I don’t want any cheaters in my games. I don’t care if a rootkit is required. Riot has a kernel level anti-cheat and it’s _really_ good. It’s so good in fact that it deters most cheaters from even trying. This is the dream for anyone who wants fair games.
Then people can choose to either accept they have to install a rootkit anti-cheat, or want to risk facing cheaters in return for not having to install the anti-cheat.
Friendly reminder. 90% of games are not competitive multiplayer and don't need any anti cheat to be enjoyable.
My main entertainment is video games and books (no TV) in equal proportions so I'm far from "casual". I play zero competitive multiplayer due to the "communities" being invariably toxic.
Last time I played something like that it was Starcraft 2 when it was new. Enjoyed being called a stupid noob when I won.
As the years ground on, I've learned to avoid games billing themselves as an "e-sport" or indicating that they are extremely focused on the "competitive" scene, unless there's something very compelling to offset the asshole players that will inevitably be pulled in.
They also send better bug reports if you launch Linux in early access, there was this indie dev saying that a couple years ago.
Of course they do! Not all bugs are hardware related and most game logic bugs should be written cross platform from the start!