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> Game vendors want protection against cheating Gamers, gamers want anti-cheats. Vendors couldn't care less.
by dist-epoch 9mo ago
> Game vendors want protection against cheating
Gamers, gamers want anti-cheats. Vendors couldn't care less.
- rcxdude 9mo agoGamers want no cheaters, vendors want to be seen to be trying in the cheapest way that has credibility.
- josefx 9mo agoIt is 2026, people still use cheat software on public servers. It works about as well as DRM. > Vendors couldn't care less. There are more than enough games that are designed around microtransactions that use grind and gambling mechanics to encourage spending. Throw bots and cheats at that and the entire thing breaks down.