Re:Valorant's anti-cheat system requires TPM 2.0 and secure ...
by bob1029 on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @04:51PM
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This is my position as well. Maybe not stadia specifically, but something on that axis.
The edge is going to eventually get so close that no one is going to care. As a person who enjoys competitive gaming, I would be more than happy to surrender local simulation for a guarantee that no one has access to more information than I do.
The path Riot has taken is never going to work. The most devastating user experiences are going to hide in the shadows of "world's best antihacks". The best hackers will continue to be undetectable because they use other external computers and low-level hardware magic that doesnt give a shit about TPM or other measures. All someone really needs to do is break whatever encryption exists on the network stack to gain access to 100% of the available information regarding other participants.
The only solution is restricting the theoretical information at the source. Nothing else could ever be trusted by any participant.
The edge is going to eventually get so close that no one is going to care. As a person who enjoys competitive gaming, I would be more than happy to surrender local simulation for a guarantee that no one has access to more information than I do.
The path Riot has taken is never going to work. The most devastating user experiences are going to hide in the shadows of "world's best antihacks". The best hackers will continue to be undetectable because they use other external computers and low-level hardware magic that doesnt give a shit about TPM or other measures. All someone really needs to do is break whatever encryption exists on the network stack to gain access to 100% of the available information regarding other participants.
The only solution is restricting the theoretical information at the source. Nothing else could ever be trusted by any participant.