• huginn@feddit.it
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    11 months ago

    Not to mention the major hurdle for Linux gaming is anti cheat software being brought over. Too many games are 100% unplayable because the devs don’t allow their anticheat to be installed on Linux systems

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        11 months ago

        Client-side anti-cheat has always been a scam to offload server processing onto client machines.

        This results in worse cheat detection and wastes client resources, but companies like EA can spend less on servers.

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          11 months ago

          In the defence of client side AC; if the entire game runs on the server, then network delay makes FPS:es awful to play. Being able to trust clients and let them do hit detection is quite important in making online FPS:es responsive. In addition, cheats that remove walls/grass, highlight players or even autoaim are near impossible to detect server side. One could try to use heuristics and statistics but it would be difficult to tell the difference between cheaters and players who are just good at aiming and map awareness.