[GoLUG] The idea of deterministic and terse is a good feature, said plummer

[Hendrik Boom]

On Tue, Nov 11, 2025 at 09:38:39AM -0800, Kyle Terrien wrote:
> 
> Side note about the kernel-level so-called “anti-cheat” software: it
> is *always* malware because it serves someone else at your expense.
> The people who accepted such malware are unfortunately getting the
> leadership they deserve.  I have talked to people who were
> automatically permabanned because they ran e.g. AutoHotKey while the
> game was *not* running.  Usually, there is no appeals process for
> these types of bans either, because the malware authors are too busy
> doing other things.
> 
> Fortunately, nobody requires you to purchase such games.  :-)

Unfortunately, on cannot rely on being warned that a game is
such a game before purchasing it.

This had led me to avoid purchasing games in general.

-- hendrik