Are there any shooters that don't have a huge cheating problem?

[jankinthetrank]

I just started PC gaming on GTA Online, assuming the warnings about modders were exaggerated. Yeah... It was probably the worst experience I've ever had gaming, now I'm apprehensive.

I'm interested in games like CS:GO, TF2, Apex, Rust, and some of the Battlefield games, but I hear they also have a big cheater problem.

I just need some direction, to know if there's any games where I can play legit and not have my experience ruined by script kiddies. Or I need to know if PC shooters are just a lost cause so I don't waste my time. Any insight would be appreciated.

[76561198407601200]

Saint님이 먼저 게시:

There are some really old shooters like the SOCOM series that have very small communities without cheaters, getting with the "veterans" that play for years is extremely difficult, there must be a certain level of "trust".
COD Warzone is a pretty good game, not without cheaters, but at least they are actively banning them.

:saint:

I agree regarding cod. I've ran into few cheaters, yet I would see on their now decommissioned forum topics regarding the large number of cheaters.

[Jackhammer (Wholf)]

Valorant has the best system.

[hazecloud ( ☞♥◞ ♥)]

my bro plays cs go casually so he rarely gets matched with cheaters. I on the other hand likes to try hard even though it's casual mode so when I'm on a win streak I'll see a cheater or two every two out of ten games (roughly). played last year for 2020 medal.

Biggest advice to you is to avoid competitive mode or just try it first and quit if you can't enjoy it anymore. Play it first, maybe you'll be able to shrug it off since it's just a game and you have to accept that many kids are playing it as well lol.

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

hazecloud ( ☞♥◞ ♥)님이 먼저 게시:

my bro plays cs go casually so he rarely gets matched with cheaters.

Oh yeah, I think the reason I didn't see that many cheaters on TF2 is because I played casually.

I've basically never bothered with competitive gaming.

[Chocolate Pie Kitten]

More than cheating my problem with Csgo is a toxic community, i went away from onlin fps , they are too dangerous

[crunchyfrog]

hazecloud ( ☞♥◞ ♥)님이 먼저 게시:

my bro plays cs go casually so he rarely gets matched with cheaters. I on the other hand likes to try hard even though it's casual mode so when I'm on a win streak I'll see a cheater or two every two out of ten games (roughly). played last year for 2020 medal.

Biggest advice to you is to avoid competitive mode or just try it first and quit if you can't enjoy it anymore. Play it first, maybe you'll be able to shrug it off since it's just a game and you have to accept that many kids are playing it as well lol.

Yup, there's wisdom in there.

It's not just a case of avoiding the cutthroat competitive modes, but also the time of day you play, what servers (if applicable) you find that you like and so on.

Basically, much like anything else, tinker around, have a bit of fun and find out what ones work for you.

[Shotgun]

I've spent tens of thousands of hours on FPS games, and have made an observation during that time:

Cheaters generally tend to avoid slow-paced, tactical games, and prefer fast-paced shooters.

There are going to be exceptions of course, and you'll find cheaters in the more tactical games as well, but the problem somehow feels...less.

Some of the games that have gotten most of my attention recently, such as Squad, Rising Storm 2: Vietnam, MechWarrior Online (not a traditional shooter but still fills that experience), Planetside 2, and the survival game I'm currently playing called Deadside, all seem to have almost no issues with cheaters.

Arcade-like shooters like Valve games, and popular "meme" games like Fortnite and PUBG, are going to see way more incidences of cheating. The last time I played CS:GO with a friend, there was someone cheating at least once in every two competitive matches.

Games where the TTK (time-to-kill) is higher and/or instant kills are impossible due to big HP pools/armor/shields (Mechwarrior, Planetside 2), where there is suppression and medical aid (Squad, Vietnam, Planetside 2), where you have to put in some work before even being able to kill anyone (e.g. by searching for guns in survival games where like Deadside) are all less fun for cheaters, who just want to pop off a 360-no-scope on you, play an air horn sound over voice, and make you rage. Games with a lot of counter-play in the form of vehicles or air support and games that support lots of players per engagement (Squad, Vietnam, Planetside 2 are all good examples) also have fewer cheaters, because cheaters won't benefit much from their cheats in an environment where hundreds of players are shelling each other, or in situations where they can't get a headshot on you because you're in a jet, but if they get their own jet they suddenly have to deal with a dozen lock-on missiles, etc.

Basically, avoid really popular meme games, and games that revolve around death matches between small-sized teams (like CS:GO) where a single player cheating has a huge impact.

[✨Saint✨]

Hard to master, fun to play. Cheaters in this game are rare.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/611500/Quake_Champions/

[Qwsty]

ygseufusk

[Cheeze]

✨Saint✨님이 먼저 게시:

There are some really old shooters like the SOCOM series that have very small communities without cheaters, getting with the "veterans" that play for years is extremely difficult, there must be a certain level of "trust".
COD Warzone is a pretty good game, not without cheaters, but at least they are actively banning them.

:saint:

You have got to be kidding. Hes asking for some direction to avoid cheaters and you point him to a game that has at least 1 cheater in every single lobby? Your either not paying attention or are completely lost.

[UCEY]

I've been able to play BF1 and BFV without encountering a single cheater in either.

[Wizardhermit]

It's not on Steam but you will very rarely encounter cheaters in Escape from Tarkov. All the cheaters go to the Labs map since it's the biggest money maker. I would also go as far as to say EFT is the best FPS game of our time, I would highly recommend it.

[Had Matter]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/393380/Squad/

[Muppet among Puppets]

Before you buy old cod games for multiplayer, you should read security news about them, and usually most of them have only tdm games.

Dont look for or expect cheaters.
Have the mindset of no one cheats, until its obvious. Then in most games cheaters are so rare in effect that it does not matter.

[Mr. Smiles]

Hans!님이 먼저 게시:

I've been able to play BF1 and BFV without encountering a single cheater in either.

Then you are supremely lucky. I've had more than my share of matches where someone will come in and just laser headshot your entire team from theirnspawn until the match ends. Spawn, die, spawn, die. End round with 500 kills because my team refuses to quit spawning.

Good times, only in battlefield.