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.
Mountain Man Oct 23
Dana Souly Oct 23
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Oct 23
Quoting: Mountain ManIt's about time we rechristened anti-cheat to anti-Linux.Be careful what you wish for - there are some very loud Windows fanboys that would then start demanding Anti-Cheat in everything.
But honestly, I can't really blame them. After seeing the very pathetic state of Counter-Strike's attempt at an server "anti-cheat" from the biggest company pushing Linux gaming, it really doesn’t inspire much confidence.
Quoting: Grimy1540Damn. I bought this game a few months ago and had no idea they planned to bring the anti-cheat to this game. Didn't even get the chance to start it up, any chance Steam would refund something like this? I think their refund window is under a month, sadly.
You can make multiple refund attempts. The first one is usually done by a bot but later ones are done by support.
Mention the situation with anti-cheat and that you haven't played it yet (I imagine they can check the play time). You'll probably have a good chance for a refund.
Mohandevir Oct 23
Quoting: _MarsA shame, given that it's the only game I would really miss when I get rid of my Windows 10 installation after support runs out.
But honestly, I can't really blame them. After seeing the very pathetic state of Counter-Strike's attempt at an server "anti-cheat" from the biggest company pushing Linux gaming, it really doesn’t inspire much confidence.
Cheating has always been and will always be. "Someone will always make a better idiot".
That's one of the reasons I've never been attracted to online PvP games. This and the toxic communities that usually goes with these games. I much prefer local multiplayer with friends, on private servers, to any of these garbage setups. I have fond memories playing TF2 during an event, organized at my previous job, on our private server. 10 players in the same room, "politely" mocking each other, on top of that!
That's my point of view and I respect it.
Last edited by Mohandevir on 23 October 2024 at 3:10 pm UTC
Quoting: _MarsQuoting: Grimy1540Damn. I bought this game a few months ago and had no idea they planned to bring the anti-cheat to this game. Didn't even get the chance to start it up, any chance Steam would refund something like this? I think their refund window is under a month, sadly.
You can make multiple refund attempts. The first one is usually done by a bot but later ones are done by support.
Mention the situation with anti-cheat and that you haven't played it yet (I imagine they can check the play time). You'll probably have a good chance for a refund.
Thanks, I didn't know that. I guess it's worth a shot.
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