ARC Raiders has long been plagued by cheaters. By mid-June, the vast majority of matches saw players encountering disruptive cheaters, and that harassment drove a portion of the player base to quit.
The official response came in June 30 update, which rolled out Denuvo Anti-Cheat for all players. But has the measure actually worked? Has the cheating situation truly been brought under control?

What Is Denuvo Anti-Cheat?
Many players may still be unclear about what Denuvo Anti-Cheat really is. In simple terms, it is a highly intrusive anti-cheat program, similar to Vanguard anti-cheat system, and both operate with extremely high system privileges.
Denuvo Anti-Cheat can access nearly everything on your computer, all the way down to the system level. It is a kernel-level anti-cheat solution with ring-zero permissions.
Unlike Vanguard, Denuvo Anti-Cheat is only installed and activated when you access multiplayer features. Even so, this represents the highest level of intrusion achievable in the anti-cheat field.
Given the rampant cheating in ARC Raiders, less intrusive anti-cheat systems have fundamental limitations.
You can think of your computer as an onion-like security system with multiple layers of defense. If a malicious program hides closer to the center of that onion, the outer layers cannot reach it. A great many cheating programs prefer to lodge themselves in the deepest system layers, and only kernel-level anti-cheat can penetrate those levels to detect violations effectively.
The officials have stated that they will not use Denuvo's DRM service, because that service can significantly drag down frame rates when it malfunctions. As a result, players should basically not encounter frame drops or other performance issues during gameplay.
Has Denuvo Anti-Cheat Been Effective?
Item Duplication
First, it is worth clarifying which players ARC Raiders is focusing on. Those using cheating software are certainly among them, followed by players who maliciously exploit game glitches.
The most classic example is the item duplication glitch, which can severely disrupt the game's economy. Previously, players exploited a vulnerability that made rubber ducks essentially worthless.
The officials have never seemed able to fully fix the item duplication problem. Even after Patch 1.37.0, players could still find ways to duplicate items.
Although the officials could not immediately patch the vulnerability, they could at least take action against those who exploited it. If player data shows anomalies, they can easily identify the offenders.
In Patch 1.37.0 announcement, the officials stated that they had launched a wave of account suspensions and inventory confiscations. Penalties included warnings, seizure of all illicitly obtained in-game currency and items, and account bans.
The officials indicated that players who inadvertently came into contact with duplicated items would most likely not face bans. Enforcement efforts were aimed primarily at those who deliberately and severely abused the glitch.
These efforts have yielded results. According to official data, the proportion of players suspected of using duplication exploits has dropped to below 1 percent, the lowest level in several months.
Cheating players
Beyond the duplication glitch, the official anti-cheat team has identified and taken down the largest cheat tool maker, which served thousands of users.
At present, only ARC Raiders has successfully fended off this particular cheat tool. Other popular titles such as Marvel Rivals, Delta Force, and Apex Legends remain plagued by the same tool.
However, this is only a temporary victory. The battle between the development team and cheat creators has always been a back-and-forth struggle.
The Impact of Mass Ban Waves
The officials have not only taken action against cheat software providers but have also rolled out large-scale ban waves that removed a great number of offending players. Yet this move has produced a side effect: a notable drop in the player count, because many of the banned accounts were part of the active player community.
ARC Raiders' daily active player count on Steam has fallen to around 16,000. That is the lowest figure the game has ever recorded, and it had never dropped to such a low level in any previous operational cycle.
While Steam data does not reflect the player numbers on consoles, Steam remains a major gaming platform, so the downward trend there still offers a useful reference.
On the other hand, the cheat tool makers may have slowed their development precisely because ARC Raiders' player base has shrunk. If the player count rebounds, new cheating methods will likely emerge as well.
Server Instability
Some players believe that Denuvo Anti-Cheat causes game instability, but in reality the issue stems from the game servers themselves.
Despite ARC Raiders' large player base, it has actually been sharing server infrastructure with THE FINALS. When THE FINALS servers encounter problems, ARC Raiders often goes down at the same time.
Unless the officials decide to separate the two server systems, this problem will probably remain difficult to resolve completely.
ARC Raiders is going through a difficult period. While the officials' anti-cheat efforts are commendable, the game still faces multiple challenges, including a lack of content, server instability, and player attrition. Perhaps October update can rescue ARC Raiders, but it will also have to contend with competition from other games.
Currently, there are no known item duplication exploits, and cheaters have been banned; this may well be the cleanest state ARC Raiders has ever been in.
You can buy ARC Raiders blueprints from IGGM to make weapon and return to explore the wastelands of Speranza. However, you cannot let your guard down completely - while the cheaters have been banned, rats are still lurking everywhere.







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