Why do you need administrative rights?

[Shyatic]

I am enjoying the game honestly, but when it's launching in an administrative context there's a concern that developers are getting more access to things than what they need. If you're running things within local app data and within the documents folders, there's no need for admin rights. Can you please elaborate what purpose it serves?

[Netherokk]

I imagine it's because of the anti-cheat system.

[lufia22]

They have to check your voter registration to make sure you didn't vote for Trump.

[id795078477]

Originally posted by Netherokk:

I imagine it's because of the anti-cheat system.

No. That thing is a kernel-level service and it loads when you boot your PC. Which is to say = it has absolute control of your PC without your consent.

OP's thing is most likely because of some "Program Files" installation which Windows nowadays requires admin permission to access. But again - that is nothing compared to the access its anti-cheat has and can absolutely be ignored.

[YT_RealDahmni]

cause its a game and it need to ask permission for it to run on ur pc for the first time ... any pc user would understand that or maybe your just a total "ahem" diff breed from us alpha dogs man roof rooof

[Auntie Hong Ying's Tasty Beans]

Originally posted by id795078477:

Originally posted by Netherokk:

I imagine it's because of the anti-cheat system.

No. That thing is a kernel-level service and it loads when you boot your PC. Which is to say = it has absolute control of your PC without your consent.

OP's thing is most likely because of some "Program Files" installation which Windows nowadays requires admin permission to access. But again - that is nothing compared to the access its anti-cheat has and can absolutely be ignored.

The game doesn't install anything like that, but okay.

[GrimAtrament]

Basically every single game I've played needed admin rights as far back as 2002 what you even talking about?

[Shyatic]

Originally posted by GrimAtrament:

Basically every single game I've played needed admin rights as far back as 2002 what you even talking about?

Jeez when I play Overwatch, Call of Duty, even Valorant it's not prompting for admin rights when the launcher comes up.

The anti-cheat if it's kernel level yes, it can be installed with admin rights and run *as a service* which is usually in admin context already. But that can be audited separately since it's goal is to be watching memory and game files, not transmitting data. Since the launcher and game itself transmit tons of data for position location, interaction, text, etc -- it's harder to audit what it's doing.

That's why I am asking the question.

[io]

nerd

[Zyarra]

Originally posted by lufia22:

They have to check your voter registration to make sure you didn't vote for Trump.

But he did!

[Auntie Hong Ying's Tasty Beans]

Originally posted by Shyatic:

Originally posted by GrimAtrament:

Basically every single game I've played needed admin rights as far back as 2002 what you even talking about?

Jeez when I play Overwatch, Call of Duty, even Valorant it's not prompting for admin rights when the launcher comes up.

The anti-cheat if it's kernel level yes, it can be installed with admin rights and run *as a service* which is usually in admin context already. But that can be audited separately since it's goal is to be watching memory and game files, not transmitting data. Since the launcher and game itself transmit tons of data for position location, interaction, text, etc -- it's harder to audit what it's doing.

That's why I am asking the question.

Every game with a local anti-cheat requires permission to run every time it launches. This game does not install ♥♥♥♥ that runs as a service once the game is terminated. Blizzard games don't use a local anti-cheat software; Warden is on their side.

[Raiden - In Flames 🎵]

who cares?

[Gabriel Ultrakill]

Originally posted by DVerde:

Originally posted by Shyatic:

Jeez when I play Overwatch, Call of Duty, even Valorant it's not prompting for admin rights when the launcher comes up.

The anti-cheat if it's kernel level yes, it can be installed with admin rights and run *as a service* which is usually in admin context already. But that can be audited separately since it's goal is to be watching memory and game files, not transmitting data. Since the launcher and game itself transmit tons of data for position location, interaction, text, etc -- it's harder to audit what it's doing.

That's why I am asking the question.

Every game with a local anti-cheat requires permission to run every time it launches. This game does not install ♥♥♥♥ that runs as a service once the game is terminated. Blizzard games don't use a local anti-cheat software; Warden is on their side.

Incorrect. I have 3 examples: Sea of thieves (Easy Anti cheat), War thunder (Easy Anti cheat), and Helldivers 2. I have all these games and they never ask for permissions to open despite their anti-cheat systems.

[Auntie Hong Ying's Tasty Beans]

Originally posted by Rayquaza175:

Originally posted by DVerde:

Every game with a local anti-cheat requires permission to run every time it launches. This game does not install ♥♥♥♥ that runs as a service once the game is terminated. Blizzard games don't use a local anti-cheat software; Warden is on their side.

Incorrect. I have 3 examples: Sea of thieves (Easy Anti cheat), War thunder (Easy Anti cheat), and Helldivers 2. I have all these games and they never ask for permissions to open despite their anti-cheat systems.

They won't ask if you are an admin account.

[Roland's 2nd]

It needs admin level for the anti-cheat. If it didn't have admin level you can just run the cheats at admin level and they would be able to hide from the anti cheat.

Originally posted by Rayquaza175:

Originally posted by DVerde:

Every game with a local anti-cheat requires permission to run every time it launches. This game does not install ♥♥♥♥ that runs as a service once the game is terminated. Blizzard games don't use a local anti-cheat software; Warden is on their side.

Incorrect. I have 3 examples: Sea of thieves (Easy Anti cheat), War thunder (Easy Anti cheat), and Helldivers 2. I have all these games and they never ask for permissions to open despite their anti-cheat systems.

EAC is ass and Sea Of Thieves is notorious for having cheaters in Hourglass.
Helldivers 2 also has cheaters in it, with mofos firing rockets out of machine guns at machine gun speeds.

[Flounder]

I was wondering this also. Interestingly, it installed and ran fine without any permissions requests. I enjoyed the first 2 hours playing. But when I launched the game the next day, the Admin permissions popup appeared and I found that somewhat alarming...