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This is similar to what competitive Counter Strike has become. Even though Valve has been talking about some interesting anit-cheat methods [1], third party mat
by neuronflux 8y ago
This is similar to what competitive Counter Strike has become. Even though Valve has been talking about some interesting anit-cheat methods [1], third party matchmaking services rely on such client software to try to combat cheaters [2].
[1] https://www.pcgamer.com/vacnet-csgo/ https://www.pcgamer.com/vacnet-csgo/
[2] https://www.faceit.com/en/anti-cheat https://www.faceit.com/en/anti-cheat
- dvlsg 8y agoMight be worth noting that one of those third party matchmaking services (ESEA) deployed a bitcoin miner along with their client not that long ago. Caused a huge uproar.
- greenknight 8y agoIIRC it was in early 2013, so 5 years ago? CS GO was only released 6 or so months before hand. People still bring it up, but no way would they pull that move again.
- dvlsg 8y agoTrue. Hard to believe that was already 5 years ago, but I think you're right. I was pretty furious at the time. I also seem to remember that ESEA got hit with _super_ heavy fines for way more than they ended up earning in bitcoin. Probably a fairly strong deterrent.