The only way is to ban the actual hardware id but that would probably need platform holders
Call then competitive online games, then. I just didn't want to say "online/multiplayer" games because I do play MonHun and FFXIV...
Just out of curioustiy, what do you mean is trash? The game (CoD: Warzone) itself or the solution of using kernel level drivers in an attempt to stop people from cheating in the game? If you mean that its trash using kernel level drivers to stop cheating in the game, do we how is the situation being handled with other PC games in comparision that have (or had) many cheaters? Is there an equal or better way to stop people from cheating (besides constantly keep banning people, which is already being done as well in CoD: Warzone, if i am not mistaken?) without using kernel level drivers? Its been many years since i actively played on PC, so unfortunately i havnt followed how things are on PC in terms on anti-cheats, thats why i am wondering about it :)
Just out of curiousity, do we know which solution(s) that is being used on consoles in comparsion? Since developers have kernel access on consoles, couldnt they be doing the same there?
They actually really don't have kernel access on consoles anymore. Some systems run games on "kernel level" hardware-wise, but then put the actual kernel on hypervisor level or something.
Yeah, I feel like the only people up in arms about this are cheaters.
Valorant wasn't the first or ahead of the curve and it still didn't solve it's cheater issue. They had to make a statement this year regarding an influx of a bunch of cheaters.
The way Valorant does it is different though.
Valorant does all that but still has a problem.
If you're that paranoid about security, you should be dual booting every single game that receives data over a network from other users. They represent a much more substantial threat than a regularly updated kernel module. That's just a factually true statement.
Ah ok, i see. That makes sense, otherwise it would probably be easier to hack the system (people could get a development kit and have an easier time to look for exploits, i would guess). I didnt think about that. I was just thinking when a console is hacked, these hacks can sometimes give kernel access, and i thought that maybe official game developers already had the same access as this without hacking the system.
That's not the only problem, nowadays you have a thing call CGNAT that you get typically with mobile connections and services like Starlink. If you're using CGNAT, you don't even have your own IPv4 address, you're sharing it with many other people on the same node at the same time. Banning such an address would involve banning a whole ISP node.
