What happened? Battlefield 6 has continued to break records and received an overall excellent response from the gaming community, but the game is far from perfect. Thankfully, after a rocky period filled with scammers exploiting everything from aimbots to controller macros, Battlefield 6’s developers have launched a major crackdown. The core of this effort: a new kernel-level anti-cheat system, EA Javelin, supported by Secure Boot requirements and aggressive bans. The early results are live and surprisingly solid: cheater reports have dropped dramatically, bans have increased, and the studio says the vast majority of games are now clean.
- Since launch, Javelin has blocked around 2.4 million cheat attempts.
- The “match infection rate”, their benchmark for games in which a cheater intervenes, is 2-2.5%: this means that around 98% of matches are (so far) free of cheaters.
- Users of cheating tools, including hardware-based exploits like the controversial Cronus Zen controller macro box, are reportedly being banned en masse.
- The developers also implemented mandatory safe boot and advanced kernel-level detection, fixing many of the loopholes that worked in older Battlefield titles.
Why this is important: If you’re a fan of fair PvP, this basically means Battlefield 6 is truly competitive again. In a shooter known for chaotic, large-scale battles, even a small percentage of cheaters can ruin matches. Therefore, reducing the “match infection rate” to around 2% is not an easy task and might only restore some integrity to the server population. This also shifts the pressure: cheaters can no longer spam games undetected, sneak in with powerful hacks and hop from server to server. Now they have a real chance of being caught, banned and possibly excluded altogether.
Furthermore, this all makes a huge difference when it comes to community-driven modes, ranked matches, or just pub lobbies. At the same time, this approach signals a broader shift in the way studios deal with cheating: kernel-level anti-cheat, hardware checks, and massive enforcement. If this works in the long term, it could set a new standard where cheating becomes increasingly unattractive and risky for those who try it.
Why should I care? If you jumped ship from Battlefield 6 because every other lobby felt like a cheater convention, that’s really good news. With millions of hacks blocked and only a tiny percentage of games affected, the game finally feels fair again. This basically means that your goal, your squad and your strategy actually matter. Whether you’re a sweaty competitive gamer or someone who just wants to blow up tanks on a Saturday night, cleaner matches make the entire experience smoother, less angry and a lot more fun.
Okay, what’s next? Now it depends on whether DICE can keep up the pressure. Expect more waves of bans, more kernel-level optimizations, and probably a few disgruntled cheat providers scrambling to keep up. If you plan on getting back in, just keep Secure Boot enabled, update your drivers, and watch for the next community update. If the numbers continue to trend this way, Battlefield 6 could finally stay clean long enough for everyone to enjoy the chaos the way it was meant to be played
