Deadlock players want Valve to fix this one major issue before launch

Valve's Deadlock is in early development, but a lot of players currently spend hours grinding the game in its pre-full release stage. One of the most frequent complaints about the gameplay is that the number of blatant cheaters seems out of control. Highlighting the issue, Redditor u/ThatsAYe detailed their experience with the many encounters they've had with hackers in Deadlock through a post.

In the post, the Reddit user noted how games such as CS2 and Escape From Tarkov have gained a reputation for allowing too many cheaters. They feared that perhaps Deadlock too was on the same path, and wanted Valve to fix the issue ahead of full release.

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In response to the post, user u/MazeMagic voiced their opinion, stating that other Valve games also suffer from the same issue as Deadlock. They believed that Team Fortress 2 and Counter-Strike 2 had left many players upset over the cheating issue:

"Welcome to valve games. Come join the CS2, TF2 and others in crying about cheating forever. It'll never get better."

User u/khardman51 echoed a similar sentiment, sarcastically pointing out that most Valve games suffer due to the number of blatant cheaters:

"It's a valve game, cheaters are allowed"

Valve does have the Valve Anti Cheat system that bans Steam profiles from games if they are caught cheating. However, user u/QueenDeadLol felt that the developers need to enforce the bans seriously to keep the cheaters at bay.

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User u/Carnivorous-Jesus agreed with the post, noting that fixing the cheating issue certainly should be prioritized by Valve. However, according to them, a strong anti-cheat may require kernel access and that is a complicated dilemma. They suggested that Valve should perhaps innovate a better anti-cheat.

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Does Deadlock have an anti-cheat system running?

Deadlock players may have to wait until full release for an anti-cheat system (Image via Valve)

Deadlock does not have an active anti-cheat system implemented. The game is still running in an early-development build and lacks strong security measures. However, the developers have included some security measures to avoid incidents of players gaining unfair advantages via third-party software.

On September 12, 2024, a new update introduced a behavior monitoring system to Deadlock. It can text or voice ban toxic players and also affect their match-making services as a form of punishment.

However, this is still an early security measure and is not capable of strongly reprimanding players for cheating. The game will likely come equipped with a functional anti-cheat upon full release. But for now, players may have to deal with some cheaters in their games.