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Valve seems to have quietly rolled out a major upgrade to their Anti-Cheat system and it’s apparently wrecking havoc on cheat providers (lemmy.ml)
submitted 4 days ago by mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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[–] Yamanashi@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They made it much easier to setup private lobbies for friends and crew. Haven't played in public lobbies in years.

[–] ohshit604@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

While private lobbies certainly help weed out the bullshit, if a modder was determined enough they could copy your Rockstar ID and use that to follow you from lobby to lobby regardless of its privacy restrictions.

Logging someones Rockstar ID might as well make them your friend, depending on the mod menu they could receive notifications on when you’re online/offline.

Here is a common mod menu that was popular prior to the anti-cheat update, I think they have shutdown now.

[–] Yamanashi@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

From what you're saying, it sounds like you have to be in a public lobby first, then hop into private for them to get your id. Can they get your id without ever being in the lobby or any contact at all? Currently you can just go into single player and start a private lobby. Idk how the enhanced edition does, I'm assuming it's the same. I haven't played in a couple years, so getting into a private lobby might have changed.

[–] ohshit604@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

it sounds like you have to be in a public lobby first, then hop into private for them to get your id. Can they get your id without ever being in the lobby or any contact at all?

This is not true, if you knew a persons social-club username you could search for the ID associated with it. I can’t find many tools online except for this one no idea of this works or not, I’m sure there are guides to obtain R*ID’s elsewhere.

[–] Yamanashi@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

That's very concerning. It's wild it even exist.