Cheaters in video games are inevitable these days, but games like Battlefield 6 deploy anti-cheat software to help deal with the situation and curb the chaos before it gets out of hand. At least, that’s the intention. Some games do this better than others. Battlefield 6, apparently, appears to be one of those games, with the developers making some bold claims about how impactful its anti-cheat software has been since the game launched back in October.
The game’s anti-cheat software is called Javelin, and it’s reportedly doing a pretty good job at keeping cheaters at bay. It likely won’t be able to keep all cheaters from playing; some will inevitably slip through. Because they always do. However, the experience is undoubtedly better when as many cheaters as possible are prevented from playing. Battlefield 6 seems to be doing a good job so far of weeding out a large number of them.
Battlefield 6 anti-cheat helps make the game matches “98% cheater-free”
Being completely cheater-free would be a nice thing to have in a multiplayer game that you enjoy, but 98% cheater-free is nothing to scoff at. In a blog post on the official Battlefield 6 blog, Battlefield Studios devs discuss how successful its anti-cheat software has been since the beginning of the open beta weekend that happened before launch. This is where the 98% figure actually comes from. The developers state that “We drove a significant increase in fair matches — from 93.1% at the start to nearly 98% by the end of the final day.”
So, it’s unclear if matches are currently 98% cheater-free, but it’s entirely possible, and likely, that the number is close to that if it isn’t spot on. According to the developers, the studio is aware of a large number of cheat providers, hardware, vendors, resellers, and their communities, and is working to ensure that if they aren’t already banned, they will be soon.
The studio also plans to explore additional OS security features to enhance the cheat protection even further. It also plans to improve the reporting process with a more seamless reporting UI in-game, as well as improve internal operations tools. If you’ve yet to pick up Battlefield 6, it’s available on PlayStation via PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
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