Rockstar Games’ servers have been under heavy fire from massive DDoS attacks in recent days, causing widespread login and connectivity issues for players of GTA Online. These attacks come in the wake of Rockstar’s recent implementation of BattlEye, a new anti-cheat system designed to crack down on in-game cheating, sparking backlash from a segment of the player base. Protesters, unhappy with the new system, have resorted to using distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks to disrupt the servers, escalating tensions between the gaming giant and its community.

  • @Linktank@lemmy.today
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    -12 months ago

    Bitchy cheaters throwing a hissy that they can’t keep creating an unfair advantage for themselves in an online environment. I hope their mothers take away their internet connection for the month.

    • @cm0002@lemmy.world
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      12 months ago

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BattlEye

      Interacts with the game at the kernel level.

      Fuck cheaters, but also FUCK kernel level shit, it’s possible to make a good AC without fucking around in the kernel.

      I don’t even install third party Antivirus’ that hook into the kernel because of all the issues it causes. 80% of all BSODs I’ve traced back have always had a root cause because of some shit piece of software fucking around in the kernel. 15% is shitty drivers.

      Kernel AVs and ACs actually act like malware in of itself with the types of hooks and interactions it performs. Anything operating at the kernel level can basically see just about everything you or your computer is doing

      Fuck kernel level AC

      • @schizo@forum.uncomfortable.business
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        12 months ago

        80% of all BSODs I’ve traced back have always had a root cause because of some shit piece of software fucking around in the kernel

        CrowdStrike has entered the chat.