EA posts a job listing hinting at possible Linux and Proton support for their Javelin anticheat

bonkmaykr · Mar 8, 2026

They should have done this BEFORE making games I already own unplayable.

Actually, they should have never made Javelin at all, because kernel level anticheat is SNAKE OIL!

tech3475 · Mar 8, 2026

Maq47 said:
FINALLY, someone said this. 100% facts. This is the biggest reason why nobody has done it yet. It's so pathetically easy to work around anything installed on Linux by simply developing a man-in-the middle application that 'modifies' commands sent to the kernel before they reach it or blocks specific code lines from being run.

Not entirely true, for example at least on Steam OS some AC is available and I don't see any restrictions for Valve's VAC protected games.

Now whether you consider these any good or not is a different question.

Long term though, I won't be surprised to see attempts to mitigate potential attack vectors by using things such as VMs, containers, etc. something which IIRC has been tried for AP/AT such as VMProtect. Again whether they'll work or not is a different question.

Plus even on Windows, AC can have issues.

PoiRan · Mar 8, 2026

I wonder how theyll solve this or if just a few "trusted platforms" will get support.

But, good I guess.

MarkDarkness · Mar 9, 2026

Actually good news for once.

Chellarina · Mar 10, 2026

tech3475 said:
Not entirely true, for example at least on Steam OS some AC is available and I don't see any restrictions for Valve's VAC protected games.

Now whether you consider these any good or not is a different question.

Long term though, I won't be surprised to see attempts to mitigate potential attack vectors by using things such as VMs, containers, etc. something which IIRC has been tried for AP/AT such as VMProtect. Again whether they'll work or not is a different question.

Plus even on Windows, AC can have issues.

It's like anything, an arms race.
Just make it hard enough for 95% of people and that's enough.
Even with Window's questionable architecture, there's still enough people who cheat with it.

At the end of the day, the real question should be, why are there so many losers in the world who cheat in multiplayer games? I can't think of anything more pointless.

tech3475 · Mar 10, 2026

Chellarina said:
At the end of the day, the real question should be, why are there so many losers in the world who cheat in multiplayer games? I can't think of anything more pointless.

These days there are more incentives to cheat than just making up for a lack of skill or wanting 'efame', for example, streamers who may stand to financially benefit from viewers or 'esports' tournments where they may be a cash prize.

Here's some examples, although not necessarily of the above:

Chellarina · Mar 10, 2026

tech3475 said:
These days there are more incentives to cheat than just making up for a lack of skill or wanting 'efame', for example, streamers who may stand to financially benefit from viewers or 'esports' tournments where they may be a cash prize.

Here's some examples, although not necessarily of the above:

Thanks for informing me.

Ah, the usual rubbish then. Honestly, cheating for viewership is understandable and if that's how you feel as a content creator, whatever. Chances are high you'll get caught at some point.

And any e-sports tournament with a cash prize just needs to deal with that sort of thing. It's unfortunate but I only feel bad for community organised stuff there. My point of saddos still stands. Too many people just think money justifies the means, and that's a failure of socialisation as much anything.

Anything beyond that is just the same stupid story as with real sports and we're probably all better off if people only inject their computers with weird shit instead of themselves...

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