Well they reversed the account linking. I don’t think the anti-cheat had the same backlash though.
The_Vampire@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Well, they said they would ‘discuss’ the crappy anticheat too, but so far nothing has been done about that either. I won’t hold my breath.
EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 6 months ago
VerseAndVermin@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I know little about it. What makes this stand out? I am guessing kernal level, but is there anything else to it?
The_Vampire@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Helldivers 2 uses nProtect GameGuard, which is a notorious kernel level anticheat. It is notorious for being problematic to uninstall and causing issues on systems it is installed in (such as straight up preventing some programs from running or causing them to crash and other terrible nonsense that should never happen). Combine that with the fact it’s ineffective and the game is PvE, and it’s nonsensical why it’s around.
astrsk@kbin.social 6 months ago
Just search “Sony Rootkit” and it should be more clear why Sony issuing a new kernel level anticheat is not met with warm regards.
1371113@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Those were the days. I never thought installing mp3 player software would give me a rootkit, but it did……
kick_out_the_jams@kbin.social 6 months ago
It's not really a new anti cheat though.
nProtect Gameguard (the one they use) is probably one of the few that supports the engine Helldivers uses (Autodesk Stingray/Bitsquid)
Chozo@fedia.io 6 months ago
The short version is that the anticheat software is very invasive on the user's system, and it doesn't even work to prevent cheating in the game.
barsquid@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Do people have to explicitly install this or is it another thing they’re blindsided by like the PSN requirement?
warmaster@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Kernel Level Sony Data Breach in 3,2,1…