Hey, have you ever been playing Battlefield 6 and thought, “Wow, I just got taken out in a split second—what’s up with that?” Yeah, same. It’s not always just those quick death mechanics. Surprise! Cheaters are already hanging out, armed with all sorts of hacks. I mean, the game’s barely even out yet and they’re all over it. With cross-play, everyone’s got to deal with it, not just PC folks. Lucky us, right?
So, there’s this video floating around—7 million views, people! This dude’s cruising through the map and the game is like, “Hey, here’s all your friends and enemies!” Everything’s boxed up nicely in blue and purple. Oh, and orange for vehicles. Kind of like a twisted Christmas present.
Anyway, DICE, the guys behind Battlefield 6, say they know about this mess and banned the player in the video. Cool, I guess? It’s wild how fast these cheats popped up though. They’ve got this anti-cheat thing called Javelin, supposed to clean up bad actors. Sounds like the latest superhero movie, but nope, it’s just PC security. You gotta fiddle with “Secure Boot” in the BIOS. Sounds easy? Think again. I barely know what BIOS even is. Turns out, not many middle school kids are tech whizzes these days, which is honestly a relief. EA tossed in some instructions, but really, who reads those, right?
And yeah, Javelin’s not cutting it. Cheat websites are out there bragging about aimbots, wall hacks, and stuff that makes you Superman in the game. Faster moves, less bullet spread—you name it. They even make it sneaky so the game thinks you’re not cheating. Imagine looking at lobby stats and seeing someone with like a billion kills more than everyone else. Wild.
EA came out and said Secure Boot isn’t the magic fix for all things cheat-related. It’s like a puzzle—one extra piece in the box, but not the whole picture. Cheat tactics evolve, too, right? And the cheaters? They’re like, “Buy our stuff and we’ll keep it working, don’t worry.”
I saw this forum post where EA said they stopped 330K cheat attempts already. Players have been snitching on 100K possible cheaters. It’s a battle out there, literally and figuratively. They’re teaming up with the Positive Play folks to kick out confirmed cheaters. It’s like a soap opera but with more shooting.
Oh, and by the way, don’t always jump to “it’s a cheater” as an excuse. Battlefield 6 has this move where you can whip around 180 degrees super fast. Some folks even brag about cheating, believe it or not. Saw it on Reddit—a guy with a 74-3 ratio, just out there flexing his hacks.
Anyway—or did I already mention?—the game drops Oct. 10 on PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X. Let’s hope the devs get their act together by then. Fingers crossed.
