▲ 79 ▼ What are some video games you avoid? (lemmus.org) submitted 2 years ago by VanHalbgott@lemmus.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 122 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] pseudonym@monyet.cc 2 points 2 years ago (4 children) Sorry I'm dumb. What are the reasons? You really want to cheat? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Tudsamfa@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'll assume since I am someone else, but kernel level anti-cheat is basically Spyware, or at least a privacy concern. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pseudonym@monyet.cc 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Oh ok thanks permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) “kernel level” means the deepest level of the computer. It’s like giving a houseguest a key to the safe in your bedroom. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] med@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) People really don't understand just how invasive this is. At that point, if it was programmed to, it could pretend to obey your uninstall directive, while actually overriding your attempts to uninstall the game. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tomalley8342@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Any normal program can do that too. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 7 points 2 years ago Yep, the other two commenters summed it up well: I'd rather not have software for a game that I play running and phoning home every time I boot my computer (in other words, a rootkit). I also am a Linux user, so they just don't work for me. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Omgboom@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years ago Can't play them on Linux permalink fedilink source parent [–] AdamBomb@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago Could also be that they are playing on Linux. Kernel level anti-cheat doesn’t work there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tudsamfa@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'll assume since I am someone else, but kernel level anti-cheat is basically Spyware, or at least a privacy concern. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pseudonym@monyet.cc 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Oh ok thanks permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) “kernel level” means the deepest level of the computer. It’s like giving a houseguest a key to the safe in your bedroom. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] med@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) People really don't understand just how invasive this is. At that point, if it was programmed to, it could pretend to obey your uninstall directive, while actually overriding your attempts to uninstall the game. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tomalley8342@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Any normal program can do that too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pseudonym@monyet.cc 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Oh ok thanks permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) “kernel level” means the deepest level of the computer. It’s like giving a houseguest a key to the safe in your bedroom. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] med@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) People really don't understand just how invasive this is. At that point, if it was programmed to, it could pretend to obey your uninstall directive, while actually overriding your attempts to uninstall the game. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tomalley8342@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Any normal program can do that too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) “kernel level” means the deepest level of the computer. It’s like giving a houseguest a key to the safe in your bedroom. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] med@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) People really don't understand just how invasive this is. At that point, if it was programmed to, it could pretend to obey your uninstall directive, while actually overriding your attempts to uninstall the game. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tomalley8342@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Any normal program can do that too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] med@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) People really don't understand just how invasive this is. At that point, if it was programmed to, it could pretend to obey your uninstall directive, while actually overriding your attempts to uninstall the game. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tomalley8342@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Any normal program can do that too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tomalley8342@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Any normal program can do that too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 7 points 2 years ago Yep, the other two commenters summed it up well: I'd rather not have software for a game that I play running and phoning home every time I boot my computer (in other words, a rootkit). I also am a Linux user, so they just don't work for me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AdamBomb@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago Could also be that they are playing on Linux. Kernel level anti-cheat doesn’t work there. permalink fedilink source parent