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'There are no plans to drop support for SteamOS': The Finals devs commit to Steam Deck and Linux players despite new kernel-level anti-cheat (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] KingOfTheCouch 1 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

Real fucking problem, yeah.

But think on this scale:

Cheats built into game and anyone can turn on
Cheats downloaded for free
Cheats cost money and sophisticated
Cheats require hardware and setup time and probably more money

The number of people that will cheat is less at each tier right? What if we remove the risk of ban at each tier vs a higher risk of ban?

If a dev does fucking nothing at those mid tiers, more people will cheat. If they build a reputation and ban a bunch of people, it encourages more people to give it up. Stubborn ones persist and go down to the next tier but they will be fewer in number. Ideally we make it so the cheat doesn't work at each tier but each one is also harder to prevent.

It's about playing the numbers. 1 in 100 players cheating sucks. 1 in 1000 cheaters isn't great. 1 in a million? That's a lot better risk.

So what happens if devices become popular and common? Great question. I guess everyone that gives a shit quits playing games? Every game is locked down with stream fed into AI, wave our hands and "magically" a server is making the decision for us?

I don't know.

Until we get to that point, I accept the tools that work for now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Gonna skip most of your response because you fail to understand that barriers to entry in these area continue falling and are unstoppable. You will have to address this.

Thanks for the discussion, but I don't think there is much more that you and I could discuss productively here.

[–] KingOfTheCouch 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Ha, this was no fucking discussion. You moved the goal posts, I pointed out why that new goal is still not a problem today, and you're now trying to worm your way out by saying you didn't read my response.

Classy. Fucking classy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago

I will not waste more time. I am sorry you feel my response isn't adequate. I didn't move any goalposts, I asked how you would deal with an actual problem and you dismissed it. 🤷‍♂️