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GTA Online now has BattlEye Anti-Cheat and is no more playable(for now?) (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Story mode should be playable, there is a option to disable BattlEye in Rockstar Launcher

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 2 months ago

Rockstar replied to someone's support request

We certainly understand that you are unable to login to GTA online through Steam Deck after the update.

We would like to inform you that the primary goal of incorporating BattlEye into GTA Online is to enhance the overall gaming experience by actively scanning for cheats and exploits, and preventing players with cheats and mods from entering online. The Steam Deck players will not be able to join GTA Online but should be able to launch single-player without any issues. We appreciate your understanding in this matter.

If you have any further questions or concerns, please feel free to let us know. We are here to assist you.

Source https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1fizrqb/rockstar_official_replied_that_they_wont_support/

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 months ago (2 children)

https://support.rockstargames.com/articles/33490543992467/Grand-Theft-Auto-Online-BattlEye-FAQ

Steam Deck does not support BattlEye for GTA Online

Such a crappy way of wording it and trying to blame the steam deck when BattlEye has said that they have had linux and wine support long before the steam deck came out

Official Rockstar Community (RP) Servers will not require BattlEye to play. Community Server launchers will disable BattlEye as part of their launch processes.

What makes RP servers so special that they don't need BattlEye?

https://www.pcgamer.com/battleye-anti-cheat-confirms-steam-deck-support/

BattlEye has provided native Linux and Mac support for a long time and we can announce that we will also support the upcoming Steam Deck (Proton). This will be done on an opt-in basis with game developers choosing whether they want to allow it or not.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You don’t build an OS for an application, you build an application for an OS. It should read “BattlEye doesn’t support Steam Deck”.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

That's the thing, it does. GTA doesn't support BattlEye for linux.

[–] lambda 8 points 2 months ago

To my understanding role players are really what's keeping it alive. I imagine they don't want to piss them off.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I tried GTA Online once, thinking I could just cruise around and have some fun.
Within 2 minutes I was killed by some dude in a flying motorcycle rocket launcher thingy.
He then proceeded to spawn-camp me and kill me every time I came back.
Haven't logged on since.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago

"oh no, anyway..."

GTA online was fun from 2015 until a couple years later before flying bikes and sky races. R* kept pushing updates that appeal to teenagers and absolutely ruined it.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This shit is compatible with Linux no?

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 months ago

only if Rockstar email battleye telling them to turn on compatibility. something places like Bungie will never do

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Does installing the Proton BattlEye runtime do anything?

I don't play many games that use it, but for Ark you have to install a separate BattlEye.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

No, this runtime only works if the developer enables it on their side.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Personally, I prefer my online open world sessions to be total unplayable nonsense.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Big ol' cascade effect. Even back in late 2015, they made an update to old-gen release consoles (PS3, 360) that prevented users from loading directly into Online upon booting up the game. If you chose that option; endless load loop and an eventual crash. From that point on until forever, you had to load singleplayer and use the shoddy interface to select an Online game for your multiplayer character.

They have a history of ruining Online with every update. I can only imagine all of the problems that accumulated since then, if it is even playable at all on those consoles.