THE FINALS<\/em> open beta continues to attract players thanks to its flashy graphics and slick gameplay, but a massive problem with cheaters has arisen, and despite Embark Studios speaking out on the issue today, players aren’t convinced they’re doing enough.<\/p>
The new first-person shooter developers reached out to the FINALS <\/em>community<\/a> via the game’s Discord server on Oct. 30 after calls to action regarding rampant cheating during the beta reached breaking point. “We’re actively working on improving the situation\u2014as you know, anti-cheat is a never-ending battle,” the statement read.<\/p>
Others hit out<\/a> at Embark’s decision to use Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC), which has proven limited in its effectiveness despite deployment in a variety of big titles like Apex Legends<\/em> and Fortnite<\/em>. Some hope<\/a> EAC is a temporary solution and Embark has something stronger, like a kernel-level anti-cheat similar to VALORANT’s<\/em> Vanguard, in the pipeline for the game’s full release.<\/p>
An increase in available servers and region-locking via ping restriction were also floated by the community, with many reporting hackers in their games play from China. It’s not the first time China has been singled out, with anti-cheat service BattlEye finding 99 percent of PUBG<\/em> hackers were Chinese<\/a> in 2018.<\/p>
