FFXIV need an anti Cheat, PvP isn't healthy anymore

[RitsukoSonoda]

Anti-cheat is pointless for the reasons mentioned. What would ACTUALLY work, is having a right click -> Report function, particularly in PvP, then paying a couple additional GMs to police these reports and ban cheaters on the spot. There's no better anti-cheat then other players, brigading and witch hunting aside (and also why you have the GM make the actual determination)

Another possible option though it might not be practical with CC due to how short matches are would be if GM's could spectate matches in progress if ppl start reporting someone for cheating to confirm it.

[Rein_eon_Osborne]

The best they can do is to add some sort easeness in reporting said individuals. We should be able to report said cheater by simply right clicking > report for cheating. Just like how we report RMTs.

But nah. Saying "Good Match!" is more dire than anything else in PvP. Gotta regulate that better 'cause it's easier to catch and does not waste their resource. /s

[grinkdaboy]

this is just one of those things that putting up a 10ft wall will just make people grab a 12ft ladder at the expense of the average player/user

what they should do is make it easier for themselves to collect data from matches/players in order to more swiftly determine who's cheating and punish them accordingly

[KageTokage]

this is just one of those things that putting up a 10ft wall will just make people grab a 12ft ladder at the expense of the average player/user

what they should do is make it easier for themselves to collect data from matches/players in order to more swiftly determine who's cheating and punish them accordingly

Sometimes I question if it's less that they don't have the data and more that they don't know what they're supposed to be looking for because things like the Sprint buff not falling off after actions or Guard not affecting a player's movement speed or should in theory be painfully easy to detect.

[Axxion]

You're wrong, i've been facing cheaters since the feast was a thing with people stun or silence you the moment the press the LB button.
Wasn't aware back then what's going on, till i found out about the programe cheaters are using and seen a dude using it in stream.

"FFXIV" is good but cheaters are turning honest players into "Minion" for them to farm... If you see what I mean

not going dismiss what you are saying but... what if someone saved there stun/silence for there opposing team lbs? that happen to me a few times in cc. about to lb then a war just stun me

[keichirou]

All I'm seeing is cheaters trying not to get caught here, put in anti cheat!

Yep exactly my thoughts, there's lots of people making the most obnoxious excuses ....this whole thing is laughable

Anti-cheats hurt innocent people more than the ones you want punished. You should ask to empower GMs instead.

Been banned different times by Nexon's "anticheat software" a very long time ago, for absolutely nothing by just playing normally.

Really nexon??? That's your example nexon?!?!?!
They ban you for bashing them on the forums -_-
Nothing related to anti-cheat

[SweetestLily]

Yep exactly my thoughts, there's lots of people making the most obnoxious excuses ....this whole thing is laughable





Really nexon??? That's your example nexon?!?!?!
They ban you for bashing them on the forums -_-
Nothing related to anti-cheat

Whats really laughable is the fact that you and Stralgar really think that anti cheat is going to stop anything. Every game ive played with anti cheat still had speedhackers and teleporters running rampant, but have fun in the delusional bubble you both live in.

[Xlantaa]

Anti cheat are like DRM programs such Denuvo. It hurts more legal players than cheaters/pirates. They can cause also false positives, like happened no son long ago with Elden Ring where player were banned because they pick up an item dropped by another player. The game detected that the player shouldn't have that item because is not obtainable and just think was cheating and banned them. Similar thing, Anti-Cheat programs may detect something in your PC and ban you, even if that app is not doing anything on FFXIV. Cheaters will always find a way to turn off or go around the anti cheat.

The only solution to cheat is just release games on console and forget PC. PC is the heaven of cheaters, there are cheater in all know games and it is very difficult deal with them, that's why some cross-play games separate PC players from console players. And even in consoles it is possible to cheat when consoles get Custom Firmwares and that. But let's be real, it is unfair not release games on PC, as it is probably the best platform to play despite this. (I prefer consoles, but PC is better is a lot of aspects).

[keichirou]

Whats really laughable is the fact that you and Stralgar really think that anti cheat is going to stop anything. Every game ive played with anti cheat still had speedhackers and teleporters running rampant, but have fun in the delusional bubble you both live in.

Are you a programmer?....
Work in the gaming industry?..
Are you a Developer?.....
I'll wait...

[SweetestLily]

Are you a programmer?....
Work in the gaming industry?..
Are you a Developer?.....
I'll wait...

Tell me how asking those irrelevant questions disproves what i just said.

ill wait..