Let's translate him: we can't mess with the os of Linux users like we spy and fuck up users that are using Windows. So it is a problem for us...
>We don’t have confidence that we’d be able to combat cheating at scale under a wide array of kernel configurations including custom ones.
https://twitter.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/149056592564871578...
People hate cheaters though so that's a really hard problem to solve
It’s a big reason why a lot of people continue to play Age of Empires II via Wine today.
“ mess with the os of Linux users like we spy and fuck up users that are using Windows “
Maybe those worlds do overlap but anti cheat measures do seem like something you have to do to keep the game viable / people playing.
Yes that is why so many people prefer to play on console. Especially when we caught more and more live-streamers cheating.
<<Epic has now stepped in to defend itself from those accusations, while also admitting to an "outdated implementation" that can make unauthorized access to local Steam information.>>