[/p][p]Since our Season 1 Update back in November, the teams have been closely watching and reading discussions around cheating in Battlefield 6. 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.
[/p][p]With that in mind, it’s important to understand that cheater-related metrics naturally ebb and flow for a variety of reasons. Metrics can improve when we update reporting flows, release new detections, add telemetry, or gain a deeper understanding of how specific cheats work. On the other hand, they can deteriorate when cheat developers identify gaps in detection, leverage new or reintroduced bugs or exploits in our systems, or develop new methods of cheating. These fluctuations are expected and help guide where we focus our efforts.
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December: Results & Impact
[p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/45712411/d0b63550d78e5a403803605cbc0a12068adcce84.png"][/img]Match Infection Rate: 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 to enforce against.[/p][p][/p][p]In December, the MIR started at 2.532%. Over the course of the month, that number declined to 2.025%, before rising to 3.090% toward the end of the holiday period. For comparison, during the October - November timeframe covered in our previous update, MIR peaked at 2.580% on November 28th.[/p][p]Throughout December, EA Javelin Anti-Cheat prevented 580,389 attempts to cheat or tamper with the game before they could impact matches. We also tracked 224 cheat-related programs, hardware solutions, vendors, resellers, and their associated communities. Of those, 206 of them (91.2%) publicly reported feature failures, detection notices, downtime, or fully took their cheats offline.
[/p][p]We’re now moving into the new year with continued focus on detection, prevention, and enforcement. You can expect our next update covering January’s metrics in roughly a month’s time, with more detail to help keep you informed.[/p][p]
[/p][p]Keep it fair out there - see you on the Battlefield.[/p]
