Anti-cheat engines are now requiring users to have Secure Boot and a fTPM enabled in order to play online multiplayer games. Will this decrease the amount of cheating, or is it a futile attempt at curbing an ever-growing problem?

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Anti-cheat engines are now requiring users to have Secure Boot and a fTPM enabled in order to play online multiplayer games. Will this decrease the amount of cheating, or is it a futile attempt at curbing an ever-growing problem?

  • FauxLiving@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    12 hours ago

    It’s the hardware cheats that are used in commercial operations (boosting, account leveling, etc).

    Secure Boot will prevent EFI cheats which load before Windows, that’s about the only new feature as far as anti-cheat.

    It’ll let them ban a CPU by Endorsement Key so you’ll need a new CPU to get around the ban. Because of this, used CPUs could come with bans already attached.

    Imagine buying a used CPU and then getting your account banned the instant you try to login.