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online anti cheats are the worst thing (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Recently, i had to move from nixos to windows against my will simpy because of anti cheats. While i dont game that much, the few games i enjoy playing are all online with some kind of anti cheat. I used to dual boot but i was tired of having to wait for my slow hdd to load windows (i only have one ssd). I literally used linux for everything else but because of anti cheats i am forced to move to windows. I managed to make it a little better by using wsl2 and removing bloatware but it will never be the same as linux

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[–] glimse 0 points 1 year ago (8 children)

DENY YOURSELF EVERY PLEASURE IN LIFE IN SERVICE TO THE OPEN SOURCE GODS

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I don't think I would consider "games with anti cheat" to be "every pleasure in life". We're spoiled for choice in games. I can increasingly narrow the scope of what I'm willing to support with my money every year and still not run out of great games to play.

[–] glimse 0 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I figured the "open source gods" line would have given away that I was being hyperbolic.

We're talking about online multiplayer games. Unless all of your friends are in the same camp as you, have fun playing not playing with them.

DRM, especially the always online kind, is shit. I get that and I agree. But to act like OP is weak for wanting to play the games that have it is EXACTLY the dismissive shit that turns people away from the FOSS community. It's gross and I hate it, get off your high horse (not you in particular) and have a real conversation with a person who comes with an earnest question, don't tell them they "buckled"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

@glimse
I'd have said that cheating is the worst. Especially in the light of all the measures the software studios have to take to protect honest gamers from being taken advantage of.
@ampersandrew

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