It's here. EA Anti-Cheat has now been rolled out into Battlefield 1, breaking another multiplayer game on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux.
We've known it was coming for a little while as I reported back in August, EA were planning this roll-out originally for September, but it seems it was later delayed until a day ago where it's only just now become live. Battlefield 1 joins the likes of Battlefield 2042, Battlefield V, EA SPORTS WRC and Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 that added EA Anti-Cheat after release and all now broken on Linux platforms.
They aren't the only games completely unplayable for Steam Deck / Linux as this EA Anti-Cheat is also in EA SPORTS FC 25, EA SPORTS Madden NFL 25, F1 24 and EA will continue using it for future multiplayer games so we can expect them all to be unplayable at release.
How long until they roll this out into Apex Legends to replace Easy Anti-Cheat? It must be only a matter of time now.
Anti-Cheat continues to be the biggest issue for gaming on Steam Deck / Linux, like how Grand Theft Auto V is also now broken due to adding in BattlEye with Rockstar refusing to enable it for Proton.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
I play FIFA, Madden, F1 and Dirt Rally 2.0 in local single/multi player mode only. I don't care for their bullshit achievements and online modes.
I would already buy their new games, but they seem to be focused on losing money.
This is why I don't buy games which are multiplayer only games and especially online service games with anti cheat DRM.
And changing the Terms and Conditions of sale after a sale has occurred, This needs to be challenged in court as its getting out of hand.
Last edited by finaldest on 23 October 2024 at 12:48 pm UTC
Quoting: emphyPerish the thought of allowing players to find their own trusted communities (i.e. friends) to play the game without anti-cheat with.
I know right. Why cant we have the ability to create our own servers free of DRM. They could still offer dedicated servers with Anti cheat for the competitive gamer.
Quoting: finaldestQuoting: emphyPerish the thought of allowing players to find their own trusted communities (i.e. friends) to play the game without anti-cheat with.
I know right. Why cant we have the ability to create our own servers free of DRM.
You don't know? Old-style hosting by players would give them too much power to avoid the in-game peddling of extra manure.
What would be the point of trying to sell that fancy sparkly super-gun with silly victory dance if players were able to mod in much better stuff themselves?
Last edited by emphy on 23 October 2024 at 12:59 pm UTC
Mohandevir Oct 23
I'd be curious to know what Valve thinks about the situation, regarding the Steam Deck...
I mean all the other anti-cheats offer just as much support for breaking it.
This way the Wine people only have to implement the behavior BattleEye(Windows only edition) depends on.
Not that I'm complaining, but it sounds stupid.
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