Battleye is a NO

[Knight of Storms]

Some peoples defense of BattleEye is too generic and literal. When you install software on your computer, those files are present and in place. There’s at least one hack I have heard of that is designed to take over such software and use it against the machine it occupies. Additionally, some things can be installed but not active; during the installation process, there are drivers and permission changes, as well as alterations to your registry keys, etc. I’m not going to claim to be some expert, but I’ve seen this sort of thing blow up before. I agree with the points made by privacy experts regarding BattleEye. It's a type of corrupt corperate standard in some regards and i won't sit by idle and ignore it like most kids and adults who don't care do. This is one reason why our nation and our rights and privacy and everything else is slowly but steadily going to h*ll.
I quit playing PlanetSide 2 when they switched over. Because of that I was called a cheater and received a lot of hate, even though anyone could look up my play history and see that I was nothing but another average player. This backlash occurred simply because I disagreed with BattleEye on principle and believed they were a bad company. You could check my stats and see in the past I'd been better, back when I was playing on a real computer unlike my perormance which had dropped due to playing on a bargain basement low end laptop because it was all I could afford. It could barely run PS2, much less trying to run that and hacks or even keep a web page open or voice chat. Now, I'm quitting my play on War Thunder as well. I was thinking about getting a console, but it's not just my own comp's safety. I don’t want to support businesses that back companies that won’t even report data leaks. Failure to report when their system is hacked and/or they have actually lost user data? That’s their responsibility, and they’ve failed to do it while also banning people from multiple games due to glitches in their system in the past. Maybe they have addressed somethings that have occurred over time as it has been years, but I still cannot trust them.

I also disagree with the practice of issuing bans based on reports from one game that affect access to 12 or more different games. The company is problematic; I’ll pass.
The individual could be wrong about his FPS problem. To me, that doesn’t matter—the issue is both the type of software and an untrustworthy company. I prefer companies to manage their own in-house security rather than resorting to risky and questionable tactics like kernel-level gimmicks policed by third party companies. Do your own work people. It’s just a game; I’m not risking my computer or my data over a game.

(And yes, i just edited my reply and posted it here. I'm clairifying that I'm not a bot, because I've had enough experiences with these things that punks switch from debating the point to using debating tactics to muddy the waters and distract from your comments by spouting nonsense or going off over a typo or being hyper exact with some technical detail. So pthttttt...)

[bastion of pragmatism]

redditor who doesn’t even know how anti cheats work is talking? Yeah not reading that

[Henry]

TLDR: "I'm leaving." blah blah "I don't trust battle eye." blah blah "everyone is after me."

[֎]

Originally posted by Henry:

TLDR: "I'm leaving." blah blah "I don't trust battle eye." blah blah "everyone is after me."

Other than the performance issues BattlEye is likely to bring, you do have to understand that BattlEye DOES make your pc more vulnerable than any other anticheat, and it DOES do unannounced background scans that can be seen as invasive as that information IS sent to several servers spanning across several nations.

[Henry]

If you truly feel threatened by this software then I recommend simply paying for a reliable internet security/intrusion prevention service on top of windows defender. It's not that scary.

[mogami_99]

Originally posted by ЩØȺǶ Ð֎֎Ḏ:

Originally posted by Henry:

TLDR: "I'm leaving." blah blah "I don't trust battle eye." blah blah "everyone is after me."

Other than the performance issues BattlEye is likely to bring, you do have to understand that BattlEye DOES make your pc more vulnerable than any other anticheat, and it DOES do unannounced background scans that can be seen as invasive as that information IS sent to several servers spanning across several nations.

Every thing you ever downloaded did the same thing
since I don't care if the govt knows i watch cat videos I don't lose sleep
If you go on the internet some one is watching
except in the smallest cites when you go out side you are on camera when you go online you are being watched. If you said something 10 years ago on line some one has it There is no such thing as privacy any more

[֎]

Originally posted by mogami_99:

Originally posted by ЩØȺǶ Ð֎֎Ḏ:

Other than the performance issues BattlEye is likely to bring, you do have to understand that BattlEye DOES make your pc more vulnerable than any other anticheat, and it DOES do unannounced background scans that can be seen as invasive as that information IS sent to several servers spanning across several nations.

Every thing you ever downloaded did the same thing
since I don't care if the govt knows i watch cat videos I don't lose sleep
If you go on the internet some one is watching
except in the smallest cites when you go out side you are on camera when you go online you are being watched. If you said something 10 years ago on line some one has it There is no such thing as privacy any more

This is blatantly wrong, please do not spread misinformation about subjects you are not versed in. There are ways to tracks what programs do what. To say "every thing I have ever downloaded does the same thing" is not just wrong its absurd and on the cusp of fear mongering.

I recommend starting with Filescan.io, VirusTotal.com, any.run, hybrid-analysis.com and metadefender.com to see what files truly can be considered a threat to your safety and privacy and what files and programs respect your privacy.

[French Cat]

Bruh I have played ARMA 3. I think trading my entire privacy (Cat drawings) for getting PTSD and learning the true value of peace was worth it. Since I’ve already installed it, I will not care about the change lol

[Wolfsmaul-GER]

guy is paranoid about everything, give him a few more weeks and he's gonna only be playing solitaire

[French Cat]

Originally posted by Wolfsmaul-GER:

guy is paranoid about everything, give him a few more weeks and he's gonna only be playing solitaire

Well I can’t blame him. He’s trying to be careful and well I wish I was like him. I think his point is valid, but slightly misguided.

[Fifty Fathoms]

Worries about privacy but considers buying a console. I think this post can be safely ignored.

[spartakisteqc]

The fun thing is that the same people that are always complaining about cheaters complain as much about anticheat softwares, but they never propose any solution to that problem. It's like if we had to deploy magics and detect cheaters through miraculous means. It's a great case of "Damned if you do. Damned if you don't." I say let's try the new one and see if it does a better job.

[-HoK- Cian]

Yeah. I seem to remember Sony Online Entertainment using Battle Eye on most of their games. Hacker's paradise. Can't wait to watch War Thunder turn into a worse cesspool than it already is.

[SpiralRazor]

Anything Kernal level is a dead end now.. Microsoft is going to restrict anything that gives kernel level access starting on Win 11...probably some time in 2025-26 due to Crowd strike bomb.

[AlextheTower]

Originally posted by SpiralRazor:

Anything Kernal level is a dead end now.. Microsoft is going to restrict anything that gives kernel level access starting on Win 11...probably some time in 2025-26 due to Crowd strike bomb.

Why do people keep claiming this lmao, its very clearly not what they said. Kernal Level anti-cheat will still be fully allowed.

[French Cat]

Originally posted by AlextheTower:

Originally posted by SpiralRazor:

Anything Kernal level is a dead end now.. Microsoft is going to restrict anything that gives kernel level access starting on Win 11...probably some time in 2025-26 due to Crowd strike bomb.

Why do people keep claiming this lmao, its very clearly not what they said. Kernal Level anti-cheat will still be fully allowed.

It's a half truth.