Less than a day following its much-awaited launch, Battlefield 6 is already facing significant problems with cheaters and hackers invading the shooter’s multiplayer lobbies. The sixth installment in the popular series has been one of the top titles of the year, with fans eagerly anticipating its arrival. The game has seen impressive numbers with over 740,000 players registered on Steam alone, but it now struggles with early cheating issues.
Battlefield 6 Gameplay
Battlefield 6 already stirred some controversy around its anti-cheat measures, particularly through EA’s “Javelin” software and the required system configurations. Javelin received backlash for being a “kernel-level” anti-cheat mechanism that necessitated elevated permissions on users’ PCs. This has led EA to require players to enable the “Secure Boot” setting to operate Battlefield 6‘s beta, urging them to access their BIOS. However, these measures have not sufficiently deterred cheaters from infiltrating the game.
With less than 48 hours since release, players have begun reporting instances of cheating, with videos showcasing hackers utilizing aim-assist software to target enemies that should not be visible. Notably, Battlefield 6 lacks kill cams, making it difficult to detect such activities initially. As of now, EA has not issued a public statement concerning the cheating issue.
Battlefield 6’s Cheater Challenges
Though Battlefield 6 employs robust anti-cheat protocols, some still manage to escape oversight. During the beta phase, EA noted that over 330,000 cheating attempts were thwarted, alongside receiving over 100,000 reports of cheats in just the first two days. The anti-cheat software has also triggered various complications for players, even leading some to uninstall Riot Games’ Valorant due to compatibility issues with its “Vanguard” system.
While EA addresses these early challenges of cheating, they appear to be having little impact on the game’s burgeoning popularity. Battlefield 6 debuted at the top of Steam’s sales charts, attracting such overwhelming interest that it affected the EA app, causing in-game server queue issues. EA aims for the game to reach an ambitious player count of 100 million, hoping these initial cheating problems will be merely a hiccup in the game’s expected success.
