Battlefield 6 Cheaters Decline Sharply As EA Details Early Anti-Cheat Results

Battlefield 6 cheaters made up only a small fraction of matches during the game’s first week, according to new data from EA and Battlefield Studios. The companies outlined early performance figures for the Javelin kernel-level system in a post released through the Battlefield Comms channel. The update reports that roughly 98 percent of online games launched without any interference from cheating tools, offering one of the clearest technical snapshots so far of how the system behaved under real conditions.

EA linked much of that stability to the Battlefield 6 open beta test, which ran before the November release. Internal monitoring logged more than 1.2 million blocked cheat attempts during the test period alone. Engineers credit that window for surfacing attack patterns early, tightening detection rules, and reducing the likelihood that untested cheat methods would slip through once the full game went live. The beta period also pushed players toward stronger system configurations. Secure Boot adoption rose from 62.5 percent to 92.5 percent, driven in part by repeated reminders built into the launcher. EA called Secure Boot an essential layer in the game’s defensive stack, even as some users found the requirement disruptive.

The company described the current block count as 2.39 million, representing individual attempts to load or run cheating software. Those figures reflect the combined effect of kernel-level checks, hardware-level detection, and server-side verification designed to flag abnormal behavior. Most of the blocked attempts never reached a match. EA emphasized that the system is still being tuned, and new signatures are added regularly as cheat developers search for new entry points.

Despite the strong coverage, the rollout exposed technical gaps that have left a minority of players locked out. EA estimates that about 1.5 percent of users cannot activate Secure Boot, even after troubleshooting steps. The issue spans mismatched BIOS settings, unsupported firmware, and conflicting security tools. Those players cannot start Battlefield 6 until their systems meet the required configuration. EA said support teams are working through those cases but warned that some devices may remain incompatible without firmware updates from manufacturers.

The studio is tracking 190 cheat programs, hardware tools, vendors, and resellers. According to the report:

“183 of them (96.3 percent) have announced feature failures, detection notices, downtime, and/or taken their cheats offline entirely.” — Connor Makar.

These disruptions show how quickly the ecosystem reacted once the Javelin system went live. Many providers appear to be delaying updates or withdrawing products rather than risk mass bans.

EA concluded that the push to contain cheating will remain constant through future seasons and patches. Engineers are building additional telemetry tools and exploring ways to reduce false positives while keeping pressure on developers working around detection rules. The company framed the first week as a strong start in a long effort, not a final outcome. Even so, the data points to a launch environment where Battlefield 6 cheaters had limited impact on the wider player base, and most matches unfolded without interference.

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