Gaming: Battlefield 6's Javelin Anti-cheat Stopped Over 580,000 Cheating...

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It looks like Battlefield 6's Javelin anti-cheat has been working overtime, identifying and smiting cheaters before they can muck up your games. It worked so hard, in fact, that it managed to identify hundreds of thousands of cheating instances over December.

In an anti-cheats metrics report, Battlefield Studios revealed that teams have been working diligently to improve Javelin and transparency with the player base: "A lot of the conversation lacks reliable information, and sharing one large update every season isn't enough to properly inform players. To address that, we're going to be regularly updating you with a breakdown of recent anti-cheat metrics and what they mean."

So with this in mind, Battlefield Studios shared only what happened over the course of December. One of the major metrics it uses is the Match Infection Rate (MIR): "The percentage of matches across the title that were negatively impacted by at least one cheater. This includes all suspected cheaters, even those we might not have enough evidence against."

Source: PC Gamer