For some, Helldivers 2’s anti-cheat software limits the ability to play at all

https://sh.itjust.works/post/17391594

For some, Helldivers 2’s anti-cheat software limits the ability to play at all - sh.itjust.works

Does this game need client-side anticheat at all? It’s not PvP, so if you’re cheating, you just ruin the experience for yourself and maybe your teammates. But as far as I know, there are no rankings and not really any competition.
I haven’t played it, but it seems very similar to Deep Rock Galactic which does perfec fine without anticheat.
Deep rock’s much less widely popular though, so it enjoys the benefits of a small, chill community

Is it though? It had less explosive growth than Helldivers 2, but it sold 8+ million copies, not counting everyone playing it on game pass for free.

Also this is hardly scientific, but just looking at my friends list (of 60 people), over 50% of my friends own deep rock, nearly making it the single most commonly owned game among my friends. The only games I see that are more popular are left4dead 2 and the portal games. In comparison, just over 25% of my friends have Helldivers 2. Obviously a sample size of 60 isn’t enough to extrapolate to overall popularity, but from what I’ve seen Deep Rock has been extremely consistently popular for years.