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Rockstar Games DDoSed Heavily By Players Protesting New AntiCheat Code (cyberinsider.com)

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Rockstar Games' servers have been under heavy fire from massive DDoS attacks in recent days, causing widespread login and connectivity issues for players of GTA Online. These attacks come in the wake of Rockstar’s recent implementation of BattlEye, a new anti-cheat system designed to crack down on in-game cheating, sparking backlash from a segment of the player base. Protesters, unhappy with the new system, have resorted to using distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks to disrupt the servers, escalating tensions between the gaming giant and its community.

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[-] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

As someone who is pretty old and is a crap gamer - well firstly I only play single player so I guess it wouldn't effect me. But what's the problem with anti cheat? Aside from it being code you don't want on your machine. I dunno, I don't get why people cheat. Isn't it a better feeling when you just play and get good?

Edit - I'm not defending rockstar btw. Don't know the politics here. In fact last game I enjoyed was vice city on the PS2. I'm trying to hey caught up on everything I missed. But yeah, what's the problem with anti cheat?

[-] orangeboats@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Anticheats can be very invasive, they can theoretically scan all the files inside your computer (whether it is practically done, I don't know but it surely feels like it's been done), take screenshots regularly, send your hardware information, etc. So yeah, if you are someone who takes security seriously...

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[-] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 month ago

As it should be. Rockstar Games deserves nothing less.

[-] Suavevillain@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Rockstar makes such weird choices considering how passionate their fans are.

[-] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Which ultimately makes being a passionate Rockstar fan a weirder and weirder choice.

[-] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago

I'll just play it on Xbox 360...or PS3...or PS4....or Xbox one....or PS5...or Xbox S/X...or Windows...wait is this Skyrim or GTA?

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