cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11594863
50/50 chance this breaks Deck and linux support, especially since the commenters’ inquiries about it have gone unanswered.
Bogles my mind why a PvE game needs an anti-cheat at all - let alone something as invasive as a rootkit.
Source is the dev’s post on, unfortunately, reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/19dp2qw/helldivers_2_nprotect_gameguard_anticheat/
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This post reads a lot like “we were too lazy to think about how to properly implement multplayer and security so we just slapped some malware on top”. Shame, I would have liked to try this game.
Sony and rootkit, name a more iconic duo.
What a sad state when a PvE, P2P game requires installing a rootkit. Was looking forward to this game, but now I won’t even get it on PS5, even if I was originally going to play through proton on steam.
What a pity, I was genuinely interested.
Well shit. I was really excited for this too, but I’m not going to put up with that kind of invasive bullshit.
