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[–] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

Take 100 random gamers. How many of them will know what ring 0/kernel level anti-cheat even means? They don't care. They will happily accept whatever the publisher puts inside the game.

The only exception to this is Denuvo because it was affecting performance.

Disclaimer - I'm an ardent linux fan

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    They don't know ring 0, but they would understand "this anti cheat is the most privacy invasive kind, controlling and monitoring everything on your computer".

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    this anti cheat is the most privacy invasive kind, controlling and monitoring everything on your computer

    Avg gamer: Woah that's really bad.

    Me: So you'll uninstall the game now, right?

    Avg gamer: What? Heck no. I'm Diamond in Valorant. And all my friends are playing it


    They will understand what you said. But changing habit is way harder on a mass scale. It's well known for years that Vanguard is a rootkit but the game is as popular as ever. If you tell this on any gaming community, you'll be responded with "Oh and switch to LinSux and play decade old games?"

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