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online anti cheats are the worst thing (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by Ineocla@lemmy.ml to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml

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Recently, i had to move from nixos to windows against my will simpy because of anti cheats. While i dont game that much, the few games i enjoy playing are all online with some kind of anti cheat. I used to dual boot but i was tired of having to wait for my slow hdd to load windows (i only have one ssd). I literally used linux for everything else but because of anti cheats i am forced to move to windows. I managed to make it a little better by using wsl2 and removing bloatware but it will never be the same as linux

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[-] silvercove 22 points 1 year ago

I refuse to buy a game that has DRM or anti cheat.

[-] Ineocla@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

I would too, but it play it with firends and they couldn't care less about free software and linux. They just want to play no questions asked

[-] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Which is fine, but it isn't a perfect strategy, because developers and publishers have complete control to replace the client at any time to add features you decline to use, and you are not automatically entitled to a refund if that happens.

[-] XBannedx@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Do you use the Steam storefront at all then?

[-] silvercove 7 points 1 year ago

I prefer gog.com

[-] ampersandrew@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Not every game on Steam has DRM. Lots will let you just copy your entire install directory to another machine and play without logging in to your account.

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Yup. It's not obvious which those are, but with some digging you can find them. I wish Valve made those more obvious.

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