*** The Official Battlefield 2042 thread***

Ayahuasca said:
The problem is that cheating is absolutely rampant in it now. It follows the same path as the last couple of BF games, crap on release, takes them a couple of years to make it half decent, but by then the game is so cheap or people have made loads of accounts when it was given away for free to cheat on.
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This^ :mad:
 
When dice didn't have an anticheat in BFV their warcry was 'uSe ThE rEpOrT sYsTeM' (which did nothing) Now they have an anticheat it still does nothing. :cry:
 
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Can't recall seeing this before, but does a good job showing what this game was originally going to be before they rejigged everything into the most unconvincing BF game of all time (post mortem section at 21 mins).
 
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EA anticheat and Battlefield 2042

Battlefield 2042, EA anticheat
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OOh an anticheat powered by ea, which likely means it'll 'launch' broken and need a year to get fixed.


Hello all,

As part of our ongoing efforts to create a safe and fair experience for all players we're transitioning Battlefield™ 2042 over to EA anticheat with the launch of Season 6 in October.

When we transition over to EA anticheat you won't notice anything different when logging in and playing, but this transition will enable our teams to be better equipped to find and remove players that don't play fair.

When we say PTFO we also mean ensuring fair play across the Battlefield. The rollout of EA anticheat to Battlefield 2042 is part of this ongoing effort, and we'll continue making adjustments and improvements towards fair play.

We've outlined a full FAQ for you below in case you have further questions.
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FAQ​

What is EA anticheat?

EA anticheat is a kernel-mode anti-cheat and anti-tamper solution developed in-house at Electronic Arts. PC cheat developers have increasingly moved into the kernel, so we need to have kernel-mode protections to ensure fair play and tackle PC cheat developers on an even playing field.

As tech-inclined video gamers ourselves, it is important to us to make sure that any kernel anti-cheat included in our games acts with a strong focus on the privacy and security of our gamers that use a PC.



Why are you moving to EA anticheat?

Third party anti-cheat solutions are often opaque to our teams, and prevent us from implementing additional privacy controls or customizations that provide greater accuracy and granularity for EA-specific game modes. With EA anticheat we have full stack ownership of the security & privacy posture, so we can fix security issues as soon as they may arise.



Why is kernel level anti-cheat needed?

This varies on a game-by-game basis. For games that are highly competitive and contain many online modes such as Battlefield 2042, kernel-mode protection is absolutely vital. When cheat programs operate in kernel space, they can make their cheat functionally invisible to anti-cheat solutions that live in user-mode.

Unfortunately, the last few years have seen a large increase in cheats and cheat techniques operating in kernel-mode, so the only reliable way to detect and block these is to continue to have our anti-cheat operate there as well.

In addition to EA anticheat protecting our PC players from cheaters, our console players who match with PC opponents through Battlefield 2042’s cross-play features will also be protected from cheaters operating on PC platforms.



Are the System Requirements for Battlefield 2042 changing?

We still support Windows 10 and 11.



Will EA anticheat degrade gameplay?

No. We’ve conducted extensive internal and independent performance and stability assessments to ensure EA anticheat is as performant and lightweight as possible. EA anticheat will have negligible impact on your gameplay.



Does EA anticheat run when I start my PC, or only when the game is running?

EA anticheat only runs when a game with EA anticheat protection included is running. All anti-cheat processes shut down when the game does.



Does EA anticheat stay on my PC if I uninstall Battlefield 2042? Can I uninstall it if I want?

If you have uninstalled all of your EA games that have EA anticheat protection, EA anticheat will automatically uninstall and remove itself from your PC. It can also be manually uninstalled by you at any time you choose and will be completely removed from your PC.

Please note that if you uninstall EA anticheat , any games that require EA anticheat protection (like Battlefield 2042) will not be playable until EA anticheat is reinstalled. If you would like to reinstall EA anticheat we’ve made it as easy as possible to do so, with simple prompts in the game launch process.



Does EA anticheat let EA see my browsing history, personal files, or things like that?

Player privacy is a top concern of our Game Security & Anti-Cheat team - after all, we’re players as well! EA anticheat will only look at what it needs to for anti-cheat purposes in our games and we have limited the information EA anticheat collects. If you have a process on your PC that is trying to interact with our game, EA anticheat could see that and respond. However, everything else is off limits.

EA anticheat does not gather any information about your browsing history, applications that are not connected to EA games, or anything that is not directly related to anti-cheat protection. We’ve worked with independent, 3rd party computer security and privacy services firms to ensure EA anticheat operates with data privacy top of mind.

For the information that EA anticheat does collect, we strive to maintain privacy where possible through a cryptographic process called hashing to create unique identifiers and discard the original information. Overall, EA anticheat use of your computer and data collection is consistent with EA’s User Agreement and Privacy and Cookie Policy.



How do I know that EA anticheat is not introducing any security vulnerabilities to my PC?

Our Game Security & Anti-Cheat team is composed of some of the best security engineers in the world, and we are passionate about ensuring that our software does not cause any security vulnerabilities. Our anti-cheat engineering team performs daily testing and we continuously run security and penetration tests against EA anticheat internally.

But don’t just trust our word on this. We’ve also worked with independent, 3rd party security and privacy assessors to validate EA anticheat does not degrade the security posture of your PC and to ensure strict data privacy boundaries.

Although we’re confident that we’ve taken every possible precaution, we are monitoring and listening to any reports received to make sure that potential issues get addressed as quickly as possible.



I think I found a security vulnerability with EA anticheat, who can I contact?

If you believe you’ve found a vulnerability, please let us know by following our Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure process by emailing [email protected] right away. We take potential security issues seriously, and will work to fix them as quickly as we can.



Where can I get help if I run into issues with EA anticheat?

If you need help to install and troubleshoot EA anticheat on your PC then you can visit our EA Help page.
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New close quarters map within Scotland's Outer Hebrides
New Weapons: VHX-D3 (AR), L9CZ (Secondary) & G428 (MR)
New Gadgets: Throwable ammo & medical packs.
New Vehicle: YUV-2 Dragonfly New Battle Pass
 
Looking forward to that. I’m thinking a levelution thing where the zombies come out at certain points in the game everyone has to deal with.
 
Gerard said:
Comical....virtually 2 years later and they're still trying to finish this game.
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Don't disagree that after 2 years something that should have been fixed pre-launch is comical - but it's good that they're at least continuing to work on the game.

I'm just hopeful they take all of these 'learnings' from this one into the next game - but it's DICE so probably not.
 
t2na said:
Don't disagree that after 2 years something that should have been fixed pre-launch is comical - but it's good that they're at least continuing to work on the game.

I'm just hopeful they take all of these 'learnings' from this one into the next game - but it's DICE so probably not.
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Well this is a different dice as most of the mainstays left after Battlefield v, mainly due to the fact they were fed up being a 1 trick pony and EA wasn't allowing them to try other projects.

I'd like to think after the drama surrounding this game which was by far the worst launch this franchise has ever seen, and its arguably the worst game of the series, that they would go back to the drawing board and hash something out with EA so they get a proper development cycle.

Remember, when this game was being made in early 2021 EA were crowing about it being well ahead of schedule, and look what they launched. They have a long way to go to regain the confidence of the community after this abomination. And another half assed, barely beta level product masquerading as a finished retail game isn't gonna cut it.
 
Gerard said:
Remember, when this game was being made in early 2021 EA were crowing about it being well ahead of schedule, and look what they launched.
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Still can't believe they actually came out and said that part to be fair - and then delayed it by a month - and then the state of the game at release.
 
t2na said:
Still can't believe they actually came out and said that part to be fair - and then delayed it by a month - and then the state of the game at release.
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They delayed it by a month when it really required another year plus of development time. They also boasted about this game having so many teams working on it, more teams of developers than ever before. They had no single player to contend with so even that statement makes them come off badly as they were all at work on multiplayer and portal.

All these teams working on it and they still launch a broken mess missing a load of features and only having 22 or so weapons.

I remember during the beta people saying stuff like 'this build is 3 months old, the final game will be much better'. Not exactly prophetic words as the thing that launched was no better.
 
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