerability risks to our computers.
If EA and CM really care about their customers, they should make this EA Anticheat requirement optional.
I bet many people will not buy the 2024 DLC if no change in that regard is announced.
Theres not even any mention of bug fixes in the upcoming update. Only a cash grab. Easy to see EA does not care about this game anymore. No mods anywhere in this forum for over a month now.
I think 1% of WRC players want this anticheat.
It´s a shame that a lot of people like me can not play since 1.9 due to this ridiculous anticheat.
The least EA can do is remove it, and only players who want (1%) activate it as option.
