Electronic Arts (EA) DICE, the developer of "Battlefield 1," published a blog post on Feb. 5, addressing the cheating concerns expressed by players of the popular military first-person shooter (FPS) video game.
The blog post titled "Keeping the Fight Fair" started with DICE noting that it will intentionally leave out more specific details regarding its anti-cheat systems and Fairfight, the layer of security it uses to combat cheaters, so as not to give cheaters a means to evade the anti-cheating measures they had implemented. DICE then gave a rundown of the measures it has done.
DICE said that it had increased its anti-cheat efforts by working together with the Fairfight team to detect, suspend and ban cheaters for the past months. The developer also mentioned that in October alone, 8,500 accounts were sanctioned after it was found out that they had been cheating. While cheating instances had significantly dwindled, DICE believed that it can do more to ensure honest gaming.
DICE also addressed the rising number of claims on social media posts that FairFight had banned players incorrectly after the October ban wave by saying it is confident that the detection method of its anti-cheat system "produces accurate results." DICE said that the negative posts may be an attempt from cheat developers to manipulate players' minds regarding its anti-cheat tools as well as to pry information from DICE. With regard to the misconception that skilled players are more likely to be sanctioned because they have better match statistics, DICE said it is impossible to be banned for simply having skills. The developer also noted that it cannot respond to players' account questions on social media or forums and that, if players truly believe they have been sanctioned by mistake, they should contact its dispute team in this link.
Moreover, DICE mentioned in the blog post that it has addressed players' concerns regarding the global messaging FairFight sent every time cheaters are confronted. DICE promised players will see a new form of FairFight messaging that is "clearer, transparent and proactive."
